Kaputa Residents have made both oral and written submissions in the ongoing constitutional amendment process.
Chilekwa Mpundu, who is Choma Ward Development Committee (WDC) Chairperson who represented other WDCs submitted the need for delimitation.
He said this will ensure the elimination of large constituencies.
The media reports that Mr Mpundu says that the vastness of constituencies is a challenge in the delivery of development to remote areas.
“It is difficult for Members of Parliament to reach every corner of the constituency because of the vastness; in some areas MPs are seen not visiting their constituencies,” said Mr. Mpundu.
He argued that some wards need to be delimited because ward councillors find it hard to deliver development to their people.
Mr Mpundu said this when he made his submissions virtually to the Technical Committee on the Constitution Amendment process.
Another resident, Knowledge Suse, also called for the delimitation of Kaputa constituency which he said is too vast.
He explained that if Kaputa District had two constituencies, the district would be receiving about K80 million CDF which would accelerate development.
Mr Suse who spoke on his behalf, proposed that by elections must be done away with, arguing that if a candidate dies or resigns, the political party from which the candidate came, should choose a successor.
“The political parties have many candidates that can take up that position if someone dies or resigns, instead of having unnecessary by elections,” said Mr. Suse.
Mr Suse further proposed that the number of nominated Members of Parliament should be increased.
