By MacPherson Mukuka
The Young African Leaders
Initiative YALI says it fully supports the route taken by government to amend
the constitution through parliament, whose gazette has already been published.
YALI president ANDREW
NTEWEWE says his organization recognizes that parliament is the only body with
a constitutional mandate and legislative power to enact or re-enact any law, including
the adoption of the constitution.
Mr. NTEWEW says YALI will
support government for doing the right thing of producing a constitution that
the majority Zambians can live with.
He says no constitution
is perfect, but YALI expects the document to suit the majority even if others
may disagree with some of its content.
Mr NTEWEWE was however
quick to mention that Government may be forgiven for not adhering to its
promise to table the bills in parliament in June but charged that the people of
Zambia will not forgive the PF administration it fails to enact the constitution
before 2016 elections.
And Mr. NTEWEW has accused
the Law Association of Zambian of lying to the people of Zambia that there will
only be a good constitution if a referendum is held.
He said it is unfortunate
that organizations that people look forward to help guide and legally interpret
the process have not been spared from politicking.
He said he expected the association
to help the nation understand provisions of the law that gives parliament an
exclusive legislative mandate to not only pass laws but also adopt all laws
during the reading of the bill in parliament.
Mr. NTEWEWE has since
declared his Organisation ready to challenge the LAZ and the Grand Coalition in
the legal proceedings to bar government from taking the Constitution to
parliament.
He says YALI has
instructed its lawyers to prepare a suitable response asking YALI to join the
proceedings against those who may commencer the lawsuit intended to frustrate
the enactment of a new constitution.
And efforts to get a
comment from the Law Association of Zambian proved futile by press time as their
phones went unanswered, meanwhile the Grand coalition says it will react to the
statement on Sunday at a press briefing.
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