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Opposition Front Party member in Mufulira has advised government not to condone the request by the National Constitution Conference (NCC) to extend it mandate for 12 months.

Kantanshi constituency secretary Dunacan Mubanga told ZANIS that the NCC is mandated to conclude its deliberations by 2009 and asking for an extension is not justifiable but costly.

Mubanga said holding of the conference has been expensive for the country and this has affected the implementation of developmental programmes such as health sectors during its tenure.

He said the ministry of finance and national planning should not allocate money for the NCC extension at the expense of other national programmes such as health and education.

He advised government not to condone the request by NCC to sit beyond the acceptable period of time as doing so will hurt a lot of people who have sacrificed to have the new constitution.

The opposition official was reacting to the NCC’s request to government to have its mandate extended for 12 months which will mean that its mandate will end in 2010.

The initial mandate is due to end next year in September.

And a civic leader in Mufulira has appealed to the national constitution conference (NCC) committee on local governance to amend the local government act to enable councilors eligible for emoluments at the end of their term of office.

Kafue ward councilor Kenneth Mubanga said since councilors are elected office bearers like members of parliament (MP) and go through the same electoral process they should be considered for gratuity as a token of appreciation for their work.

He said this can only be done if the local government act is reviewed and amended by the democratic governance and local government committee of the NCC.

Councilor Mubanga said was speaking to ZANIS in an interview today.

The Civic leader suggested that the new constitution should also stipulate the conditions of service for councilors.

Councilor Mubanga asked MPs sitting on the local governance committee to support the suggestion by councilors which he said is aimed at ensuring that elected leaders are accorded appreciation for the service rendered to the public and the nation.

He said councilors become destitute after leaving the office despite working hard for the people and the only way to help them leave honorably after is by rewarding them in the same way as MPs.

He noted that councilors do more work in wards than MPs yet they their contribution is not recognized by government because of lack of conditions of service to cater for their retirement.

ZANIS/PS/PK/ENDS

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108 COMMENTS

  2. We should not postpone the sitting of NCC. If they want to do it we Zambians should not pay them any renumeration for the period of the extension. Since it is a service and we are the masters lets dictate what they should get and up to which period. most of the people attending are un employed and want to use it as a means of income. Zambians wait until they shock you by demanding gratuity!!!! To hell with toothless NCC. Viva the catholic and PF views on the NCC.

  3. here we go. what is it that has not been done in the past. well if the extension is to be made lt be voluntary. no pay. it seems in zambia people are not sensitive to poverty. please twapapata. we are poor hipc. we have no resources. to spend for another term. finish what you can or volunteer.

  4. This crooked & corrupt MMD should tell us how much has been spent on the NCC and what they have achieved so far.

    I bet they have chewed billions and have not achieved anything to date.They have buffet through out their sitting on top of the huge sitting or chatter box allowances.we Zambians so docile!! We truely a special un concerned breed (No appologies i’m also Zambian). We let job seekers (politicians) dictate the whole populace when they claim during elections we are their masters and they our servants.Zambians lets rise up and reclaim our dignity!!!enough is enough. Full stop!!!

  5. I thought VP had stated the perion and made it clear that he wanted this issue done with?its just about 14 days ago

  8. “He said councilors become destitute after leaving the office despite working hard for the people and the only way to help them leave honorably after is by rewarding them in the same way as MPs.”
    its because they have no qualifications for anything and often get to these positions through nichekeleko.someone pushes them there,they have no agender let alot future plans.they live for that moment and hope they are uplifted by someone.thats why there is too much muzungu anikonde,pipo should learn to earn their dues

  9. :)>-l-)=; forward in tune with the Nation. Others continue opposing for there is normally need for divergent views in :-@.

  10. [-x Say no to the extension.it is just a waste of money.they just want to continue reaping where they did not sow.:)>-Viva PF

  11. Let them do what they have to do because this is what they should have done when they didn’t do what they did back in the days. See what I mean?:-\”

  13. This crooked & corrupt MMD should tell us how much has been spent on the NCC and what they have achieved so far.

    I bet they have chewed billions and have not achieved anything to date.They have buffet through out their sitting on top of the huge sitting or chatter box allowances.we Zambians so docile!! We truely a special un concerned breed (No appologies i’m also Zambian). We let job seekers (politicians) dictate to the whole populace,when they claim during elections we are their masters and they our servants.Zambians lets rise up and reclaim our dignity!!!enough is enough. Full stop!!!

  15. All MPs should NOT be paid any extra money for participating in NCC as their salary as legislators is drawn on this basis – making laws. Sitting on NCC is part of their ligislative responsibilities. I have always opposed any Manager receiving a sitting allowance for negotiating with Unions. This is very similar. The only people we should apy are those stake holders who are sacrificing their own time to sit on NCC. Furthermore, there is no basis for any extension. The only annoying thing to me is that very few of these people actually read and analyse people’s submissions aand as a result only a few of them are actually useful to the exercise. Too many party cadres and resource wasters.

  16. Does this Mubanga think that being a councillor is a career? Kwena tuli batutu sana. This man does not know that he needs to have his own before he can offer his services as a councillor. Chiluba spoiled a lot people because the ka man made all his money by deceiving people. He has NEVER contributed to national development in any meaningful way. By the way, has the ka man returned from South Africa to stand trial? I thought his court case week started today? And now that Chungu is in there should be no technicalities – let the thieves explain.

  18. MMD….. what has come out of this thing so far nothing,so why perpetuate it. This thing was imposed on people by this Former guy who died i forget his name the guy whose wife is now turned into a dancing queen.People dont need this thing it must stop.

  19. The NCC members are just reviewing Mwanakatwe,Prof. Nvunga and Mungomba Commisions.

    I said earlier that pipo attending the commision should pay participation fees – then they will contribute positively. The current senario will just let NCC members get more allowances and like some have suggested get their terminal benefits. /:)

  21. Yap yap now and again this is not a listening Government. Commenting is just a sheer waste of time and energy. What has been rejected before has always been implemented.

  22. Have you noticed how nothing good or right has come after the elections. First it was the promised K50,000 fertiliser which mysteriously disappeared, then the hike in mealie-meal prices despite promises of reduction, followed by the delay in reduction of fuel prices. As if this was not enough, the salary increases came along, oh yaa I forgot the arrest of Fr Bwalya, now thousands of jobs are being lost in the mines and these guys want more money to chew at the NCC. Zed**== whither to brethrens and sistrens?

  25. Well if the extension can be explained in terms of the loss of time that sitting was postponed during the funeral of the late president and the subsquent election period, I think that it would be irrational to simply call on the people to stick to the originally set completion dates. However, there would be nothing wrong if a quicker method of deliberating was found to still meet such deadlines as were originally set. But in all cases Zambians must not close their minds to the fact that time was lost, unless we say that even the originally set time was too much. If not, unless a much quicker method than that which was being used if found time will need to be regained.

  26. No need to extend the NCC deliberations, this is going to be a shear waste of tax payers money. Zambians ninshi kanshi, wake up 8->

  27. Imwe, this country is finished. People are either lost or completely untruthful. There is no other country still battling with a constitution any where in the world. What is the problem Kanshi.

    The time the constitution will be finished, even the few remaining copper would be gone????

  28. =Baby C,= Maestro,=Free market capitalist,=Chewe,=Sarah jones. Maestro, i thot you took a break and you are now in Germany.whats happening? No extention of the NCC period, otherwise iam going to call Osama to act on Zed

  29. You mean there is no leader who has seen that this thing is flawed. You cant even tell whether making a constitution requires so much time and resources in a country that got independence milions years ago!!!

  35. Mwe Lesa twafweni napapata. Please no extension, what’s wrong with this government? Zambia let us rise up and do something we are too passive mwe bantu. VIVA PF, VIVA RADIO CHENGELO AND THE CATHOLIC!!!! [-(

  37. We are too passive indeed as Zambians-we just complain in the bars, online, living rooms and kitchen parties.

    Before you know it Naija will donate those fake medicines or was it baby formulae that killed babies in their country?

  38. PF must be more concerned about the contents and not peripheral issues such as emoluments of the participants.
    i.e Are the qualifications for presidential aspirants fair and relevant.
    Educational qualification,Citizenship, parentage cluase, Age minimum and maximum, criminal record, financial standing.

    Vice Presidency
    i.e Running mate to President. appointee or electable , sponsored by party or independent, Security of tenure of office. Functions of the office of the Presidency.

  42. GOLYATI, The money being wasted on the NCC can go a long way in reducing the poverty in Zambia, anyway i blame LPM (mhsrip). There was not for the NCC, but what do you expect from sleepy and stubborn people?

  43. NO ONE IS AGAINST THE EXTENSION JUST FOR THE SAKE OF IT. THE EXTENSION MEANS MORE COSTS. SO IF THE HONOURABLES (FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM TO CALL THEM) NEED AN EXTENSION THEN WE SHOULD MAKE THEM WORK FREE OF CHARGE FOR THE PERIOD OF THE EXTENSION AND THEN WE WILL SEE WHO IS WHO IN TERMS OF COMMITMENTS AND LOYALTY TO SERVE THE NATION. WHO CAN NOT SEEK AN EXTENSION EVEN FOR CONTRACT WORKERS WHEN THE SPOILS ARE AS ENTICING AS THE GUYS AND LADIES ARE GETTING AT NCC. COME ON GUYS LET US OPEN OUR EYES TO NATIONAL PLUNDER IN ALL ITS FORMS. THERE IS EVEN LIGITIMISED STEALING IF SOME OF YOU DO NOT KNOW, LIKE OVERSTAYING AFTER A SEMINAR AND GOING BACK TO THE EMPLOYER WITH ALL SORTS OF EXCUSES.

  44. This Allowances business is killing the country, there are now moves in quasi government institutions to have sitting allowances increased! Major economies are busy adjusting their spending patterns in respose to the credit crunch but pa zed we are busy increasing salaries and allowances!

  45. 40
    FATHER BWALYA HAD ALL THE CHARGES SLAPPED ON HIM WITHDRAWN ON THE EVE OF HIS APPEARANCE FOR MENTION. THE CHENGELO RADIO STATION WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MADE TO CONTINOUSLY ANNOUNCE THAT ALL THOSE INTENDING TO GO FOR COURT HEARING SHOULD NOT DO SO AS THEY IS NO CASE FOR FATHER BWALYA TO BE HEARD, AND THAT WAS ON THE DAY HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN COURT.
    A SIGN OF WHAT BEING UNITED AS THE CATHOLICS AND ALL SYMPATHISERS TO FATHER BWALYA DID. GENTLEMEN THERE IS VICTORY IN NUMBERS. THIS MMD GOVERNMENT IF WE ALL RALLIED BEHIND A CAUSE CAN BE MADE TO MOVE THEIR BONES AND ACT ACCORDING TO THE WISHES OF THE PEOPLE. HOWEVER ZAMBIANS ARE JUST TOO DOCILE AND FEAR PRONE. SO MORE SUFFERING FROM MMD.

  46. ABASHSOME VILLAGERS, Father Bwalya found with no case to answer, so he acquitted without any charge. no extention for the NCC, they are wasting your hard earned money. ^:)^

  47. #8 Super gal. I do not know if you are female. But let me just advise you that you must respect councillors. In other countries civic leaders are held in high esteem because they are the ‘real’ government. In fact in olden days in Zambia you could only qualify to become a councillor if owned valuable property. So if you the people with good education are shunning councillorship then you continue living with pot holes, spewing sewers etc. Late Shamwana even proposed minimum education.

  48. Fellow country men the only way we shall have real patriots running this country is to include in the consitituion a clause that will say that being a minster is voluntery and will not attract renumeration. Youn will see how many people will shun politics.

  50. Zambia has a leadership crisis, people are just living without focus and vision because they dont know what will happen tomorrow. Nyama Soya has no vision, he is just leading the country blindly. Its like no one has hope in the government at the moment

  51. Constitution making process is not like a kitchen party that can speeded up, brought forward or postponed casually.
    Constitution making process is serious process that takes time to carry out. Ours is in great mess at the moment, and most of the things people complain about on this site are a result of flows in our constitution. Now, to start demanding that the process be finished fast to save money is a lack of foresight. Because this same constitution if not done properly will cost the country more than what it would cost to fix it properly. Right now the issue of accountability for leeaders is very weak, and the law is equally weak and so the nations keeps losing huge revenues unstopably

  52. 51
    I DO NOT SEE THE IMPORTANT ISSUES OF A FLAWED CONSTITUTION BEING ADDRESSED BY THE CURRENT NCC. ITS TIME THEY FINISHED THEIR WORK AND GAVE US ANOTHER FLAWED CONSTITUTION. BECAUSE EVEN IF WE GAVE THEM A 100 YEARS, THE CURRENT NCC DOES NOT COMMAND THE RESPECT AND WISHES OF THE WIDER PART OF THE SOCIETY. THEIR MANDATE IS MORE OR LESS AS A RESULT OF GEORGE KUNDA AND THE LATE LPM WANTING TO GO IT BY THEIR WAY AND NOT THE PEOPLES WAY. MUCH AS I AGREE WITH YOUR CONCERNS, THE CURRENT NCC IS JUST OUT TO PLUNDER MONEY WHICH WE CAN USEFULLY USE TO RID OUR HOSPITALS OF RATS.

  54. The problem with those against the extension is that they are not offering alternative solutions.This is why i alwys have a problem with some cadres.If extending the Mandate will cost money are we gonig to save money by cutting the process short and having an incomplete document? The reason given for the extensions are clear and i would expect a sober mind to debate those reasons other than the period in isolation withoput relating it to the quality of the document we wish to have.Mind you the constitution does not only talk about elections it covers a wide range of issues more important than elections.PF has been in existance since 2001 and upto now they dont have a written constitution

  58. Lets not pretend to have short memories people. Today we are sayng the money spent on the NCC should have gone towards poverty reduction and health, Already we have forgoten that each time we loose an election we blame the constitution and we have not only lost once but many times.each time the auditor general releases her report miss appropriation of funds is rumpant and culprits go scot free because of lack of constitutional mandate on the part of the appropriate institutions to prosecute those crimes. lets reason like people who can read and write please.

  59. 51. THE CHURCH THROUGH THE MOTHER BODY REFUSED TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS. WELL MEANING PF MEMBERS, THOUGH I KNOW YOU WILL TALK ABOUT ‘ REBEL MPS’. NGOCC ALSO REFUSED TO BE PART OF THE FLAWED NCC. AND THANK GOD THEY ARE BEING VINDICATED. AND DO NOT FORGET PROGRESSIVE MINDS OF MULTITUTES OF PEOPLE WHO WROTE LETTER AND VOICED CONCERN THAT LPM WAS GOING AWAY FROM THE ORIGINAL PLAN THOUGH HE USED HIS ILL GOTTEN MANDATE OF RULING ZAMBIA AS AN EXCUSE THAT, WHAT HE WAS CONSTITUTING WAS ALL EMBRACING AND WILL ENACT A CONSTITUTION TO OUR OWN TASTE, WISHES AND DEMANDS. NOW HERE WE ARE AND THEY ARE NOT ALIVE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO MONEY FOR WASTING.

  61. 58
    ON STEALING OR PLUNDER OF NATIONAL RESOURCES ALL WE NEED IS TO DRAFT TOUGHER LAWS OR AMEND THE EXISTING ONES TO MAKE THEM BITE MORE BY REAPPEALING LAWS UNDER WHICH THE ACC OPERATE. THIS, IF YOU ARE DOUBTING CAN BE DONE THROUGH THE JUSTICE MINISTRY COMING UP WITH AMENDMENTS AND HAVING THEM RATIFIED BY PARLIAMENT. THE SAME WAY TRAFFIC FINES ARE AMENDED, JUST CAUSE THEY ARE A SOURCE OF INCOME FOR GOVRNMENT. SO THE SAME WAY THE GOVRNMENT CAN MOVE ON THE LAWS OF PLUNDER, BUT IT IS NOT SO AS THEY KNOW TOMORROW IT MAY BE THEM. CHILUBA IS GOING TO THE COURT COMPLEX HE BUILT, THEREFORE OTHERS ARE AFRAID TO DIG THEIR GRAVES TOO.

  62. #52. UMWINA KALALE
    When I look at NCC I see that those on the NCC represent a wider section of our society than those who decided to stay out of NCC.
    Even those parties that said they would not participate they have more than 60% of their MPs attending. Even NGO’s, only a handfull of then if not one or two declined to attend but I have seen them acknowledging the NCC and I heard them during elections demanding to the candidates that whoever was elected need to continue with the constitution making process.
    So I have difficulties in understanding where your statistics are based.

  64. 62
    IF YOU ARE NOT ALIVE TO THE INFLUENCE THE ORGANISATIONS I HAVE MENTIONED WIELD ON THE GOVERNMENT AND HOW THEY MAKE THE GOVERNMENT HAVE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS THEN I MUST CHICKEN OUT OF THIS BLOG.
    THE NCC IF YOU HAVE HAD A CHANCE OF LISTENING TO THEIR DELIBERATIONS ARE A DUPLICATION OF THE SUBMISSIONS TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW COMMISSION. THEY ARE BUSY DEBATING ISSUES ON WHICH THE PEOPLE WHO SUBMITTED TO THE REVIEW COMMISSION HAD AGREED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CONSTITUTION AND IF IT DOES NOT AUGER WELL TO THEM THEY THROW IT OUT. A CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY WAS GOING TO ADOPT AND NOT DEBATE THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE REVIEW COMMISSION. THAT IS THE REASON WHYN THEY ARE TAKING TOO LONG.

  65. If you are supporting this move of extending the NCC sitting,then there must be something wrong with you. You cant take more than one year to make a constitution,where on this earth has that ever happened. stop sleeping and support a noble cause.
    ^:)^

  68. CONTINUED FROM 64
    YES 62 YOU ARE RIGHT TO SAY THE PEOPLE WANTED WHO EVER WAS ELECTED TO CONTINUE WITH THE CONSTITUTION MAKING PROCESS AND NOT NCC IN ITS FORM, COMPOSITION AND WITH ITS MANDATE FAR FROM THE WISHES OF THE PEOPLE.
    THE NON ATTENDANCE OF THE PROMINENT GROUPS I AND YOU HAVE HAVE MENTIONED WAS BASED ON THE TIME LINE WHICH THEY SAID WAS WRONG AND THAT THE PRESIDENT SHOULD NOT ALONE APPOINT WHO SITS ON THE NCC. THEY WANTED AN AGREEMENT AS TO WHAT ORGANISATIONS TO INCLUDE ON THE LIST AND LETTING THOSE CHOOSE WHO REPRESENTS THEM FOR ALLEGIANCE’S SAKE. NOW THEY ARE OUT JUST TO FATTEN THEIR POCKETS. WAIT FOR MORE EXTENSION YET TO COME.

  70. #64. UMWINA KALALE
    I dont know your level of understanding of Law.
    I would like to agree with you that the NCC is debating the same things that were submitted to the constitution review commision. In fact that is the mandate they have. The constitution review commision compiled a list of submisions which are now being discussed. You do not expect a constitution to be made up of disjointed list of submissions. A contitution must have harmonised articles which forms a single instrument with supportive non-conflicting or overlaping paragraphs or arcticles.
    It is amazing that you say because the submisions are already there then we dont meed to debate them.

  72. 69
    LPM WOULD HAVE TOLD THE GUYS IN THEIR FACE THAT THERE IS NO MONEY FOR SUCH POINT BLANK. HE TOLD THE STUDENTS FROM UNZA TO GO AND GET MORE MONEY FROM THEIR MUS AND DADS IF THEY WANTED MORE. HE REFUSED TO COLLOSAL SALARY INREMENTS WE ARE TOLD. HE WAS BLUNT AND ON THAT HE WAS A ROLE MODEL OF LEADERSHIP MUCH AS I NEVER AGREED WITH HIM ON MANY ISSUES. BONSE ABASHALA MORE SO RB NIBANGWELE THE EXTENSION WILL JUST GO THROUGH MPYAA. RB NI KAPEKAPE, WHAT WITH HIS CORRUPTION TRAIL WAY BACK TO 91. NCC NI MORE MONEY TO THOSE THERE.

  73. Good morning fellow Zambians. NCC is dragging their feet and at the rate they are moving, we may just hold the 2011 elections without the new constitution. And looking at RB and his cronnies i dont think they even was a new constitution, for them as long as they are getting paid, life goes on!

  75. #70 cont’d
    The Consttitution can never be made up of a compilation of submissions. Submissions are simply desires and aspirations from the citizens which must then be legally analysed and harmonised into Law.
    A constitution is not a list of nice points, no rather it aught to be like a human body with many parts yet clearly cordinated and working at one entity. And you dont achieve such through mere submissions and subsquent compilation.

  76. Lundani has no vision or focus, he just takes things as they come. what kind of a leader is this? The NCC mandate should be over by next next. Zambians should concentrate on other things after that. Stop taking Zambians for granted now! Chifumu Banda should watch out with his big mouth like Teta. ^:)^

  77. 70 AND 75
    I AM HAPPY THAT YOU HAVE RAISED THE ISSUE OF HARMONISING THE SUBMISSIONS. THAT IS WHAT WE ALL EXPECTED.
    BUT DID YOU SEE HOW THEY DEBATED VERBATIM THE WORDING OF THE ISSUE ABOUT DUAL NATIONALITY, LIKE IS WAS A THESIS FOR AWARD OF A PROFFESSORSHIP IN ENGLISH. THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THEM NOT TO MOVE FORWARD. BESIDES THEY ARE JUST SUPPOSED TO HARMONISED THE CONTENTS AND LET THE LEGAL DRAFTERS WRITE THE ITEMS INTO LEGAL LANGAUAGE. BUT IF THE DEBATE ON DUAL NATIONALITY IS THE WAY TO GO THEN THEY MIGHT AS WELL ASK FOR AN EXTENSION UP TO 2020.

  85. Zambia is an endless circus…we have the same old clowns and rascals doing the same rubbish that goes unchecked. Its so sad how such callous acts are committed with impunity. May God help us….

  86. 8-}I have solution!8-}Remove the allowances and the NCC will deliver on time. They will not even ask for the 12 months extension.:d/

  88. What sort of leaders do we have? The World is in recession yet we are venturing in activities that are doubling our expenditure such as the useless NCC and salary increments for public office holders. How sad and shameful for those who call themselves leaders. Anyway, what more can frail and sickly characters like George Kunda and VJ ask for, other than fattening their bank accounts before they are called to meet their creator? Zambia is a sorry country and it saddens me how a country like Botswana which is almost entirely a dessert and with the population of goats outdoing that of humans do better than us with vast land, waters and a thriving population-Manpower.

  89. When the Catholic Church refused to be part of the NCC, many Zambians insulted the Church for taking such a stand…Know that the Church is well informed about all these matters, they are trained for this too. Elections came, many of you on the blog supported Rupia Banda and voted for him thinking that others like Sata and Hakainde could not deliver. Banda was voted on the legacy of Mwanawasa. However, Banda is not Mwanawasa and so our country is sinking and now we are crying. The waste is yet to be seen. Now there is no food, no jobs; no fertilizer; people are losing jobs (crime; prostitution; starvation; diseases; deaths; lawlessness, corruption in govt. etc. will be very high.

  91. The annual budget allocation to the NCC is approximately K350 billion and Ministers and MPs are paid to sit on the NCC. The proposed extension is coming whether you the blogger likes it or not for the simple reason that the same people to whom the appeal has been made are beneficiaries of these funds.

    We all opposed the salary and allowance increments for constitutional office bearers but our cries fell on deaf ears. The opposition on NCC extension is no different.

  92. #61 UMWINA KALALE
    Its not easy to make a constitution. The PF has been in existance since 2001 yet they neither have a constitution nor a written menifesto. in terms of the auditor generals report no matter how much ammendments you make, there is no institution in Zambia mandeted to prosecute cases arising from the auditor general report, mind you an Audit is not an investigation nor an enquiry its mearly an exercise to reconcile books. what we need is a law that compels an instituton to investigate anomalies arising from those books. Piece meal amendments will not help because they always change with gorvernments, we also need laws to make it difficult for piece meal ammendments.

  93. AM AFRAID THE EXTENSION IS GOING AHEAD.If the majority are for it the the common man will suffer the consequences.Any lets debate this issue with caution.Let us look at the coats and the benefits.Since independence Zambia has had enough brains to contribute to the country`s benefits.Chisuma bane……

  95. Mvunga, Mwanakatwe etc commissions all have same issues being discussed in the so called NCC.
    Can someone wake up and disband this cow milking animal and set up a strong committee of serious Lawyers (excluding LAZ chairman) to consolidate the recommedations and come up with what the Nation needs. We cannot be dying from cholera at this age neither can we afford to lose those uneducated voters from the villages from hunger. The money saved can do alot to improve the economy and mitigate the sufferings of these rural dwellers who are hoodwinked by a packet of sugar

  96. Do these same NCC and Gvt officials have access to this site to read and hear what the people are saying about their selfisness?
    What a gvt without passion for its people.God bless us.

  97. AUDITOR GENERAL CHIFUNGULWA IS WAITING FOR ALL THOSE AT NCC, JUST WAIT AND SEE!!! CORRUPTION IS EASY TO DETECT. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE CORRUPT LAWYERS CHAIRING SOME OF THESE COMMISSIONS.

    LAWYERS HAVE SET A TRAP ON ALL ZAMBIANS, THEY ARE HERE TO ENRICH THEMSELVES. CHIFUMU BANDA, ZALOOMUIS, ETC,ETC :-?:

  98. Countrymen the most important thing for now are not the allowances but the quality of the product(constitution). It will not be of any help to still have a minority acceptable constitution even if the people tasked to enact it did it for free. The issue of allowances is a tempral one and will fall away immediatly we NCC concludes its sittings. But the contents of the constition will always be with us and if we do not pay attention to the contents we shall always cry foul. Lets focus on the real issue WHICH IS CONTENT Period.

  99. the government should be forced to AUDIT their books n present to the public!!!IF THEY ARE HONEST WHY SHOULD THEY REFUSE?IN FACT since we know the prezzo’s salary which is actually more private, then we can know how money is spent in different ministries, NAMES can be anonymous n just the way the present the budget they should present their financial undertakings to the public!SINCE THEY PRETEND that they r not corrupt SHOW US THEN:d

  100. At first i thought extending was a great i dea now am not sure anymore.If during the times they were disturbed and did not get paid then they can extended according to the number of times missed and not more and they can be paid.and the extention should not reach 2011 atleat by the end of 2009.

    I think the PF have a point there.

  101. Why do the want extention, who will pay them for extra time. The money is becoming sweet.:o Let the goverment reduce the allowances and see if they will go for extention.:-@8-x[-x**==^:)^^:)^

  102. This constitution is not welcome to the pf because it will disadvantage them a lot. Remember this is a party without any Manifesto, no copies of any documents in the party apart from the word of mouth. They will never be for the constitution because it is an insult to them. Things liike having an elected vice-president, this is what Mugabe is refusing and you know pf president Sata is exactly the same as Mugabe. Sata should rest assured that he will never become a president of zed. This man cannot do anything for himself apart from tax payers money,he is really power hungry.

  103. Even when you ask Sata why he is not for the constitution he will never give you a concret answer. If sata is a well meaning person for zed he could have participated in the NCC to bring up his ideas and inteligence if at all he is. People are judged by their actions and what they say.

  105. Why don’t we have constitution amendmentment during elections. Zambian citizens should vote on whether they want a certain law or not. This will save a lot of time and resources by having people who meet for their own benefit and we don’t even know the progress.

  106. Why don’t we have constitution amendments during elections. Zambian citizens should vote on whether they want a certain law or not. This will save a lot of time and resources, and will prevent having people who meet for their own financial benefits and we don’t even know their progress and contributions.

  107. Zambians have failed to lead themselves they are waiting for us to come and rule them,Zed is full of lazy men and women from plot 1 to kanyama that is why we need the NCC.NCC my continue forever until all the money run dry, By the way there is no money what they are using to pay these suckers is all debt.

  108. Extention of the sitting is UNACCEPTABLE! What is it that they have been doing. No wonder people go to an extent of undressing because they are bitter. Pafula twanaka we want results and not any result!

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