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Opposition’s shunning of Indaba, unfortunate setback – SACCORD

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Women demanding for a new constitution
Women demanding for a new constitution

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) says the resolution by the 16 opposition political party leaders that form part of the Grand Coalition to shun its organized Constitution Indaba slated for 30th April is an unfortunate setback.

The 16 opposition political party leaders that include among others, that of the MMD, UPND, NAREP, ADD, FDA, PDP and ABZ announced on Friday at a media briefing that they will not take part in the SACCORD Constitution Indaba as it undermines their objectives of having the final draft constitution released.

SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says his organization would have preferred that opposition political parties take part in the Constitution Indaba as it is gathering where stakeholders can voluntarily attend to discuss all burning questions on the constitution.

He says his organization however respects the decision that has been made by the 16 opposition political party leaders as that is what the country’s democracy entails that people are free to make choices such as they have done not to be part of the Constitution Indaba.

Asked whether the Indaba will be put off in view of the setback by the opposition’s shunning it, Cheembe says the gathering will take place as scheduled because it is part of SACCORD’s 2014-2018 strategic plan which seeks to create a platform where important national issues are discussed on a face to face interaction.

He says his organization is merely rolling out its strategic plan on various activities such as the Constitution Indaba which among other major national issues.

29 COMMENTS

  1. The hijacker was no other than Ukwa Chumbu Munshololwa, he is the one who should have been there to explain his most unbecoming stinking behavior, I mean the one of stealing our constitution, not his urinary back! Sending Kabimba is a waste of time and I do not blame the opposition for shunning the meeting.

    • iwe Bornface cheembe,,,,chase away kabimba from that “platform“ he not the one who stole the draft Constitution,,, we want the thief himself in person to answer charges,,,,, then all those oppsition parties will attend,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

      otherwise if you want kabimba to chair call Cosmo Mumba

    • How silly is this circus becoming?

      LT some of us will leave LT for good if continual covering of constitution does not wane.

      Clearly the majority do not want a new constitution as we still have one, in place what part of statement do other people not understand?

      Thanks

    • Mushota you are sick! Infact a spoilt brat “mayo I wont play with you if you keep on ……” So Childish! So Vane! No sense of decorum and responsibility! Underage thinking! Why abuse yourself here- vamoose!

    • PERSONALY I HEARD MICHAEL CHILUFYA SATA BASHI MULENGA RISING HIS HAND SAYING I WILL DELIVER A PIPO DRIVEN CONSISTUTION WITHIN 90 DAYS THEN HOW DOES KABIMBA COME IN WHEN EVEN PIPO OF SHIBUYUNJI REJECTED HIM 9 TIMES EVEN NOW ONLY SATA KNOWS HIM

    • Shangwe!
      Imagine, he is even worse off yapping that, “burning questions”? Seriously, is there anything to discuss when the terms and conditions were clear? The draft is complete and handed over to PF, without simultaneously realizing the constitution to the people as agreed in terms of reference.
      PF is hypocrisy and its unfortunately unwell for them to keep on living in dwellings of deceit, so is denial.
      I applaud the opposition for standing up together and facing reality than pro PF sponsored “meeting” so that their charlatan cadres can unleash the pangas’ and axes on innocent citizens. Bravo to the opposition, otherwise violence is victory in PF!

    • you must have paid them yourself thats why you are 100% sure,,,,, and if you dont know what a draft constitution is, dont assume everyone else doesnt know what it is like you

    • Is SACCORD made in Zambia?
      A Bornface Cheembe can resolve a dispute which between Zambians vs Sata?
      If Grey Zulu was director of SACCORD I could encourage Gen. Miyanda, Sakwiba Sikota, Nevers Mumba, Tilyenji Kaunda and that Lozi who represented The ruling Opposition, to sit and solve a “dispute”. Not that Borniface, who maybe drinking tea with ka Kabimba.

  2. PF promised the constitution to the Zambian people and now the hook on PF’s throat. A promise is a promise. No talk is necessary. Just deliver and then talk later. If the constitution needs to be amended, well, that can be done later, after the constitution has been adopted. It’s part of a normal process.

    Even a newly constructed house can still have some leaks in it’s roof. But that doesn’t mean that you must pull down the whole house just because of leak in the roof. Deliver the constitution and then talk later. Otherwise, you deceived the Zambian people and cheated your way into power. This is the one promise the Zambian people are holding you accountable to. Otherwise, be prepared to pay the price, come 2016.

  3. These women paraded to protest,they seem not to understand what they are protesting for.This is because they can’t even read sycologically.did they pick them from HH’s farm or what?

  4. Mob Psychology. Some of the opposition leaders apart from lack of tangible membership are just following blindly without the blessing of there members. What a pity.

    • “there members” or their members, this is covered in lower primary. but you managed to get Psychology right. (5/10)

  5. SACCORD if you are worth your salt you should listen to what the opposition parties are saying. Meet them and iron out the differences. If you can’t manage to iron out the differences before Wednesday, then postpone the meeting. Any meeting to be anything must have an agreed agenda. I want to ask, how did you organize this meeting without agreeing with all the parties concerned what will be discussed at the meeting? What kind of conflict resoluters are you? The test of your saltiness will be seen how you will resolve this conflict. Agree on the modus operandi of this meeting with both PF and the Opposition. Where is the constitution any way?

  6. OPPOSITION PARTY DENIAL TO ATTEND THE INDABA ON THE CONSTITUTION MAKING PROCESS MAKES ALOT OF SENSE.

    CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OPPOSITION PARTIES TO REFUSE TO BE RUBBER STAMPED AND BELITTLED BY ATTENDING THE INDABA, FOR ACCORDING TO THE HIERARCHY OF THE EVENTS NOW. KABIMBA IS TOO JUNIOR TO MAKE THE DECISION. THE TECHNICAL COOMITTE DID ITS WORK AND THE REPORT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HANDED TO THE PRESIDENT MICHEAL SATA CHILUFYA AND THE ZAMBIAN PEOPLE. THAT WAS THE PERFECT ARRANGEMENT. THEREFORE, IT COULD BE AN INSULT TO THE OPPOSITION PARTY LEADERS TO MEET KABIMBA INSTEAD OF MEETING SATA MICHEAL. ANY INDABA THAT SHALL BE CONVENED WITHOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF SATA MICHEAL AND THE OPPOSITION PARTY LEADERS WILL BE AN ACADEMIC EXERCISE JUST WINDOW DRESSING THE NATION. VIVA OPPOSITION. VIVA UPND…

  7. Listen saccord will go ahead with the meeting simply to fulfil their 2014-2018 strategic plan. Let them go to hell

  8. @Mushota

    Most of us have already left….we pass by after months.

    Chiefs and other stakeholders want certain clauses revised.
    Others want it adopted as is….
    The best is to simply stand by.

  9. Wait till ua in state house for u to know y pf, like others in the past cannot change the current constitution! UA yaping coz ua in opposition! Put there, u will
    do the same!

  10. Sata is a thug. Zambians who voted for him, voted out of frustration, some of them on tribal lines, some thinking he will deliver what he is promising, while others just out of frustration. SATA is not fit to be a councillor. His true place is mental asylum.

  11. A sensible, sane citizen cannot support pf brutish attacks perpetrated by pf. Kafue residents are hereby applauded for overwhelming the thugs ferried by useless mp from dirty Lusaka markets to beat up UPND members and to disrupt the Indoor meeting failed. The meeting went on HH addressed it!

  12. The new constitution draft really scares Sata and his Panga Family party !! When he made false promises to deliver a “people-driven constitution”, never did he imagine that the new constitution would include clauses that would respect people’s fundamental human rights, such as the democratic right for people to assemble freely, without anybody infringing your rights; the “50 + 1 clause; running mate clause; a cap in the age of a presidential candidate clause; etc.
    The new constitution draft intends to shift absolute power from the president to the people who put him into office !!!! And that is the thing that Sata and Panga Family!!! Now you know why they want to cling to power by sticking to the old constitution !!!

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