MINISTER of Justice Hon Given Lubinda says that there is nothing odd about Cabinets involvement in the Constitution Amendment Bill 10 process.
Speaking when he appeared on the Sunday Interview Programme on ZNBC hosted by Grevazio Zulu, the Minister who is also Kabwata Member of Parliament said that Government has been a silent listener guarding the amendment process.
Hon Lubinda said that even though government has been a silent listener guarding the process all the views enshrined in the document came from the various players who attended the NDF.
“So for those who are saying the government was involved in the process yes government through the Ministry of justice was involved to the extent of guarding the process” Hon Lubinda said.
Hon Lubinda recollected how some Opposition UPND Members of Parliament debated very ferociously in 2016 to make amendments to the Constitution which led to 91 members of Parliament voting to amend the Constitution while 52 voted for no amendment.
Hon Lubinda said that Cabinet had spent three years listening to all the views on each and every clause that had been presented before making an official stance.
The Minister said the appointment of a Parliamentary Select committee on the Constitution Amendment Bill 10 by the speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini was within the law and Constitutional.
Malabishi. Anyway your days are numbered PF will be history very soon. The waste government Zambia has ever had.
Cabinet is also a group of zambian people with a right to contribute to the constitution makeup. Let us be mature in approach
We don’t want third term in PF.Ba lubinda you can stand in PF as a president.Lungu twamukana.he has destroyed the economy and has no control of anything.He has no vision.This bill 10 will just make Lungu go for a third term.Please reject it.we should respect the constitution
Go ahead guys we are behind you on this one.. these hakahinde has never agreed to anything even the 2016 amendment they refused!!!
whats the hurry about bill 10? Is it an emergency? I think we have more pressing issues right now such as the kwacha depreciating at free fall rate, mealie meal prices, the corona virus is something that require our leaders attention. At some point i had agreed with the need to have those amendments but this spirit being exhibited by those in power & their NGOs of the Ntewewes has just triggered another thought . Looks like its a do or die issue now. is there something someone wants to push through the window as bill 10 goes in through the door?
WE,HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES AFFECTING THE COUNTRY BUT WHY RUSH FOR BILL 10? GIVEN LUBINDA U ARE A SHAME TOGETHER WITH YOUE FELLOWS.
For sure, why the rush for bill 10 ?
We have elections comming soon , and massive immediate problems now, why is it the PF don’t want to wait for after 2021 to pass this bill 10 ???
CONTINUE MAKING YOUR OWN HOMEWORK YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED.