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New Constitution-making process - Index of articles
The road to the new constitution
Movement
for Democratic Change
October
22, 2012
The current
draft
constitution is a product of two processes, the outreach
process and the negotiations spearheaded by the management committee
to resolve the parked issues. The agenda of this all stakeholders'
conference is well set out generally in article 6 of the Global
Political Agreement. That is to say to table the draft constitution
to the representatives of the people across the political divide.
For that reason
to ensure a smooth conduct of business of this All Stakeholders'
Conference the Select Committee came up with the terms of reference
for the committee. These are:
a) To allow
the Select Committee to give a report to the conference on the constitution
making process. In other words the Select Committee must provide
a narrative of how we have got to where we are. It is a matter of
public record that the journey so far has not been easy. We, however
take comfort in the fact that all good things do not come easy.
Our story is an intriguing tale of how people rose above narrow
sectional interests to overcome adversity.
b) To table
the constitution before this conference. This provides an opportunity
for the Select Committee to take the delegates through the draft
constitution. It is hoped that the truth about what this constitution
provides will be reviewed. Sadly many untrue accusations about this
constitution have been made sometime in one sided fora where the
Select Committee had no right of reply. This constitution does not
provide for some of the things that some people say it provides
for. Today we analyze this constitution more objectively above the
political sparring that has characterized our nation.
c) To allow
delegates divided into working groups to make comments and recommendations
on the draft. This is meant to allow delegates to provide an evaluation
of the draft constitution. These comments and recommendations will
help inform on areas that need attention on this draft. This is
not to provide an opportunity for political sparring. We cannot
allow anything that will make debate dysfunctional at the conference.
To that end, delegates are urged to make their comments and recommendations
that will be recorded by a team of rapportuers rather than provide
a critique of each other's recommendations and comments.
d) To compile
a detailed report of the conference by Copac after the conference
for further processes to come.
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