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Zimbabwe Human
Rights Association (ZimRights)
January 25, 2011
Deputy Minister
of Gender and Community Development Jessie Majome, who is also the
spokesperson of the Constitutional Parliamentary Committee (COPAC),
has informed that progress in the data uploading process indicate
the possibility of the country going for the constitution referendum
end of September this year.
She said this
at a COCAP press conference she was chairing yesterday, 24 January
at the Crown Plaza.
According to
COPAC records the data uploading which began on the 11th of this
month is expected to be completed by the 25th of January. At the
moment a total of 210 rapporteurs and 70 technicians are working
tirelessly to upload from their written reports as well as audio
and video recordings. Reports show that by the end of Sunday, 23rd
January, the team had uploaded a total of 3031 meetings from the
total of 4942 meetings held countrywide.
This process
will then be followed with the thematic committees sitting to analyse
the data, theme by theme. After the committees have analysed all
the 17 thematic areas, experts in constitutional law will then draft
a constitution using this data. From there the draft will be presented
before a Second All Stakeholders' Conference for discussion
and debate, and then taken to Parliament for further debate, after
which Zimbabweans will be given the chance to vote for or against
the draft at referendum.
Hon Majome however
pointed out that the progress of the constitution roadmap will be
determined mostly by the availability of funds. At the moment she
says COPAC has been able to pay the people it is working with through
the assistance of their key supporters UNDP. She added that COPAC
is still making plans with their funders, including Government,
to secure more funds for the next stages.
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