President Edgar Lungu says he will assent to the National Dialogue amendment bill which Parliament passed on Tuesday this week.
Parliament this Tuesday passed the National Dialogue Amendment Bill after a heated debate by Members of Parliament from the Opposition, Independent and ruling parties.
President Lungu who was on the Copperbelt Province for a three day working visit said upon arrival at the ZAF Airforce Base airport, that he will straight away sign the National Dialogue Amendment Bill.
The bill which was first tabled in Parliament Last month, seeks to provide a forum to facilitate the amendment of the constitution, public order act, electoral laws and regulation of political parties.
One hundred and forty six (146) MPs participated in the voting session of the bill, with 91 MPs in support of the bill, while 52 MP’s voted against the bill.
President Lungu arrived back in Lusaka from the Copperbelt where he went to inspect and commission developmental projects being undertaken by government.
Meanwhile, the President has expressed disappointment that both the ruling and opposition MP’s on the Copperbelt are not delivering to his expectations.
He said implementation of projects have slowed down because the lawmakers are not being accountable to the people who voted them into power.
He said he expects MP’s to be in touch with the grassroots in their areas which was not the case on the Copperbelt.
The President arrived at Zambia Airforce Base Airport at about 14:25 hours in the company of Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Chama.
The Head of State was received by Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji, Minister of Works and Supply Mutotwe Kafwaya, Acting Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa, Service Chiefs and Senior Party and Government officials.
Of course you will sign it Mr. Zombie.
As many as are of that opinion say “Aye.” To the contrary “No.”
I think that the “Ayes” have it; the “Ayes” have it.
Of course you have to sign it. I hope this time everyone has read that bill. Before you sign it read it thoroughly also.
Fast fast we proceed to amending that thing.
Progress ni ECL. Emutima uyo. Eeh!
Forward ni ECL imwe.
The UPNDEADs are concerned with the POA. I hope the delegates will handle it properly. I love it in its current form though.
Meanwhile don’t worry about the underperforming MPs C/belt electorates will teach ‘ em lessons.
Thorn, how will it be amended without the opposition vote? It needs 2/3 of the house to agree in case you never knew so how much will you use of my taxes to bribe some members to cross over?
Signing without reading it again? What de f<ck!!?????
Just wait and see. People will be making submissions soon. MPs will be involved too. Unfortunately if the UPNDEAD MPs votes against it through instructions from chief double h, an others vote for it, those other MPs would be fired by the grand guru double h. MPs must be allowed to vote their consciences. PF MPs + Appointed MPs + Independent MPs + a few double h instruction defilers from the UPNDEAD = good Governance. One Zambia, One Nation.
The good thing is that it will go in history records that one leader was progressive while the other was ill-bent to distructive maneuvers, if it fails. It will be upto posterity to place these leaders and misleaders where they belong, appropriate contexts. But the Ayes will have it, I guess.
It is very stu.pid for anybody to assume or say that the President will sign the Bill before reading it. The President has already read the Bill. Same with the Constitution Amendment Bill – it did not matter in what state it was – you the people wanted it out, and the President gave it to you. You are the same people who sat and put together an amended Constitution.
Nostradamus 1.3 He is the president. He read it as soon as government printers were done. In Fact he saw it before that. Stop acting unintelligent.
Don’t sign it without reading yet!!! Read it and read it one more time. I have been busy and have not had a chance to read for myself yet.
We don’t need another bad law, make sure it’s iron clad before you sign it not like you signed the other one with your eyes closed.
I don’t sign contracts I haven’t read and read and read again and you as the CEO of the smart people of the Zambian Enterprise can’t afford to sign things you haven’t read yet.
This special breed of Africans called Zambians deserve better at every level … let’s roll
Actually this man’s lack of depth is very annoying. He clearly shows that he lacks plans of his own. The other day he was busy ranting about the public universities in the country, clearly showing us that plans have already been made to close the institutions to give an excuse not to pay workers in these institutions. You can literally read through his mind. No depth nothing at all.
Excited as ever to sign rubbish into garbage.
Projects have slowed down because your useless government is broke! How old does Lungu think we are? I wish he would limit such pronouncements to the airport in front of his equally empty headed supporters.
He thinks you’re ……mmmh…13?
I think that the “Ayes” have it; the “Ayes” have it.
Thirteen year olds actually show more sense than this Lungu chap
I hear C/belt has way to teaching runaway MPs. PFs or independents or UPNDEAD, electorates in that part of the land are hot.
Of course you will sign it because you are a lazy reckless fooooool…same way you sign the draft constitution
A Law is like a Double-edged Sword! When you make bad Laws, they have a way of hitting back! This culture of drafting and enacting laws aimed at individual citizens should be stopped!
The makeup of our current Parliament is not serving the interests of the people it claims to represent. We now have Parliamentarians who don’t represent the wishes of their constituencies but their own selfish and partisan interests! Mr Chagwa can go ahead and sign. He should remember that one day he won’t be in power and his own law may live to visit him!
Welcome back home Mr president.
Does this debarred thieving lawyer who stole from a widow know what his about to sign…. I don’t think so very reckless chap
Just realised that trib.al Gay Jay is one and the same person as Trib.al Hacks. Just look at the language and style of presentation. No wonder Trib.al Gay Jay dissociates himself from trib.al Hacks, pretends to disown him, more importantly refuses to criticise him or find faults. Makes sense, how can Trib.al Hacks criticise himself without demarketing himself?
1.2 Dudelove, it is you who is ignorant. The bill HAS been passed by 91-52. Have you heard any of your trib.al say that it has not been passed? I am unable to educate as a trib.al, you will not listen. So ask Trib.al Gay Jay, or any of the trib.als in parliament. Or even trib.al Hacks and GBV, or Stephen Katuka or Charles Kakoma. Or, oh yes nearly forgot, or Prof Muna Ndulo!
Please sign it we dont want timewasting over nothing
The president said both ruling and opposition are not delivering to the electorate. The massage here in Roan by Bowman and his friends is that CK was not in good books with the president so we elect someone in good books with the president that is when Roan will see development.
Abakasaka kandalama
“The bill which was first tabled in Parliament Last month, seeks to provide a forum to facilitate the amendment of the constitution, public order act, electoral laws and regulation of political parties.” It defies all logic that HH who has been crying day in and day out for the changes to our constitution does not support the changes that he is so desperately retorting in the streets where ever he goes on campaign trails. His intention is just to disrupt everything no matter how good. If HH has any objection to this bill then he should explain to the people why? or if he does not know how to explain as he has shown in the past by failing to convince his possible employers (the electorate), then let him choose one intelligent young man from his party to explain why. To us it does appear…
Cont’d… If HH has any objection to this bill then he should explain to the people why? or if he does not know how to explain as he has shown in the past by failing to convince his possible employers (the electorate), then let him choose one intelligent young man from his party to explain why. To us it does appear that it is just sour grapes. Their manifesto is not anything to write home about, when they (UPND) object, they do not give reasons why they are objecting, what kind of leadership is this? and you cry when you perpetually lose elections. HH Anglo-America will not vote in Zambia they can fund you for hundred years, but they will not vote. So, sell yourself to the real sponsors the Zambian electorate and then ask for money from whoever. The bill must regulate these so-called…
Cont’d… The bill must regulate these so-called political parties headed by pseudo dictators. This is what HH is trembling because his comfort zone will be shaken. Zambia is greater than anyone of us including the wa muyaya (HH).