The Young African Leaders Initiative has labeled the Law Association of Zambia and the UPND as enemies’ of democracy and anarchists for refusing to support the Bill to amend the Constitution of Zambia.
YALI President Andrew Ntewewe says the Constitution of Zambia does not belong to LAZ alone but belongs to all Zambians who want to see this Bill thoroughly debated by their representatives in Parliament.
Mr Ntewewe said the only form of dialogue which has remained on the constitution reform process is Parliament and MPs are the only legitimate representatives of the people and not NGOs or Council of NGO who speak for their sponsors.
He alleged that for the UPND and NGOs who follow whatever position the UPND takes do not support the Constitution-making process not because they have seen bad provisions which they could have cleaned up later, but they do not support this process because it does not help Mr. Hichilema as an individual.
Mr Ntewewe said Mr. Hichilema cannot continue with his history of stopping his Members of Parliament from having an independent mind set at a crucial time like this one.
He has reminded Mr Hichilema that the Constitution of Zambia is bigger than him, his egoistic interests and his insatiable lust for power.
Speaking at a media briefing in Kasama today, Mr Ntewewe says what LAZ and UPND should have been doing is not necessarily worry whether parliament has powers to amend the Constitution but have failed to participate in coming up with a constitution that can stand the test of time.
He said YALI is not surprised that the UPND has chosen to boycott the process at all because, there is no time the UPND have supported such a process as long as it does not give Mr. Hakainde Hichilema, the man who has entrenched himself as life president of the UPND, an easy leeway to step into power.
Ubupuba! Who told you that it is wrong LAZ , UPND or other people to talk about the wrongs in this country? Bwana just enjoy the blood corrupt money with pf for now and please save us from your stu-pidity.
Yali is confused. Those who are supporting Bill No.10 are enemies of the People becoz the Bill is illegal and unconstitutional. Those who are opposed to Bill No.10 are Friends of the People. Yali and PF want to mutilate our Constitution and are therefore Enemies of the People. They want to establish a PF Dictatorship and violate our Human Rights.
LAZ is being led by a compromised kid.
Upndead is dead.
Where does that leave us?
Bill no. 10 will roll regardless.
It looks like Ntewewe got the lion’s share of the PF bribe. He has become too loud and blinded by corrupt proceeds and thinks the rest of Zambians are fools when flaws in the constitutional bill 10 are highlighted
LAZ and UPND are Proponents and Pillars of our nascent Constitutional Democracy in Zambia. The Amendment Bill No.10 is a PF Criminal scheme to illegally and unconstitutionally amend our Constitution. PF and their Puppets want to transform Zambia into a PF Dictatorship. That should be stopped. We commend LAZ for the Petition to Concourt and UPND MPs for their stance to vote against the Notorious PF Bill.# All Progressive MPs in the Zambia Parliament are urged to vote against Vote No.10 of 2019 when tabled
UPND is the worst tribal organisation to ever come into play in Zambia. It is waste of clean air in Zambia. HH must go and stand as president in Panama where he has hidden the loot of privatization funds. It this money that has made him to be barking otherwise he could not have been doing so today.
Ntewewe, the PF useful *****.
I hope PF will reward him with a job he is desperately fighting for 🙁
Which job? Male h00ker?
Chenyahu chamutu iwe
And you corruption fed !1mbecile are the enemy of human race.
Do the world justice, hung yourself !!!
Yali is missing the Point. The issue at hand is the Constitutionality of the Bill No.10 of 2019. Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee should have given an Independent Legal Opinion on the Constitutionality of the Bill b4 it is Tabled on the Floor of Parliament for Debate and Vote. In all Parliaments in most Countries u have an Independent Parliamentary Legal Committee (PLC) dealing with this issue. PLC’s mandate is to check the compliance of each New Bill to the National Constitution. In Zambia why doesn’t Speaker Matibini use PLC to vet Bill No.10 and ensure that it complies with the Zambian Constitution? Parliament has failed to do this Compliance job and should now leave Concourt to Rule on this Bill and the Lungu Impeachment Bill. To avoid Constitutional Crises in future Concourt…
They want this bill passed so that it takes the appoint of a president out of the hands of Zambians and in to the hands of parliamentarians. Is this want we want ? Do we want a government that is not accountable to the people it serves or a government only accountable to the parliamentarians ? Do we want a government who can simply appoint more parliamentarians through a majority vote in parliaments……………………….Do we want a parliament that is not dissolved during elections – which means we have to carry on paying them and they can then make decisions in parliament while elections take place ? If this is what you want then vote for the amendment. IF you realise that this amendments takes away our rights then we need to stand up and say NO !
“Young African Leaders” he looks like he could be 40 something. Just Shut up Yali – PF lapdogs. Not once have you condemned the corruption taking place ………..you are shaming the young – the young who want a country free of corruption, free speech, free movement, …………………
UPND Ubupubafye bwekabweka,stop ubupuba amafi yekeyeke shikiiiiii.When a you going to behave,they inveted you for prayers to pray for the rains you refused and said a lot of rubbish,what happened?There was no rains in southern province and today you cry foul,ubupuba utuma MPs twaliba bullied as if ku boarding school.No one in this party can defend the presidency position in this party because these guys are poor so they just follow ukwalola umwela shiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.
I don’t care that LAZ and UPND are enemies of anarchists. It’s just confusing that at the same time they would be enemies of democracy. Ntewewe could be anarchist masquerading as a democrat!! See how useless your headline is.
Speaker Matibini is at faulty here. To check whether Bill No.10 is Constitutional or not he should have asked the Parliamentary Legal Affairs to give a Legal Opinion on the Constitutionality of Bill No.10 and the Impeachment Bill. Speaker Matibini is doing the work of a PLC. A properly constituted PLC should be appointed to vet each New Bill and ensure it complies with the Constitution. Parliament has failed to do this so Concourt should Rule and advise Parliament how New Bills should be handled to ensure that they are Constitutional.
Scatterbrains at work
Ntewewewewewewe sounds like a Dog barking
Rubbish. For once can you keep your mouth shut
The chap has been handsomely rewarded. He will say and do anything without reasoning. The bill its self is the enemy of democracy.
All PF Cadres are panicking over Bill No.10. They never thought this Bill could be stopped. This Bill is the Life Insurance of Lungu and PF. Without passing this Bill and Amending the Constitution it would be difficult for Lungu and PF to retain Power. Bill No.10 is a PF Passport to Rigging the 2021 Election. PF knows that they are so unpopular among the Majority of Zambians and without Rigging they would lose Power in 2021. They now realize there are so many obstacles to pass this Bill into Law in Parliament. PF cannot prove in Court that this Bill complies with Zambian Constitution.# Lets block Bill No.10 at all costs.
This is one desperate son of bi*ch.
Ha! Defamation. You will go in mwaice.
Talk, who has bewitched you kanshi?
What did we do to deserve such imbeciles?
O Lord, smite them with heavy blindness and darkness so that they may ensnare themselves!
if laz and upnd are enemies of democracy then you must be the wo rste enemy of all the people of zambia. one wonders are people of luapula, northen or indeed other rural places going to vote in parliament. i thought its the mps who have power to vote for or against. if these are the youth future leaders then zambia is dead.
Who still supports PF
!d!ots do.
There were some church groupings that were left out and as long as they’re not brought on board the insolvency of bill 10 will likely persist and the national view remain separated
Is YALI participating in the general elections, it sounds like a political party, the Zambian opposition keep attacking each other instead of being on the same side… I will only vote when my age mate stands for presidency… Waiting for natural vacuums to consume this crop of rotten politicians… ????
Democrats in ZAMBIA are the worst in the world
People in Zambia never learn. Why act like someone who enjoys the sex then later cry rape. This your country and you had a role to play in its downwards spiral. Just as you contributed to the falling of Zambia contribute now to restoring it on the right path. How can we have a country where when the opposition try to do something good we stand in their way to prevent that from happening then later during campaigns you start saying sonta epo wabomba, this is madness at the highest level.
Mr Ntewewe,
The NDF was a grouping of only 400 plus pipo. Surely how can these 400 pipo overide what 15million Zambians wanted in the 2016 Constitution? Passing Bill No.10 will entrench a minority position.
That is why LAZ is right to challenge it and UPND correct to boycott it.
Viva Power to the people!
Comment: let’s think of the problems ahead of us before doing what is wrong. let’s be utilitarian in everything we do. let’s also think of things that can bring Peace. cause one day u may not be there and is it going to affect u in one way or the other.
“…… but they do not support this process because it does not help Mr. Hichilema as an individual”.
If it does work to disadvantage opposition, then it is not democratic. That being so, you are the problem; your careless mouth makes your organization not credible. Who paid you to hallucinate like that?
I DO’NT KNOW WHY PEOPLE ARE GETTING IT WRONG HERE. THE NDF WAS JUST A CONSULTATIVE PROCESS TO GET PEOPLE’S VIEWS ON A NUMBER OF PRESSING ISSUES. THE NDF DOES NOT MAKE LAWS. IT DID NOT MAKE ANY LAWS. THE NDF ONLY CAME UP WITH SOME RESOLUTIONS WHICH WILL THEN BE PRESENTED TO THE LAW MAKERS (THE MPS) FOR CONSIDERATION. THESE RESOLUTIONS COULD EITHER BE REJECTED TOTALLY OR THEY COULD BE ACCEPTED. AND PEOPLE WERE INVITED TO MAKE THEIR SUBMISSIONS. THE MPS HAVE THE DOUBLE ADVANTAGE OF BEING ALLOWED TO ATTENDING THIS NDF PROCESS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME BEING THE ONES THAT WILL DECIDE ON BEHALF OF THE ZAMBIANS. THIS ALLOWS THE MPS TO DEBATE ADVISEDLY. SO GOING TO COURT WILL NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. THE COURT WILL NOT EVEN WASTE TIME ON THIS MATTER. YOU CANNOT CURTAIL THE RESOLUTIONS OF A…