By Own Correspondent| Zanu Pf has resolved to amend the  Constitution for the extension of the women’s quota in parliament.

The resolution came out at the just ended 17th Annual National People’s Conference in Esigodini Matabeleland South (Saturday).

Said Speaker of parliament Jacob Mudenda while presenting the overall resolutions from the conference:

“The party has adopted to amend the constitution regarding the clause that speaks about the sixty seats for women members of parliament expiring on 2023 to increase its life spine until a considerable level of empowerment has been reached.”

Section 124 (1) b of the constitution says: “For the life of the first two Parliaments after the effective date, an additional sixty women members, six from each of the provinces into which Zimbabwe is divided, elected through a system of proportional representation based on the votes cast for candidates representing political parties in a general election for constituency members in the provinces.”

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