Public hearings on the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill No.2 have been set for the end of March and early April.

According to a circular released by the clerk of parliament, the Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs chaired by ZANU PF Legislator Hon. Dudzai Misheck. Mataranyika will hold public hearings on the Constitution Amendment Bill No.2  (H.B. 23, 2019) from the 29th of March to the 04th of April 2020.

Parliament will dispatch 4 teams that will cover various places in Zimbabwe as follows:

Team A

Date	Place	Venue	Time of Public Hearing
30 March 2020	Kariba	Nyamhunga Hall	1000-1200hrs
31 March 2020	Chinhoyi	Cooksey Hall	1400-1600hrs
01 April 2020	Gokwe Nembudziya	Nembudziya Council Board	1000-1200hrs
02 APRIL 2020	Sanyati	Nyimo Growth Point Hall	1000-1200hrs
03 April 2020	Kadoma	Rimuka Hall	1000-1200hrs

Team B

Date	Place	Venue	Time of Public Hearing
30 March 2020	Gweru	Gweru Theatre	1000-1200hrs
31 March 2020	Mberengwa	Mberengwa Education Offices	1000-1200hrs
01 April 2020	Chivi	Chivi RDC Hall	1000-1200hrs
02 April 2020	Masvingo	Mucheke Hall	1000-1200hrs
03 April 2020	Zaka	Better Schools Programme	1000-1200hrs

Team C

Date	Place	Venue	Time of Public Hearing
30 March 2020	Victoria Falls	Chinotimba Hall	1000-1200hrs
31 March 2020	Hwange	Edmund Davis Hall	1000-1200hrs
01 April 2020	Gwanda	Gwanda Hotel	1000-1200hrs
02 April 2020	Plumtree	TMB Hall	1000-1200hrs
03 April 2020	Bulawayo	Small City Hall	1000-1200hrs

Team D

Date	Place	Venue	Time of Public Hearing
30 March 2020	MurehwaHarare	Zihute HallRainbow Ambassador Hotel	1000-1200hrs1400-1600hrs
31 March 2020	Bindura	Halla Kimberly Hall	1000-1200hrs
01 April 2020	Marondera	Mbuya Nehanda Town Council Hall	1000-1200hrs
02 April 2020	Chimanimani	Chimanimani RDC Hall	1000-1200hrs
03 April 2020	Mutare	Sakubva Hall	1000-1200hrs

Members of the public wishing to participate in the public hearings are discouraged from putting on military uniforms, signs of ranks, flags or badges and political party regalia as they will not have access to the public hearing.

At the same time the public, interested groups and organizations are invited to attend these hearings. Written submissions and correspondences are welcome and should be addressed to:

The Clerk of Parliament Attention: Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs P.O.Box CY 298 Causeway  Harare

Written Submissions can also be made by email through the following email addresses  [email protected]

The public can access soft copies of the bill on our website www.parlzim.gov.zw