Bill 10 Advocates have welcomed the statement by the National Assembly to announce that Constitutional Amendment Bill No.10 of 2019 that was postponed as Parliament adjourned due to Covid-19, will resume once Parliament opened this Friday by President Edgar LUNGU.
Speaking from Choma, where the Bill 10 Advocates are scheduled to have a series of radio programs, Bill 10 Advocate Prince Ndoyi said the advocates have welcomed the statement as it reflects the correct position at law and fact as opposed to what UPND and their surrogate NGOs had been saying that the Bill was dead and buried.
Mr Ndoyi said Bill 10 will go through this time around with or without Covid-19 adding that time will not allow for another adjournment since the budget is also during the coming sitting.
“We want to thank the National Assembly Clerk, for clearing the air, as the nation maybe aware that the Opposition UPND and their surrogate NGOs including CISCA had gone to town to misinform the nation that Bill 10 was dead and buried to the extent of qouting wrong articles in the Constitution to justify their propaganda. Bill 10 died only thier minds, tell them that it has not ressurected because it never died in the first place.
“Aren’t they embarrassed now, they even spent money to hold press briefing on falsehoods. They even went to court and lost, but they continued to cling to their falsehoods. Which shouldn’t be the case. Now that this issue has been cleared, we can now safely say Bill 10 will succeed, he wondered.
He since challenged the staff of National Assembly not to further delay the Bill using any excuse coming from UPND as the UPND doesn’t mean well.
“We want to this time around challenge Parliament or National Assembly not to further defer the current bills left on the order paper as time will not allow. We will not entertain any excuse from UPND MPs this time around on Bill 10. Let them stay and vote, if it’s defeating the Bill let them do it on the floor of the house in broad day light.
“Let us deal with Bill 10 once and for all, and allow the nation to concentrate on the Budget. We are further calling on Members of Parliament to support the Bill as it is an inclusive and progressive Bill meant to enhance our democracy.
“For us we have been moving, and we are currently here in Southern Province to access the ground for the sensitization program after we are done with Copperbelt and Central provinces, he said.
Here we go again…chase after chase but no catch yet.
They talk like the are the ones who will be voting on the bill. Only a F.ool would not understand that the horse has run from the stable in other words the train has left the station. The ship is GONE!
Heaven’s sake, lets move on! Since when has a ruling government insisted so much on any particular Bill?
Excellent development. Let us champion the ideals of parliamentary democracy by not running away from debating pertinent issues like this but rather facing them and debating them like mature people. Upnd take note
@KZ, take note who? Akainde’s brainwashed MP’s. Are you asking a dog to grow horns.
People are tired of this Bill Third Term. Can’t PF let go and find a New Campaign message for 2021 Elections? PF didn’t have the Numbers for a 2/3 Majority vote b4 so do they have the Numbers now? I thought the Priority is to ratify the Appointment of the New Governor of BOZ instead of debating this notorious,dead and tired story of Bill 10? PF is wasting time,money and Energy on unproductive issues like Bill 10,Privatization etc. Let them fix the collapsing Economy and eradicate Covid-19.
What is the secrete in bill 10 which pf is now insisting to go through? Be careful, am smelling a rat now. If you are not careful this bill 10 has hidden agenda in it which we do not see. Open your eyes and see beyond bill 10.
Edgar Lungu will not bull doze the people of Zambia into his third term bid.
He must read the mood in the country that it is tense like the MMD of Chiluba’s time.
It is time to restore dignity and public confidence in our governance institutions in our country.
The time to reclaim our democracy from these mwankoles is now.
PF must go!
Why is PF panicking?
This whole ploy is about blocking the UPND…Read the Full Bill 10….We are not stupid…PF come up with something constructive.
People don’t want you anymore this is the repeat version of MMD vs PF…people got tired of stupidity.
Good luck.
I just read the whole thing…There is a clause about tribal…..links.
The PF won’t fool anyone…
PF is confused with confusion n quickly running out of time.Uko. People should tighten their belts in the coming 10 months ndaba kilibe ndalama,.
A father of many children sits with his favorite child and they draft his Will. He then calls the family together and asks all his children to study the draft content before he appends his signature. The children except for the one that assisted in drafting all reject the Will as proposed and tell the father it won’t work. However the drafting assistant and mother keep insisting that the man sign the draft Will as to finalize it – That’s Bill 10 for you!