ZAMBIANS RESIST CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, BUT STATE PUSHES AHEAD…
Zambia’s Minister of Justice has gone ahead to table before Parliament a Bill to amend the Republican Constitution despite the proposed amendments receiving massive public resistance. Analysts and professional think-tanks both at home and abroad continue to disapprove of the ongoing attempts by Zambian authorities to amend the Republican Constitution citing far reaching negative consequences should the Constitutional Amendment Bill succeed. Given Lubinda - Justice Minister The Zambian Constitutional Amendment Bill was released for public comment on 21 June 2019. Section 79 of the Constitution provides that a Bill which seeks to amend the Constitution must be published in the Gazette 30 days before its first reading. On the second and third readings the Bill must be supported by two thirds of all members of the Assembly. The amendments proposed include the reintroduction of the position of Deputy Ministers which Zambia did away with in 2016 after years of consistent