Zambia’s New Constitution Draft Bill Ready Next Week
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MINISTER of Justice Ngosa Simbyakula has disclosed that the new constitution draft bill will be published next week.
Hon. Simbyakula said the publication will include non-contentious issues, who is also Acting President and Acting Chief Government Spokesperson, revealed this to journalists at State House in Lusaka today when he gave an update of Cabinet resolutions.
Last week, Cabinet approved the introduction of the Referendum Amendment Bill of 2015 in Parliament to amend the Referendum Act of 1967 so as to bring it in conformity with the constitution on the eligibility criterion for voting in a national referendum.
Dr. Simbyakula said whereas the constitution requires 50 percent of all persons entitled to be registered as voters to vote in a referendum, the Referendum Act provides for persons registered as voters to vote in a referendum.
