THE battle lines have been drawn as the National Assembly resumes sitting with the Constitutional Amendment Bill number 10 topping the list. But is the nation back to square one as the members of Parliament resume their seats after the break – during which they were also supposed to consult and engage .their constituents over Bill 10? As Parliament reconvenes, what is clear is that the ruling Patriotic Front and the main opposition party, the United Party for National Development (UPND) find themselves at opposite sides of the extreme. The UPND has already thrown the gauntlet, coming out with guns blazing. “There will be consequences against any of our Members of Parliament (MP) who will go against the party position and vote for Bill 10, UPND spokesperson, Charles Kakoma, warned yesterday. Mr Kakoma said in an interview yesterday, that the position of the party was that its MPs must vote against Bill 10. “The correct […]
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