Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:03:06 +0000 THERE is nothing wrong with Members of Parliament proposing amendments to the Constitution because it is their oversight responsibility, President Edgar Lungu has said. The President said that the Constitution was a ‘‘sacred sacrosanct document, ’’ but that it was bound to be amended if it was not working for the people. Speaking before departure for Morocco at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, President Lungu said that there was nothing wrong with parliamentarians proposing amendments to the Constitution if it was ambiguous because they were the ones charged with the responsibility of making laws. He pointed out that there were no better people to guide the nation on the Constitution than the ones who formulated it. The Head of State reiterated that he very well understood the separation of powers in the country and that the parliamentarians were the best people to guide on the Constitution. “The Constitution is […]
