Government says a provision for the dissolution of the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) is a necessary sanction to ensure that delegates do their work within the confines of law.
Acting Chief Government spokesperson George Mpombo said it was proper that there is
a provision for dissolution of the NCC should its work degenerate into breach of
law.
Mr. Mpombo said the provision for the Republican President to dissolve an unruly NCC
is a necessary sanction to ensure that delegates conduct themselves property.
He said the provision is a security safeguard that would be used only when it
becomes absolutely necessary and unless the NCC chair is seen to be party to the
breach of the order.
He said it is at this stage that government would consult the chair and the
secretary before dissolution of the conference.
Mr. Mpombo said President Levy Mwanawasa meant acts likely to impede implementation
of the Act and governance that would constitute an offense.
” Those who express their right in a lawful manner need not fear because the
president has no intention of arresting nor threatening law abiding citizens for
stating their fears, concerns or wishes,” he said.
Mr. Mpombo told ZANIS in a press statement that government is concerned about
misinformation and ignorance being banded and exhibited by some political parties
and civil societies on the provisions of the NCC.
Mr. Mpombo, who is also Defence Minister, said people claiming that the NCC does not
provide a new constitution to replace the current one have not read the act.
He stated that Section 13 of the Act provided for the conference to consider and
deliberate the provisions of the report of the constitution and the draft
constitution.
The minister added that the Act provided that the entire draft shall be submitted to
a referendum if a decision to do so is made by the members.
He said it is surprising that the Patriotic Front (PF) party is calling for
proportional representation that equates political parties with church mother
bodies.
“The church mother bodies have been included on the NCC for the wisdom that the
participants can draw from them as non partisan people and not to represent their
church members,” he said.
He said a church mother body cannot claim mandate to speak for its flock on
contentious issues such as content of the constitution because its members belong to
different political parties that may represent them.
Unless it was the intention of the PF to leave out the church mother bodies that
were established less than ten years ago, Mr. Mpombo said there is no justification
to demand that only church bodies that had existed for ten years ago should qualify
 to send representatives.
Mr. Mpombo added that it is an insult on the intelligence of church leaders to
suggest that a church mother body that was established less than ten years ago will
be an appendage of the government.
He has since advised PF party to read National Assembly of Zambia Standing Orders
104 if it want certain parts of the NCC Act amended.
Reliable sources have just confirmed that LPM is considering FACT to succeed him as MMD PRESIDENT.
MMD Govt is shameless in its corrupt practices. How can you put a provision to dissolve a body when you see fit. Only a stupid person can not read through the lines. This means that if the proceedings of the commision does not favour “them,” LPM can wake up one morning and dissolve the whole thing. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!
#2 Didn`t you vote for LPM?You`ve got what you voted for and as a result there`s no need to complain.
#3
What if LPM just voted for himself by rigging the last two elections 2001 & 2006 to get and stay in power? There is need for people to complain and act against poor and corrupt leadership!
Mark my word,Levy will rigg the process and doom himself. This man is destined to end up with an assegai enmbedded deeply in his chest. His audacity to steer up trouble stinks to the heavens above and he deserves nothing short of horrific punishment.
#2 $ 4
You appear to be talking in your sleep. Do you know that the President is sworn to be the custodian of the Zambian Constitution .Since independence the constitution has always guaranteed that the President can dissolve parliament which is more important since it’s members are elected by a cross section of people.He can also dissolve cabinet. This is done to ensure that the country is not made ungovernable through anarchy by members of any institution. What is so special about NCC
Ba Kalampa, ba mwela bige
TULO UWALALIKA NABACHENJELA
If you’re a true Zambian, you’ll recall my last words as I succumed to my brother Dingane’s assegai in my chest: “children of my father, what have I done wrong to you”. I was killed because of my antagonistic nature and fervent desire for none stop conflict. Levy too like me has developed an insatiable pegent for stirring up uneccesary controvercies that impede national developement. This habit will explode in his face very soon, executed by an insider.
MPOMBO NIMPOMBO
You see what type of foolish leaders we have in the name of mpombo, the best is just to shun this NCC so that chuchu can go ahead and make a cabbage constitution which will be invalid in 2011, Mpombo don’t take us for granted you ‘ll surely reap what you are sowing now with chuchu come 2011
High Court over-ruled
The Supreme Court has overturned a Lusaka High Court Judgment that nullified the election of Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) Mubita Mwangala as Nalolo Member of parliament.
The Supreme Court said there was no widespread illegal and corrupt activities to warrant the nullification of Mr. MWangala’s s election by the High Court.
Supreme Court Judge, Florence Mumba who offset Lusaka High Court Judge, Naboth Mwanza declared Mr. Mwangala as duly elected Member of parli
NOBEL WINNER IN “RACIST” CLAIM ROW
A British museum has canceled a lecture by Dr. James Watson, co-founder of the DNA double helix, after he claimed black people are less intelligent than whites in a recent newspaper interview.
Watson, who won the 1962 Nobel prize for his part in discovering the structure of DNA, provoked a storm of criticism after his comments were published in the Sunday Times
The eminent biologist told the British newspaper he was “inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa” because “all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours — whereas all the testing says not really.”
Watson, 79, had been due to give a lecture at London’s Science Museum on Friday but the museum canceled his appearance, saying his comments had “gone beyond the point of acceptable debate
The American professor’s words have been roundly condemned.
Ba Joze,
Have you realized that your subnormal behavior of insults has left apathy on the blog? You have reduced the standard of the blog to the gutter class level you have proved to belong.A lot of bloggers here are parents, professionals, and Graduate school candidates. They have found your shallow caliber not befitting their standards hence the apathy.My blog is getting ready next week time allowing. I moderate against your behavior.
African reggae icon Lucky Dube shot dead
David Beresford in Johannesburg
Friday October 19, 2007
The Guardian
African reggae legend Lucky Dube performs at a concert in Johannesburg. Photograph: Fati Moalusi/AFP/Getty Images
The South Africa musical world was in mourning yesterday after the murder of “reggae king” Lucky Dube, who was shot dead in an attempted car hijacking in Johannesburg.
The murder was carried out by two or three youths who seemingly gave no warning and ma
Mwaipaya our Bob Marley of Africa. Africa is too crude for my liking. Though South Africa glitters with all the nice infrastructure it smells of crime everywhere and that is the down side that keeps dragging blacks from any meaningful progress
Putting ethical issues aside, its hard to disagree with James Watson. Some traits of human behaviour, including aversion to progressive thinking, can become genetic over centuries.
Why is total GDP of Sub-Saharan Africa, including RSA(700 million+), only about that of New Jersey (9 million) or Pennsylvania(13 mn), not to mention California.
Prof Watson’s point was this, why is Africa still lagging far behind when other nations have shown how you can attain prosperity already?
#2 zambian, you are wrong there is no need to make Zambia ungovernable. If you remove certain power from the president then you are killing the well intended way of doing things. In any walk of life there is a referee. If you a father you very well that they are certain things shouldnt tolarent in your house. The president has to be vested with the power of dissolving the NCC if its seen to be wasting time and task payermonies. You can imagine if this conference would take 4 years with 500…
ctd. delegates each getting 500 000 kwacha for sitting allowance this is per sitting K250 000 000.00. These money can be used to in other sectors like buying health equipment, education, roads, expanding power, housing etc. So it makes sense to to have a judge who oversees the on going of the NCC- this can not be anyother than the president he is the head of state.
#17 Francis, Professor are there to publish their theories. This Prof. was talking like a blind sheep who doesnt see the reality of life. Who is controlling the minerals that africa has? Who is controlling the finances? Africa is not independent economically. If once happens certain countries can easily be wiped out.
Easy, Prof Watson’s comments were offensive. However Africa cannot continue to blame the west for its failures. Its your copper why are they controlling it? You spent K250 billion on CRC and are now looking at another 300-500 billion to enact it, so the constitution process will take set you back a trillion kwacha. Then the donors(who you blame) will fund your roads, education and malaria treatment. Only in Africa is such economic insanity so hard to see? Prof Hansungile is right
#21 Francis u make alot of sense and this is what I ve been saying for along time but some pipo addicted to negativism have always protested that whatever it takes we have to spend whatever money we can on a ducument that is so centered on who has the power to exploit the pipo and not what will improve the lives.Don’t get me wrong constitution is very important document if we could just come together and focus on what unit us than what divid us we can build trust and pass it with less cost