Zimbabwe: Opposition Accuses Zanu-PF of Fast-Tracking Constitutional Amendment Bill As Mudenda Rejects Calls to Delay Debate
The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda, has rejected opposition calls to delay the debate on the Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3. The bill, proposed by Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, aims to extend the tenure of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and suspend the 2028 elections. The opposition accuses the ruling party ZANU PF of fast-tracking the bill, while the ruling party defends it as necessary for the country's development.
- ▪Speaker Jacob Mudenda dismissed opposition objections to the Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3.
- ▪The bill seeks to extend the tenure of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and suspend the 2028 elections.
- ▪Opposition MP Edwin Mushoriwa accused the ruling party ZANU PF of fast-tracking the bill.
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SPEAKER of Parliament Jacob Mudenda has dismissed opposition objections to a motion by Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to suspend normal parliamentary business and prioritise debate on the contentious Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3. Ziyambi has read the Bill for the second time, with debate on the contentious proposed law following. Dzivarasekwa Member of Parliament (MP) Edwin Mushoriwa opposed the move, accusing Ziyambi and the ruling party ZANU PF of fast-tracking the Bill, which seeks to extend the tenure of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. "The Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 needs all of us to be of sober mind. It would be wrong for us to proceed and fast-track this bill.
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