Delegates at the just ended Muchinga Province Constitutional Consultative Convention ( MPCCC ) have retained almost all contentious clauses as contained in the first draft constitution.
And the Technical Committee Drafting the Zambian Constitution TCDZC has observed that the overwhelming participation of delegates at the convention is a clear demonstration of the resolve for Zambians to have a people driven constitution.
MPCCC chairperson Patrick Chibuye commended delegates for putting aside both personal and political interests to contribute to the strengthen of the work that the technical committee has done to the process.
Father Chibuye noted that the spirit that delegates exhibited at the just ended convention is unprecedented in the country\s history in constitution making process since independence.
He said this at the closure of the weeklong MPCCC in Mpika District last night that saw the retention of several contentious clauses that include the 50 per cent plus one winning threshold for a presidential candidate, running mate, death penalty among many others.
And TCDZC member Simon Kabamba commended delegates that included MPs from the Province, Senior Chief Nkula of Chinsali, Senior Chief Kopa of Mpika and Chief Kafwimbi of Isoka districts respectively.
Mr. Kabamba said the delegates should be proud of the process which they can proudly call their own unlike in the past processes that failed.
The MPCCC validated resolutions that the District Convention past such as the contentious Proportional Representation and the Christian Nation clause among others.
The Convention also elected four other delegates to join the Provincial chairperson and the vice as sole representative to the National and Sector Groups Convention slated for Lusaka in April.
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50+1, that’s the way to go Zambia!
A claer sign that Muchinga et al are not as Tribal as percieved
What a surprise, so Nothern province is more tribal inclined than its offshoot.
Muchinga is diluted by ‘wise easterners’ from Isoka, Muyombe etc
Why does everything have to be tribal in a Zambian’s mind? Even the younger, new generation have not shed off this primitive instinct. Is it lack of appropriate education?
for real @mukame..but i guess it comes with the context..education commences at the mothers knee si ndiyo?!!some of us come from families where even our grandparents inter married ..making us a mix-up of 4 or 5 ethnicities..so perhaps thats why we are not so tribal..but i stand to be corrected when i say when it comes to the younger generation we only make jokes about tribe..most of us identify more with our urban identity than tribal identity…i refer to myself as mwana-nkana but im far from that..but like i say i stand to be corrected..
@ LON when you say “wise easterners’ from Isoka, Muyombe etc” do you mean from East Africa i.e. Tanzania as opposed to Eastern Province? Lol.
No one should label these people as anti-progress.
Muchinga Province are praiseworthy.
Am proud that am from Muchinga. No much drama we just get on with the job, life is too short to be grumpy like bulls all the time.
MOLI URI, MULISHANI, MWAKATA, HELLO…(GREETINGS IN MUCHINGA)
AS A MUCHINGAISE BY ORIGIN, I WOULD SAY JOB WELLDONE MY FELLOW MUCHINGAISE. NO NEED TO CREATE UNNECESSORY DEBATES ON STRAIGHT 4WARD ISSUES ..WE ARE IN A HURRY TO DEVELOP OUR PROVINCE ….WHATMORE WITH NAKONDE BOARDER,UNIVERSITY, TOURISM AND AGRIC..NIBONUS. TITEMWANENGE BA ZED!!!!!!!ATI URI!
Tribalism???. Perhaps we need to evaluate this label and perhaps define it more. Some people call patriotism tribalism. Everyone in Zambia is proud to belong to their own tribe. However what Kenneth Kaunda did, was to select a few languages in Zambia and label them as Important to the extent that other tribes where “forced” to learn those languages. The National public broadcaster (ZNBC) was then used to perpetuate that decision by broadcasting only those languages that were deemed to be more “important” than others. What we have today is a good sign of maturity where every Language is regarded as important by the powers that be.