CONSTITUTIONAL LAWYER SAYS RETABLING OF BILL 7 IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MAY ATTRACT FURTHER LITIGATION
By Cecilia Zyambo
Constitutional lawyer Mehluli Batakathi says the retabling of Constitution Amendment Bill Number 7 of 2025 in the National Assembly may attract further litigation, citing the Constitutional Court’s declaration of the bill as unconstitutional on July 27, 2025.
Mr. Batakathi deems the process illegal and has questioned the appointment of a Technical Committee on the Constitution if the intention was to stick to the same bill.
He tells Phoenix News that the country now awaits members of Parliament’s response to the issue.
The Constitution of Zambia Amendment Bill Number 7 of 2025 has been returned to the National Assembly for consideration following the submission of a technical report and draft bill to President Hakainde Hichilema by the Technical Committee on Constitutional Amendments.
Meanwhile, National Democratic Congress President Saboi Imboela has expressed disappointment that Bill 7 has been returned to Parliament and has questioned the urgency behind the UPND government’s push to pass the bill into law when it has been rejected by Zambians.
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