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Politics meddles in Constitution Draft
Zimbabwe Human
Rights Association (ZimRights)
January 18, 2011
The constitution
data uploading process which started in Monday 17 January, came
to a standstill as the Welshman Ncube led MDC formation withdrew
from the process demanding the replacement of four rapporteurs and
a personal assistant to Co-Chairperson Edward Mkhosi, who broke
from the party ahead of the national congress held this year. The
five refused to be relieved of their duties saying they would only
do so when all the three constitution co-chairpersons have shown
consent of the move through their signatures.
Although Hon.
Edward Mkhosi (MDC-M) and Hon. Paul Mangwana (ZANU PF) had signed
the replacement letters, Hon. Douglas Mwonzera (MDC-T) refused to
sign the letter arguing that the select committee had agreed that
no replacement would be made to the data compilations staff from
the 5th of January, and MDC-M made the requests after the management
committee met later in the day and agreed to let MDC-M make its
changes provided they pay the replacements and indemnified COPAC
from any legal action.
The demand for
representation in the constitution drafting process is a clear sign
of the politicisation of the constitutional making process, hence
raises some controversy to the authenticity of the 'people
driven process'. As long as the process continues to be governed
by equal political party representation, its outcomes will inevitably
be a negotiated document by the three political parties. ZimRights
calls for COPAC to ensure that the objectivity of the process is
not compromised by political party demands. The constitution draft
must be a true reflection of what the people of Zimbabwe want and
not what the three political parties want.
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