ZCID opposes plans to review G12 clause

ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando

ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando

The Zambia Center for Inter Party Dialogue (ZCID) has opposed pronouncements by government that it may consider taking back to Parliament the Grade 12 constitutional clause for revision.

Chief Government Spokesman Chishimba Kambwili says government may consider taking back to Parliament the Grade 12 constitutional clause for revision stressing that this will be dependent on reaching consensus among stakeholders who include the opposition in Parliament.

But ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando tells QFM News via telephone that government should not please the minority who are the politicians but should respect the wishes of the people who submitted it through different forums.

Mr. Chilando says politicians should have also studied the content of the draft constitution before passing the most clauses into law.

He says government should not hear the views of the few politicians who are affected with this piece of legislation but respect what the people wanted to be enshrined in the supreme law of the land.

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