THE President is perhaps the most coveted executive position or office in any country, whether it is referred to as Prime Minister, Chancellor or other executive titles as guided by the laws of that country.It is notoriously complex and without apology the highest office in the land. Enshrined in and el evated by the constitution, it con notes the very highest of institu tional authority conceived by law. It is power.Since 1964 our Constitutions have reserved a section aptly titled “The Executive” which expands on the height and depths of this most unique office. The opening paragraph of this section has always read that “There shall be a President of the Republic of Zambia who shall be the Head of State…”The 1991 Constitution amended that definition so that it includes and immediately shows the President as “the Head of the Government and the Commander in-Chief of the Defence Forces.” Secondly, they expanded the definition to […]
THE EXECUTIVE POWER
