In the past few days we have seen a lot of irrational decisions done by the govt of Zim through Parliament all in an effort to consolidate power.

Recently the Senate voted to pass the Constitutional Amendment bill #1, a bill from previous Parliament which is against the spirit of Constitutionalism which the parliament stands for as the Constitution of Zim (s147 clearly states that bill, motions and any other business lapses on the dissolution of Parliament & can never be forwarded to the next Parliament.) This violations of the Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land must never go unchallenged.

Again on Tuesday 20th April , the national assembly voted 191 to 22 votes to pass the Constitutional Amendment bill #2 . The shredding of our supreme law must be stopped. The Constitution of Zim was a product of the will of the people. It was a Constitution of the people, by the people and for the people.

Any changes to the Constitution must be people centered. We know that the cosmetic interviews which were conducted during the covid 19 pandemic , the few people who managed to contribute said no to the bill. As citizens we sought the audience of both the govt and Parliament instead they responded by arresting us.

We stand against the #CAB2 because it seeks to enhance and legalise dictatorship, bad governance & corruption. Ladies and gentlemen the issue of the CAB2 goes beyond the issue of democracy Constitutionalism & human right. It threatens our stomachs, our livelihoods. Do not look at the case of Chilonga and Dinde in isolation. This is what is contained in the bill, where the govt has the power to enter into business relations with foreign entities without public scrutiny through Parliament. It means that the govt won’t account to anyone, the principle of separation of powers through arms of state wc are executive, Parliament & judiciary will be defeated as power will be concentrated in the executive only. So more communal land will be given away to Chinese.

We must stand up against the bill we all stand to loose if the bill becomes law. It is meant to benefit a few elites who are in power.

We are going to pursue legal and political routes to make sure that we stop the bill. We call upon the Citizens to join us in the fight against the #CAB2 Youngerson Matete

Human Rights and Anti-Constitutional Amendment Activist

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