Thousands of delegates attended Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party's 7th Women's League Elective Conference which concluded on Saturday in Harare to elect new leadership as the party prepares for a crucial general election next year. The conference, which was officially opened by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday, saw the powerful…
Zimbabwe: Constitutional Amendment (No.1) Bill Sails Through Senate
Zimbabwe: Constitutional Amendment (No.1) Bill Sails Through Senate
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By Anna Chibamu
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to sign Constitutional Amendment No. 1 Bill into an Act after it sailed through Senate on Tuesday by 70 votes to one.
The rescheduling of the vote follows the Constitutional Court application for an extension to regularise the Amendment after it was deemed to have been unconstitutionally passed in the Senate in 2017.
However, the Bill may face new challenges after it has become clear that the 9th Parliament cannot constitutionally pass a bill that lapsed at the end of the 8th parliament.
By Anna Chibamu
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to sign Constitutional Amendment No. 1 Bill into an Act after it sailed through Senate on Tuesday by 70 votes to one.
The rescheduling of the vote follows the Constitutional Court application for an extension to regularise the Amendment after it was deemed to have been unconstitutionally passed in the Senate in 2017.
However, the Bill may face new challenges after it has become clear that the 9th Parliament cannot constitutionally pass a bill that lapsed at the end of the 8th parliament.
The case may come back to the courts if it finds some takers.