Zambian government announces publication of draft constitution bill imminent

<p>Minister of Justice Ngosa Simbyakula yesterday told Parliament that the Government will table all provisions of the draft constitution in the House during the budget sitting except the Bill of Rights and provisions on the alteration of the constitution provided for under article 79 which will be subjected to a referendum during the 2016 general elections.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">Dr Simbyakula said following concerns raised on the identification of clauses for enactment into the constitution, Cabinet decided to table the entire draft constitution before Parliament for identification of contentious clauses.&nbsp;“Government wishes to inform this august House that the Constitution Amendment Bill 2015 and the Constitution of Zambia Bill 2015 have been drafted and
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