Southern African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has challenged government to state if the draft constitution will be handed over simultaneously to the president and members of the public.
SACCORD executive director Boniface Cheembe told Qfm news in an interview that in an much as the ministerial statement from justice minister Wynter Kabimba has given hope to Zambians on government’s position regarding the constitution, Zambians need to know if the document will be handed over simultaneously as promised by president Michael Sata.
Mr. Cheembe noted that it is not too late for the country to have a people driven constitution only if there is honesty and commitment by all stakeholders involved.
Mr. Cheembe explained that it is in this regard that government through the ministry of justice shares the roadmap on how the draft constitution will be handled and when the final handover will be done.
He added that by doing so, government will help the majority Zambians to have a clear idea on what is expected as with regards to the release of the constitution.
[QFM]
Terms of reference, terms of reference. Everything will go as originally planned. lets be patient
Planed? Great. Let us have planed time-line now.
#Kudos, you must be illegitimate tween brother of the laying legal failure. If not, you sound same. Unconvincing!!!
The constitution belongs to the president not the people
If it belonged to the people they would have had it, the fact is
the president can decide never to release it, so again who does the
constitution belong to again?
Simple Reasoning, i didn’t have to use my MBA, MSc Bsc, CIMA, ACCA or PhD
Thanks
@mushota, you even know that marjority of the people favour the release of the constitution. The constitution does not belong to Sata but the people of Zambia. Sata did not just work up from his little bed and become president. It was the people of Zambia who took him there. So he should listen to the will of the people. Your reasoning shows that you do not have any of those qualifications. Moreover stop using that pic of a woman. You are male blogging as a female person.
@Mushota
They say possession is 90% of the law, and the Zambian people already have the draft CONSTITUTION thanks to Zambian Watchdog, while this so-called president claims he is still waiting for it!
Either he is a fool or he is a LIAR. You decide!
Why is the Constitution withheld and what is the state scared of?
They are scared of the 50%+1 clause on the election of the state president. They know that previous trends show that ruling parties in Zambia have been elected with less that 50% of the total votes cast. So round two of elections might see the ruling party losing and the opposition might gunner over 50%. This is what is giving Sata and PF diarrioea. This is the more reason why the former MMD government was scared of, the 50%+1.
it would be folly for the leadership to go against the original road map. lets give them chance to regroup in this last push for the release, remember this is the peoples document
You do not have road map. Never-mind original road map> What you have is a collection of contradictory statements by the bunch of certified liars.
#Kudos! original road map as in?waiting for eternity?We need a fixed time frame please!Release the Constitution twapapata.
Fellow Zambians, if your employee does not do what you want you of them you fire them (faster than quickly). To me, in as much as i would like to have hope, i want to believe that these PF mafioso will not give us the constitution we want especially with the editorial mastur.bation we have seen coming the PFOST newspaper. I think let us start thinking of life beyond PF, as they are beyond redemption. Let us think of them as fired already because they are irredeemable. May be one serious lapse in all our constitutions is to have a 5 yera instead of a 4 year term. Why should we wait 5yrs to fire moribund characters, when we judged RB in 3yrs……???
“more than 30 headmen in Kasama district have condemned president Micheal sata’s perpoted appointment of Chief Chewe of Chinsali district as paramount chief Chitimukulu.The headmen,said they already have Kanyanta Sosala as Chitimukulu.They have argued that only Bashilubemba has powers to appoint the paramount chief and not the president.They have wondered why their own son (a Bisa) can come and destroy the Bemba tradition when other past presidents (Kaunda,Chiluba,Levy,Banda)from other provinces respected the Benba traditions.They feel voting another person from another Province may help protect the Bemba royal establishment.Among the notable headmen that were quoted,includes Mubanga chipoya,mwamba.e.tc.”RADIO MANO 06:45HRS NEWS.10TH March,2014
142, planned not “planed”. by the way does anybody know what a mumembe is? i’m still asking
Check in the thesaurus, planed. If your scull had any functional brain, you might understand subtle difference, but, that is beyond any expectation. One friendly advice, if you blog in English, think in English.
Where is Lee Habasonda? Simon Kabanda? Rueben Lifuka? Chief Bright Nalubamba? Does it mean that once you are appointed to be on the technical team drafting the constitution, you can no longer speak for the masses forever? Or have they acquired all they needed in life and have nothing to lose, with or without a people driven constitution?
Why should SADC involve themselves in our Internal MATTER , we shall release the constitution its still under peer review , considering that 75% zambians can neither read nor write, so the elite few are reviewing it.
You forgot to mention people like you which cannot think independently instead of repeating “ad nauseam” failed dogmatic crap
How did SADC become a part of this? The article talks about SACCORD which is a Zambian NGO.
The constitution has already been submitted to Chiefs. Post headlines for today and the past many days have been writing about Chiefs’ reaction to the constitution.
We WANT THE CONSTITUTION WE HAVE PAID FOR WITH OUR TAXES!
NOW!
Sata, you and your PF must go on National TV and radio and tell the Zambian people exactly HOW, WHEN, and WHERE you are going to give us the the CONSTITUTION as you promised!
No more LIES, CHEATING, DELAYING and BLAMING OTHERS. This is the job we employed you to do.
If you are so useless that you cannot do such a simple thing as receive a document, GET OUT.
YOU ARE FIRED!
You impatient UPND sycophants are scum. revolting, sickening offspring of cattle, you think the constitution is just about you dim wits
Thanks to God, been sycophants, scum, revolting and sickening offspring of cattle is any time better than selling its own moral integrity, like you did, for few worthless Kwacha.
Kudos, your brain has holes just like your picture. You can not and you will never learn because everything goes in a hole like your head.
Thanks.
faggot
@Kudos. Now that you have spewed insults, do you feel better like relieving oneself when under intense pressure to answer the call of nature?
Blimey I’m the strongest opponent of the gay agenda in Zambia. So if you hate fags that much, i’m glad to announce to you that we’re on the same page. Join me in my fight to get rid of the western fag agenda and speak against Kasonkomona and his cohorts.
As for (HH) and his Bantustan-yoko cattle clan, I hate them just as much. They’re too regional and selfish, stingy. Hairy Hog (HH) has infected their brain cells with BIV (Bovine Immuno-defficiency Virus) which he got from “wajata ngombe”!
Do not be deceived, the PF is scared of one clause in that constitution and that is the line that mentions; “50+1”. That can easily see a new government in place in 2016.
Zambians will vote the PF in 2016 if they deliver the people driven constitution. Mark my words.
However, if they dont even if the pass rate is 35%, they will fail (lose elections).
The 50%+ 1 is not targetted against PF but to ensure that whoever becomes our President has a national broad appeal.
Imagine 10 candidates from our 10 provinces being voted for on tribal lines and the one who wins gets slightly above say 15% of the national vote and is declared winner!!
That in my view is the mischief the 50% + 1 clause seeks to cure. It is meant to kill bantustan politics and tribal hegemony.
Tizakayiwona shuwa? Kaya…
PF are frightened, spineless maggots. Isn’t the constitution one of their campaign promises? Why are they now so jittery about it???????