Sat, 10 Feb 2018 12:32:07 +0000 By AARON CHIYANZO THE Ministry of Justice should speed up constitutional amendments and bring to parliament all progressive recommendations submitted by stakeholders to address deficiencies in the constitution, says former UPND deputy spokesperson Edwin Lifwekelo. Mr Lifwekelo urged Justice Minister Given Lubinda to ensure that constitutional amendments are done without delay. “We want to urge Justice Minister, Given Lubinda to expeditiously bring to Parliament all progressive constitutional recommendations that have been submitted by stakeholders that seek to address all deficiencies in the republican constitution,” he said. Meanwhile, Mr Lifwekelo said that the private member’s motion that seeks to limit the number of times a presidential candidate could contest a general election was progressive and that all Members of Parliament should support it. He pleaded with parliamentarians to participate and make the right decision with regards to the private member’s bill for the sake of posterity. Mr Lifwekelo said that […]
