YDF REJECTS ZAMBIA’S CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BILL, CALLS FOR DELAY UNTIL AFTER 2026 ELECTIONS
The Youth Development Foundation in Chipata has joined other stakeholders in rejecting the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill, stating that it is a government-driven bill, as stakeholders were not involved in its initial stages.
Executive Director Chinoya Muyeye has urged the government to defer the bill until after the 2026 general elections to allow sufficient time for civic education and consultation with stakeholders.
Mr. Muyeye said that the bill, does not reflect the government’s emphasis on youth, women, and persons with disabilities’ engagement in governance.
He explained that according to the proposed constitutional recommendations, where the government is creating 55 new constituencies—bringing the total to 211, with an additional 10 that the president will be able to nominate—the total number of parliamentarians will rise to 221.
He further stated that the government’s decision to reserve only 12 constituencies for youths, 20 for women, and three for persons with disabilities is not an appropriate approach. He argued that the government is rushing to legislate the amendment bill.
Mr. Muyeye has called on the government to withdraw the bill so that adequate time can be provided for the bill to be properly debated.
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SOME OF THESE SO CALLED NGOs ARE JUST A ‘ ONE MAN ARMY’ SHOW AND CAN NOT SAY THEY ARE VOICING OUT FOR THE PEOPLE ,BUT ARE DOING SO FOR THEIR POCKETS.
LET THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE NO OR INADEQUATE REPRESENTATION GET MPs TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR PLIGHT.
THIS IS A REQUIREMENT AND IT IS CONSTITUTIONAL.
THE OPPOSITION ARE MISINFORMING THE MASSES AND WANT TO USE BILL 7 TO TILT THE SCALE, WHICH WILL NOT WORK NO MATTER WHAT THE OPPOSITION DO TO DIVERT THE ZAMBIAN PEOPLE’S MEMORY FROM THE ATROCITIES THEY SUFFERED UNDER THE SAME PEOPLE WHO FAILED THEM FOR TEN SOLID HELL YEARS AND NOW PRETENDING TO HAVE LEARNED FROM THEIR PAST MISTAKES. WHAT?!
EVEN IF YOU THINK ZAMBIANS HAVE SHORT MEMORIES, YOUR ATROCITIES AGAINST THEM LEFT A SCAR THAT WILL NEVER DISAPPEAR FROM THEIR MINDS.
LET SANITY GROW IT’S ROOTS UNDER HH AND UPND.
THOEVES ARE WORRIED BECAUSE THEY WILL HAVE TOO MANY EYES TO WATCH THEIR MISCONDUCT.
ZAMBIANS, AMENSO PALI BOLA, NAYO NAYO.
Some these NGOs are just owned and used by connmen. They don’t add any value to society.Usually connmen don’t mind about others. If they were, they were going to be the first ones to support the splitting of some constituencies as dictated by population. We can’t wait for 2031, just because of the few greedy individuals.