Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:54:25 +0000 By Aaron Chiyanzo POLITICAL parties which do not have anything to submit with regards to the Political Parties Bill are cowards and should just shut up if they have nothing to offer, says Justice Minister Given Lubinda. And the minister said that he would not be able to present the Constitution Amendment Bill in the next sitting of Parliament because he had received too many submissions. Mr Lubinda said that some political parties had vowed not to make any submissions towards the Political Parties Bill until they were formally written to. He however said Government would not write to anyone to make submissions as they were not compelled to by anything. Mr Lubinda said that people who did not have anything to submit should just shut up and that those making noise were cowards. The minister explained that Cabinet was not mandated to consult the public when passing bills […]
