UPND has no intention to manipulate Constitution

Party SG clears air amid falsehoods by some individuals, organisations

MATHEWS MALAZIKA
Lusaka
UPND secretary general Batuke Imenda says the ruling party has no intention of manipulating the Constitution through the proposed amendments.
Mr Imenda says the proposed amendments were not a creation of the UPND regime but a culmination of many proposals from a broad spectrum of constitutional reviews dating to 1973 during the Chona Constitutional Review Commission.
His sentiments are in the wake of falsehoods by some individuals and organisations claiming that the New Dawn administration wants to manipulate the Constitution, with others purporting that President Hakainde Hichilema seeks to extend his stay in office.
In clarifying the issue of the constitutional amendment, Minister of Justice Princess Kasune last week presented the proposed amendments to Parliament…https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/welcome/home