All zambia s successive constitutional amendments, starting from the 1965 amendments to the latest proposed constitution of zambia amendment bill of 2019, have always had specific clauses targeted at stripping the litunga, king of barotseland, of his bona fide rights and powers over his kingdom as well as depriving the barotse people of. Constitution of zambia by parliament that followed a rigorous. Lands amendment act 2015, 2015 zambia legal information. Jun 27, 2017 the procedure for amending the current zambian constitution the constitution to be replaced is set out in article 79 of the constitution of zambia act no. Constitutional amendment bill will proceed despite. The constitution of zambia amendment bill, 2019 bill 10 appears to have some footprints of the pentecostal mindset in so far as the declaration of zambia as a christian nation is concerned. The object of this bill is to amend the constitution of zambia so as to a revise the preamble in order to reaffirm the christian character of zambia. The politics of constitutional reform processes in zambia. Although the bill of rights which was subjected to a referendum.
Constitution of zambia amendment act, 2015 5 january. Lungus constitution amendment fraud is now clear the. Elections amendment act, 2015 seychelles legal information. It s preamble in article 11 is a general declaration of the rights every person in zambia is entitled to regardless of race, place of origin, political. It further provides that the bill once enacted into law shall be read as. Download pdf constitution of zambia amendment act, 2015 5 january 2016 download pdf constitution of zambia amendment act, 2015 5 january 2016 source. The proposed amendment to article 1141d, will allow the cabinet to act without seeking approval from the national assembly. Aug 11, 2019 two constitutional law experts have observed that the proposed constitution amendment bill number 10 of 2019 is illegal. This is also while freedom house ranks zambia as partly free with a score of. Kenya and tanzania and law, lecturer at the faculty of law.
Parliament on thursday evening passed the constitution of zambia bill number 16 and the constitution of zambia amendment bill number 17 when they came up for second reading after heated debates. Civil law and justice legislation amendment act 2018. Aligning the administrative justice act with the constitution. These topic pages provide a quick overview and easy access to all content that can be found on ace for any give topic of interest weather encyclopaedia files, electoral materials, comparative data, consolidated replies, case studies, or other. Government to table all the provisions of the draft. Constitution of zambia amendment bill plots against the. Proposed 19 constitution amendment zambian democracy.
Since constitutional amendments are inevitable in the process of democratic. Implications of constitution of zambia amendment bill 10 on labour and social security protection in zambia visaviz patriotic front pf more money in the pocket manifesto the constitution amendment bill 2019, also known as bill no. Amendment of the acts interpretation act 1901, amendment of the archives act 1983, amendment of the bankruptcy act 1966, amendment of the domicile act 1982, amendment of the evidence act 1995, amendment of the family law act 1975, amendment of the marriage act 1961, amendment of the. The effect of the constitution of zambia amendment bill no. When considered with the other proposed amendments relating to public finance management, the amendments mean that the executive will be free to borrow. Rwandas constitution of 2003 with amendments through 2015. The specific provisions of the constitution of zambia amendment bill, n. The third amendment is the constitution amendment no. Convention through a number of laws and law amendments. The bill of rights lists the specific freedoms that governments cannot threaten or take away.
The speaker of the national assembly dr patrick matibini says the house will proceed to table the constitution amendment bill no. Pdf apprising constitutional ammendment zelalem eshetu. Jul 10, 2019 all zambia s successive constitutional amendments, starting from the 1965 amendments to the latest proposed constitution of zambia amendment bill of 2019, have always had specific clauses targeted at stripping the litunga, king of barotseland, of his bona fide rights and powers over his kingdom as well as depriving the barotse people of. Aug 12, 2015 the government has published the constitution of zambia amendment bill 2015 which will take forward the enactment of specific clauses which are not subject to the referendum. The law association of zambia laz has dragged president edgar lungu, the attorney general and the national assembly to the constitutional court for attempting to illegally alter the constitution of zambia through bill 10, 2019. If you dont see any interesting for you, use our search form on bottom v. Jul 23, 2019 for me and many zambians, the zambian constitution amendment bill, 2019 is a personal matter by elias munshya llm, mba, m. Support implementation of the forest act of 2015 and other devolved natural. The constitution of zimbabwe, zambia and south africa, for instance, require the text of the proposal to be published in the 96minutes of constitutional assembly, volume 5, unpublished, hpr library, addis ababa, ethiopia, 1994. The regazetting of the constitution of zambia amendment bill, 2019, with proposed parliamentary amendments, has nothing to do with order 112.
Constitution of zambia, amendment act 5 of 1972, and act 27 of 1973. Zambia debates proposed constitutional amendments southern. The zambian constitutional amendment bill was released for public comment on 21 june 2019. Userspublicdocumentsgp jobsconstitution of zambia act 2016. A brief analysis of zambia s constitutional amendment bill by the southern africa litigation centre. The belief was strong that a well regulated militia such as the national guard, in modern times was. Article 47 of the constitution is amended by the deletion of clause 2 and the substitution therefor of the following. Constitution specifies the principles of land policy, environmental and natural. Justice minister ngosa simbyakula has said that the constitution amendment bill 2015 and the constitution of zambia bill 2015 will be published on saturday, 1st august, 2015. Constitution of zambia act, 1991 and the constitution in the schedule to that act. For me and many zambians, the zambian constitution amendment. Jul 05, 2016 on this page you can read or download zambian constitution 2016 pdf download in pdf format. Nov 24, 2015 on this page you can read or download zambian constitution 2018 pdf in pdf format. S v musino hh15817 and s v taurayi hh29890 by geoff feltoe.
Final papers of the 2016 national symposium on the promise of the declaration of rights under the constitution of zimbabwe. This act may be cited as the constitution of zambia amendment act, 2019, and shall be read as one with the constitution of zambia, in this act referred to as the constitution. This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the. Nov 27, 2015 on this page you can read or download 2016 zambian constitution pdf download in pdf format. Usbased law professor muna ndulo and locally based constitutional lawyer john sangwa featured on a public discussion at southern sun hotel in lusaka. This act may be cited as the constitution of zambia amendment act, 2016, and shall be read as one with the constitution of zambia, in this act referred to as the constitution.
In the latest 2019 constitutional amendment bill, for example, there is a clause that gives the president of zambia exclusive powers to divide, dismember or create any province in zambia, including zambia s western province which forms part of barotseland, without any consultation with the people concerned, parliament or any statutory body in. Constitution of zambia amendment act, 2015 5 january 2016. Constitution amendment act 2016 national assembly of zambia. This act may be cited as the constitution of zambia amendment act, 2015, and shall be read as one with the constitution of zambia, in thisact referred to as the constitution. Jan 08, 2016 this is why it is called the constitution of zambia amendment act of 2016. Laz sues president lungu, national assembly over amendment. In july 2007, ncc bill was presented by the minister of justice to the stakeholders for input and by august the bill had been adopted mandating the ncc to draft a new zambian constitution.
There is a need for pentecostals to push back against this idea that the faith should be. Constitution of zambia amendment act 1991 assented to on 24 august 1991. This act may be cited as the constitution of zambia amendment no. Clause 1short title this clause provides for the short title of the bill which shall be cited as the constitution of zambia amendment, act, 2019. Amendment act, land may be allocated to nonzambians though there are. By wynter m kabimba ods, sc general secretary, rainbow party the constitution amendment act no. Doc the zambian bill of rights mukonka moonga academia. The politics of zambia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic. The current bill of rights forms part 3 of the 1996 constitution which covers articles 11 t o 32. Laz which is being represented by simeza, sangwa and associates has cited the president of the republic of zambia, the attorney general and the national assembly as.
Amendment of constitution of zambia act, 1991, and schedule thereto 4. Nevertheless, this footprint is not quite what it promises to be. Government publishes the constitution amendment bill. Article 79 permits the amendment of non entrenched provisions by a two thirds majority in parliament. The zambia institute of diplomacy and international studies amendment bill, 2021 bill no.
Download zambias new constitution as amended elias. The supremacy of the party was recognized in the constitution of zambia amendment act no. Oasis forum calls for withdrawal of constitution amendment. Section 79 of the constitution provides that a bill which seeks to amend the constitution must be published in the gazette 30 days before its first reading. The current article 114 of the zambian constitution states that one of the functions of cabinet is to recommend the accession and ratification of international agreements and treaties to the national assembly. The constitution amendment bill, 2019 national assembly. Pdf icon act 8 of 2015 elections amendment act, 2015. Subject to this act, the constitution as amended in act no. Enactment enacted by the parliament of zambia short title 1. This act may be cited as the constitution of zambia act, 200. Jul 07, 2019 lungus constitution amendment fraud is now clear by the mast on july 7, 2019 on june 21, 2019, attorney general likando kalaluka issued the constitution of zambia amendment bill, 2019 whose object is to amend the constitution of zambia so as to. This act may be cited as the constitution of zambia act, 2015. Zambias constitution of 1991 with amendments through 2016.
The constitution is amended by the repeal of the preamble. Lungus constitution amendment fraud is now clear the mast. The most recent change occurred in 2016 and witnessed the repeal of almost all parts of the constitution except the bill of rights, which requires a referendum. Download pdf constitution of zambia amendment act, 2015 5 january 2016 source. This act may be cited as the constitution of zambia act. Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and press, and the right to assemble peaceably and petition the government for redress of grievances to ask it to fix something that its responsible for. Chapter 1constitution of zambia act arrangement of sections section 1. An analysis of zambias southern african litigation centre. Act, 2015, and shall be read as one with the constitution of zambia, in this act referred to as the constitution. The object of this bill is to amend the constitution of zambia so as to. Parliament passed the constitution of zambia amendment bill, which changed the formula for winning presidential elections from a simple majority to 50% plus.
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