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People's
charter now a reality
MISA-Zimbabwe
February 09, 2008
Over 30 civic
society organisations from all over Zimbabwe, represented by over
3000 people met in Harare under the banner of The People's
Convention to come up with a People's Charter meant to address
the socio-economic and political challenges that the country faces.
The People's Charter which outlines the way in which the people
of Zimbabwe would want to be governed was formulated and adopted
out of the positions presented on the thematic areas and contributions
from delegates.
With the adoption of the Charter, the Convention agreed that the
following activities would be undertaken in order to legitimize
the process:
- That the
People's Charter would be publicized
- That civic
organisations attending the convention would hold meetings with
members/ stakeholders to seek further input into the charter
- That the
one common protest would be undertaken before the election of
March 29, 2008 to declare the electoral process of the current
election and previous elections held without a new constitution
illegitimate.
Speaking before
the position of the constitutional reform taskforce, the chairperson
of the NCA,
Dr Lovemore Madhuku, said that the main source of Zimbabwe's
problems is the improper governing of the country.
"There are some people that believe that changing the government
is the answer to our problems; yes it is important to change the
government; but more importantly, we must change the system of governance.
If you can change a face, then you can change a system," said
Madhuku.
The People's Convention which ran from 8 to 9 February 2008
under the theme, 'Reclaiming our future, Deciding our Zimbabwe's
destiny' offered a platform for feedback from taskforces set
at the All Stakeholders Conference held in Bulawayo on 9 September
2007 and accorded participants the opportunity to collectively explore
Zimbabwe's political environment, economy, social welfare
programme, gender inequality and youth empowerment failures that
have led to the country's lack of social cohesion.
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