Outgoing U.S Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales has said the UPND’s proposed amendments to the Republican Constitution next year will likely be a guise for resetting Presidential term limits.
After forcibly altering the Republican constitution last December via a collusion between Speaker Nelly Mutti and the Executive which went against the Constitutional Court ruling which annulled the process, Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha has revealed that the UPND regime plans to change the Republican Constitution again, with the process set to start next year.
According to Kabesha, the ‘comprehensive’ constitutional reforms slated for 2027 would result in total repeal of the current Republican Constitution in order to close existing legal gaps that continue to hamper national development.
According to the current Zambian Constitution, a president can only serve for two-term limits of five years each. This effectively means that in an event that President Hichilema wins this August general election, he will serve his last and final presidential term until 2031.
But recently, Cosmas Chileshe, a senior member of the UPND media team revealed that the ruling party is desirous to amend the Republican Constitution to scrap the two-term limit, a decision that will allow President Hichilema stand for a third term in 2031 if he wins this August’s presidential election and also context future elections.
Speaking during his farewell reception last night, the outgoing U.S Ambassador to Zambia says the UPND regime has demonstrated a history of ignoring court ruling to ensure it achieves what it wants in Parliament.
Ambassador Gonzalez observed that despite the Constitutional Court ruling, the UPND regime proceeded with the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill Number 7 of 2025 which President Hichilema signed into law on December 15, 2025.
“When Parliament ignores the Constitutional Court’s ruling that the process used to ram through a constitutional amendment was itself unconstitutional, investors rightly ask; “If they can do that to the constitution, what does that mean for the sanctity of my contract?” They rightly wonder if the next constitutional amendment, the one that the Attorney General has already announced, is going to happen; is that really just a guise for resetting term limits,” said Ambassador Gonzalez.
Let Gonzalez apply for citizenship to participate in Zambian politics. Is the US Embassy now a political party..
Let them go to hell,is there democracy in USA
Instead of talking about how the SCOTUS rulling will segregate the black votes, he’s talking about UPND changing the constitution to make Zambia a one party state. He has seen that UPND is strong and will be returning power. He has seen that the chaos has been removed and that has been a very big disappointment to them. They like creating chaos to make their stay permanent in order to continue rulling through puppets and continue stealing resources. Look at CDR!
Just go bwana Gonzales!!! You think we don’t know what has made you say all this garbage. The world is awakening & America’s time is up. Most of the evils in this world are perpetrated by America. “He that comes to equity, must come with clean hands.”
GONZALES MUST TALK ABOUT HOW AMERICA IS DISTABILIZING THE WORKD, NOT PEACEFUL, ZAMBIA.
WHAT GONZALES IS SAYING IS TANTAMOUNT TO INCITING ZAMBIANS AGAINST THEIR GOVERNMENT.
WHAT GONZALES IS PLANTING IS A SEED OF DISCORDANT BEHAVIOUR AMONG ZAMBIANS AND GOING TO AMERICA, MWAMBA IS SET TO BE THE AGENT OF DISTABILIZATION.
THEY ARE LOOKING AT CAUSING CONFUSION IN ZAMBIA SO THAT THERE CAN BE CHAOS IN AS FAR AS MINING IS CONCERNED. THAT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR THEM TO LOOT AS THEY ARE DOING IN EATERN DRC.
BUT ZAMBIANS MUST STAND WITH THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE SECURING THE MINERALS.
DON’T ALLOW TRUMP AN INCH. PROTECT OUR ZAMBIAN INTERESTS.
If Zambians say, let’s get rid of the two term limits its up to us, we shall go that way and experience that which we will agree on through a referendum.