The opposition Forum for Democracy and Development has urged stakeholders to discuss the merits and demerits of the contents of the Constitution Amendment Bill number 10 of 2019 instead of calling for the withdrawal of the entire document from parliament.
Party Acting Spokesperson Yotam Mtayachalo says by doing so, stakeholders will be offering a service to the nation than condemning the whole Bill.
Mr Mtayachalo says there is no doubt that the current constitution needs refining to cure some lacunas.
He however said in the midst of controversy, there is need for consensus building over this issue instead of shooting down the whole Bill to avoid going into the 2021 general election with the same constitution which disadvantages the opposition.
Mr Mtayachalo says he will not be drawn into naming political parties which opposes everything the PF does because there are so many political parties in Zambia which have different approaches to national issues.
Calls have continued from stakeholders for the Constitution Amendment Bill number 10 of 2019 to be withdrawn calling it progressive.
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FDD is right. You don’t throw the baby out with the water. Bill 10 is a proposal which must be discussed by the MPs and throw out parts like deputy ministers and retain parts like proportional representation
Well Mutayochalo. What are they afraid of debating the bill? Through the debate people may agree with the aggressors or not.Thats the way of exposing what’s contenciou in the bill and the only mature way of dealing with issues. Debate if indeed you points to prove that bill 10 intention are not good!
If FDD was a serious party and not just on paper, they would have participated in the numerous bye elections and would have produced MPs that the would have sent to go and debate against the yea yea yea yea , but due to lack of foresight and vision (ichimonwa) in Bally”s voice, they only wait for presidential elections to pop up and when they do they fail to adopt MPs in three quarters of the constituencies.
I do support the thoughts of Mtachalo , opposition is there to discuss issues of the nation they are there to correct the wrong and come up with what works for the citizens.
Opposition must go and expose the wrong and propose what is fair for the nation you cannot just shoot down what you haven’t discussed , if there are good proposals go and accept them , the bad proposals you strike them out that is good for the nation.
It is the work of all politicians to argue their points out with sober minds , than just saying stop it , no they cannot stop because they are politicians whose work is to do politics.
We don’t need thieves changing our constitution debate finished.
Costa said yesterday that MPs will be sold and be bought like Vitumbuwa during this session. Lets wait and see which MP will be a CHITUMBUWA.
Antonio Mwanza naena na FDD yabo.
The problem is when you allow debate the will take advantage and pass the whole bill.
That’s how progressive people think!!
Debate issues not emotion!!!
@FDD this issue of Bill 10 ws created by the minority who are enjoying there after being voted to parliament ad who hv bcome stronger than the electorate, tht y it hs bn rejected by the majority bcome never hv they or see a cope of it ad it’s content. We hv heard of Bill 10 but who proposed it ad wht benefit to us Zambians? Did the Zambians asked for it, no. wht is it going to bring to us, nothing. Bt thm supporting it are the beneficiary. Sorry we don’t want it.
The majority are opplosing it, those who it are who are the beneficiary are the minority, so it’s not beneficial to the nation. Let’s debut on real issues the will be beneficial to all nation.
Nowadays l can’t trust u, u supporting tht they debate becos u hv bn paid. Ad u small parties are a theat to the nation, your…
FDD should take its place as official opposition. It’s always appropriate in how it carries out its democratic duty.
Catholic Bishop are 100% right. If you to prove that us Zambians we dont even want to listern to this animal Bill 10. This more like COVID 19
FDD shut up you are a finish party. PF is a dictator government.
Seems FDD is not party to the upnd agenda. They seem to think on their own.
Study the stages involved in passing a Bill into Law!! You’d see that what you term AS DEBATE is not intended to seek unserstanding and consensus on single clauses but the WHOLE CONTENT which can never be altered from it’s original form to take up a new look and becomes disqualified for further proceedings as BILL10 of the yr 2019.
We have elected MPs to debate issues of Zambia and if MPs are failing to do their job their term is coming to an end.
The issue of Bill 10 is not about the merits and demerits of its content.
Its about who will win in 2021. PF knows that without Bill 10 they won’t win elections. So they are pushing Bill 10 so that they remain in power.
UPND knows that the only way to win is by blocking Bill 10 in the sense that they have already formed the political alliance with many small political parties.
That means the re-run of the election could see them win.
The point is that if Bill 10 will pass through then PF will remain in power. If Bill 10 fails then UPND will win.
Therefore Bill 10 is about 2021 elections and not the constitution of Zambia.
You only debate what you don’t fully understand imwe ba nawakwi, you are growing old fast
Well spoken Nawakwi this is the way women should think how honestly do you throw a bill without discussing takwaba, what is upnd afraid of?Upnd as hidden agenda over bill 10 like they did on the referendum.
A lot of readers don’t understand the procedures for Bill Processing. The Parliamentary Select Committee recommendations can only be incorporated into Bill 10 if the Bill is first withdrawn. The 2/3 vote will be on the unamended Bill 10. Once Bill 10 is voted on and gets a 2/3 majority vote there is no guarantee that during the 3rd Reading those amendments by the Parliamentary Select Committee will be incorporated in the final Bill 10. The only way to have those Amendments incorporated in the Bill 10 is to withdraw the Bill first. During the 3rd Reading u only need a simple majority to make Amendments to the Bill and since PF has the majority in Parliament they will reject those Select Committee Amendments. Thats why MPs should not vote for Bill 10 in its current form. The writing…
We dont want bill 10 in its current form. there are definately some advantages in it but the disadvantages are way more for us as Zambians. As already mentioned, it can only be adopted as a whole and not selection of clauses from it so the way to go it withdrawal ofthe bill alltogether.
then the progressive parts which are needed can be introduced as separate bills and the dictatorship clauses and more power to the executive should beleft out. This bill is meant to take away alot of democratic progresswhich we made with the2016 constitution.
Ati Ministers in office till election, this means thew wholeMinistry and its recources will be at the disposal of the party for campaigns. just 1 example. Elected Mayors is another example,
FFD NIMA RABISHI MONGA KZ