One of the two ladies arrested while protesting against the constitutional amendment bill number 2, Namatai Kwekweza has spoken out following her release yesterday.

Kwekweza together with her colleague, Vongai Zimudzi were arrested on Friday while protesting outside the Ministry of Justice, Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs.

Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 2 entrenches power in the office of the President who will have power to appoint judges of all upper courts without public scrutiny.

The bill also removes the running mate Clause, widely touted as a progressive move in sync with morden day democracies, among other key provisions.

Posting on Twitter, Kwekweza thanked Zimbabweans for rallying behind her and colleague Vongai Zimudzi but was quick to issue a reminder that the focus should not be diverted from an illegal process that was already in motion.

“Hello all, I am now okay. Thank you for the support. Remember the focus is not on me & @zimudzi_vongai getting arrested. It’s on the illegal process of amendmending our Constitution after a cosmetic consultation process during a pandemic,” said Kwekweza.

Kwekweza and Zimudzi appeared before Harare Magistrates Court yesterday and were granted zwl$3000 bail.