Zimbabwean parties spar over Constitutional amendments Zimbabwean parties spar over Constitutional amendments
Ziyambi Ziyambi
THE ruling Zanu PF and the MDC continue to butt heads over Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 2, with opposition legislators arguing that this will give a sitting president too much power if approved.
Speaking in the Senate on Tuesday during a heated debate over the Bill which seeks to introduce at least 27 amendments to the Constitution, including dropping the presidential election running mate clause Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, pictured, and Zanu PF senators argued that the country’s leader needed to be empowered to make key decisions.
MDC senators oppose Amendment Bill No.2 MDC senators oppose Amendment Bill No.2
An unemployed man reads up on Zimbabwean constitutional law to understand the process of possible presidential impeachment, in a park opposite the parliament building in downtown Harare, Zimbabwe Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe should acknowledge the nation s insatiable desire for a leadership change and resign immediately, the recently fired vice president and likely successor to the 93-year-old leader said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
MDC senators have blasted Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 2, saying it is a step backwards for Zimbabwe, as it takes away power from the people and gives it all to the president.