By KETRA KALUNGATHE UPND government must honour its promise to amend the Public Order Act (POA) and to reform the entire constitution, theForum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has urged the UPND government.FDD vice president Chifumu Banda said the UPND leadership should honour President Hakainde Hichilema’s speech to parliament by ensuring that they refine the POA to level the political field which in its current form disadvantages opposition parties.Mr. Banda said in an interview that the UPND leadership should stick to its promise to reform the constitution to broaden the Bill of Rights.He said the constitution needs reform because it has so many lacunas and the UPND government should ensure that they fill the gaps within the first five years in office.“We urge the UPND government to stick to their programme of action because it is agreed generally that our constitution needs reform,” he said.He said Zambians are looking forward to President Hichilema’s assurance in […]
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM A MUST – CHIFUMU
