Government Releases Draft Constitution Ahead of Jubilee The ruling Patriotic Front government has conceded some ground in the long drawn out constitution-making process by releasing the draft constitution on the eve of the Golden Jubilee celebration. Acting Justice Minister Ngosa Simbyakula said that the draft constitution will be uploaded on a website to be advised by the Ministry of Justice – an early copied has been obtained and published below. Zambians have been pressing for the release of the draft constitution since November last year when the Technical Committee wound up its work. The Patriotic Front that promised to deliver a new constitution in 2011 within 90 days of being in power has stubbornly been uncompromising in freezing out the process. Pressure from the civil society as the jubilee celebrations drew closer seemed to have spelt the signs for the PF leading to the release of the draft constitution although questions about the roadmap and legal framework will now have to be addressed. “It is my honour and privilege on this eve of the golden jubilee to officially launch the general public consultative process through the release of the draft constitution. I wish now to lay it on the table,” said Simbyakula in parliament this morning. https://scribd/doc/244104612/Draft-Constitution-of-Zambia-Oct-2014
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:52:22 +0000
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