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MDC not involved in drafting constitutional Amendment no. 19
Movement
for Democratic Change (MDC)
November
19, 2008
The MDC dismisses
Zanu PF's frivolous and mischievous claims that the draft Constitutional
Amendment No. 19 is an inclusive Bill and has the input of all the
three political parties. Contrary to reports being peddled by Zanu
PF, the draft does not have any input from the MDC and we are not
privy of its contents. We have never seen the draft and we are surprised
that such key positions on the way forward are being communicated
through the media. As far as we are concerned, the draft that has
been sent to Mbeki is a Zanu PF document with Zanu PF perspectives.
Our draft is also ready and will be sent to Mbeki for consideration.
The final Bill to be tabled before parliament should be inclusive
of the three main political parties' views. The Bill should also
be premised on the GPA
document initialed on the 11th of September 2008 as the one signed
on the 15th of September was tempered with.
When the MDC National Council met in Harare last week, the party
resolved that it would not get into an inclusive government with
Zanu PF unless the Constitutional Amendment No. 19 had been passed
into an Act by Parliament and all the outstanding issues have been
resolved. The MDC's outstanding issues including the appointment
of Provincial Governors, senior government officials such as Permanent
Secretaries and Ambassadors have been prevented from discussion
by Zanu PF. Other sticking issues include; the equitable distribution
of ministerial portfolios and the composition and constitution of
the National Security Council. The MDC's also calls for the immediate
convening of Parliament to carry out its normal mandate of overseeing
the Executive.
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