CSOs against constitutional amendments

CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) under the banner of Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) have vowed to mobilise citizens and Members of Parliament to reject the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill No 1, accusing the ruling Zanu PF party of railroading the legislature to amend the laws to settle its factional fights.

The government initiated the constitutional amendment to enable President Robert Mugabe to sidestep the public interviews initiated by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and directly appoint the Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice and Judge President.

The proposed amendments were brought up soon after the JSC had already conducted interviews to choose a successor for Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku, who goes on retirement this month end.

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