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Constitutional
discussion meetings update
Bulawayo Progressive
Residents Association (BPRA)
November 23, 2009
Bulawayo Progressive
Residents Association (BPRA), partnering with Bulawayo Agenda over
the weekend held four constitutional discussion meetings in Gwabalanda,
Nketa, Magwegwe and Matsheumhlophe, Bulawayo. The meetings have
been initiated in order to give residents in Bulawayo a platform
for debate and interaction as a way of inputting into the current
constitutional discourse.
The meetings target residents
from a wide spectrum of diverse socio-political and religious backgrounds,
with the aim of reaching out to those individuals who do not benefit
from attending political rallies, not exclusive of those who attend
rallies. Issues that came out in the meetings were that there should
be a clear framework to guarantee full participation of residents
and ensuring that residents' inputs are safeguarded. Members drawn
from the civic society, Parliamentary select committee and the thematic
committees have been called into the forums to address residents.
Of particular concern
have also been the delays in the starting of the consultations which
have not been explained. To-date, members of the thematic committees
have not been trained yet. The information that came out during
the course of the meetings was that the process may take off early
next year, but from the look of things that also remains tentative.
Meanwhile, the association also held three training workshops where
newly elected ward representatives have been trained in leadership
and advocacy.
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