The Swedish government has promised to assist the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) in quickening the constitution making process in Zambia.
This follows the earlier information given to the Swedish Ambassador to Zambia by the NCC chairperson, Chifumu Banda, that the NCC was facing financial problems to publish the report and draft constitution to the public for 60 consecutive days as required by law.
Swedish Ambassador to Zambia, Lars Ronnas said this when he paid a courtesy call on Mr. Banda at Mulungushi International Conference Center (MICC) today.
Mr. Ronnas said his government would mobilize more funds for assisting the NCC through the European Union (EU), which his country currently head in Zambia.
He said he had taken keen interest in Zambia’s constitution making process but expressed concern over the budgetary constraints the NCC was going to face at the stage disseminating its report and draft constitution to the people of Zambia.
Mr. Banda said the report and draft constitution needed to be translated into Zambia’s local languages and brail for the blind people.
Mr. Banda said this would increase legitimacy of the new constitution documents.
He has since appealed to the donor community to come to the rescue of the NCC to enable it reach its mandate.
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Great idea:d
Now is the time to focus on real issues!!
“The Swedish government has promised to assist the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) in quickening the constitution making process in Zambia.”
Thank you Sweden. Your help will be very much appreciated especially the quickening of the end of NCC so that we can have a new Constitution by 2011 tripartite elections.
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LT 2008 Award Winner. =; for Zambians in 2009 and the future.
why must we always beg??
govt has enuf money for that, just that they feel its a waste of money. see how quick they issue money when one of them needs evacuation to SA
#4 Foxy, we didn’t beg. The EU has already voluntarily set aside funds to support democracy in Africa. We Africans working here actually pay tax for that! So this is OUR money, if you like.:)
#5. Nine Chale
You mean my money too? [-x[-x[-x[-x[-x[-x
Nine Chale I just hit Numbala l-)
Ít surely feels good!!
On condition that none of the money should go to allowances.
Jamaco well done bro.l-)
And yes Jamaco, part of your Lohnsteuer (salary tax) goes to the solidarity support for democracy in Africa. You can ask the Finanzamt if you don’t believe me.
Pa zed aballila nibambi
# 9. Nine Chale
THEN WE BETTER STAY HERE AND CONTINUE SUPPORTING AFRICA!!
I AM GLAD TO KNOW :d
NOW I CAN ENJOY MY MONEY WITHOUT HAVING A BAD CONSCIENCE
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PROST <:-p<:-p<:-p
Prost Jamaco, enjoy the beauty of Deutschland wherever and whenever you can. We only live ONCE!<:-p
“This follows the earlier information given to the Swedish Ambassador to Zambia by the NCC chairperson, Chifumu Banda, that the NCC was facing financial problems to publish the report and draft constitution to the public for 60 consecutive days as required by law.”
Jamaco, what do u understand by that statement, the chairperson personally made it known that the NCC was facing probs. thats an indirect way of begging
I sincerely thank Sweden for the support,however,we need to be careful with them for there is nothing like free launch with whites.The constitution should reflect all our views.
[-x STOP!
Sweden, don’t waste your money!
There is no accountability in Zed and with this process.
I bet they are already busy calculating how much who should get.
Yanga amalipoti mulefwaya ukuprinter? Bane how much does it take to print a document? Hahahahahahah. These chaps must be realistic. Fyonse fye paka foreign aid. shamona ko ine mwe?
Oneday, one will ask for foreign aid to have his pregnant ka!
13. Foxy
YOU ARE RIGHT!!! BALELOMBA INDALAMA!!!
AFRICANS SMELL IT IF SOMEONE IS ASKING FOR MONEY!! FOXY YOU ARE RIGHT SISTER :d
Jamaco, Foxy & the rest, I retire for today…hope to join you tommeorrow.
Goodnite & no fighting…one love!:)>-
Poverty mentality is killing us in Zambia.Why should we always ask for donor aid even for small things like printing the constitution?This mentality is disgusting and we need an atitude change.awe namuchilamo nobuchushi mwe! As if its an honor to be poor.
Fellow bloggers,am of the view that Zambians in the diaspora should also be given access to the draft constitution by putting it on the NCC website.This way,we ll be able to contribute to the constitusion making process just like our brothers and sisters back home.What do u think?
#20
by your name : RB or what?
RB, at the way things are going in zed, this is not the last we have heard about making the constitution. looks like every party that comes to power will want to change that bunch of papers to their suit. we rally know how to waste money.
Nine Chale Gud Night!! Cheers
gudnyt
Good night Foxy
This is way we can never be a country with its own mind. Lets not get excited about a foreigh country giving us money. REMEMBER money always comes with strings attached. The more money one gives, the more influence they get. Wake up people, don’t be happy at this. We always listen to people with the most money. This is how we get screwed.
This is why we can never be a country with its own mind. Lets not get excited about a foreigh country giving us money. REMEMBER money always comes with strings attached. The more money one gives, the more influence they get. Wake up people, don’t be happy at this. We always listen to people with the most money. This is how we get screwed.
LAME DUCKS LAY A GOLDEN EGG
Were in this wide world have you ever seen a foreign country dictating what to put in the national consitution of another country. Does Zambia really have intellctuals who can be consaulted when there is an impase in which further progression in imposible? Sometimes I feel embarased to be a Zambian. Stinky useless govt. CRAP!!!
Could you guys in sweden or those closer to sweden stop the swedish people from assisting NCC with funds. guys, all that money is needed 4 thier sitting allowances. i heard zoulomis saying that their allowances are not enaf. its just greed!
A cost benefit analysis needs to be carried out on the NCC and each individual participant. Major amendments have not been adopted such as the 50+1, the President to have a running mate, Dual citizenship etc. What amendments have they adopted so far that will benefit the Zambian citizens,who are they really representing?A critical analysis needs to carried out on this NCC and the participants.
Chifumu Banda and his minnions will have more allowances once they receive the money, more over it won’t come from govrnment coffers, there will be no control. i don’t think these guys are representing us or their pockets.So far at NCC i have never heard someone talking about an ordinaly,poor zambian who have suffered for too long,. there are busy drinking nice coffee for doing nothing. ~o)~o)~o)~o)~o)~o)~o)~o)~o)~o)~o)
Sweden please do us (Zambians), a favour. You do the job yourselves. Pay for the printing and everything else that needs to be done. Dont give these useless chaps the money. It will be diverted to paying themselves allowances.
This is all crap the NCC people are just enjopying tax payers money without something tagible i haven’t heard anything constructive since they started that thing they just argue day in day out, that money from sweden will just go straigt into their pockets without considering the draft constitution they are their to enrich themselves.
#5.Your reasoning is flawed. African people have to correct the mentality that they deserve handouts from the ‘white’world.Africa is receiving from everywhere!We sure must rethink the culture of projecting ourselves prostate with literary everything.We need to wake up and sieze our place among nations of the world.What a shame the that the NCC can afford to pay huge allowances and fail to print the Constitution…ironical.
The Swedes should keep their noses out of domestic politics
Investors even for law making?
Imagine