Govt lethargic on electoral reforms: CSO

THE government has been blasted for its lethargy in implementing electoral reforms, especially failure to ensure that draconian legislation like the Public Order and Security Act (Posa) and the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Aippa), among other laws, are repealed or amended before the forthcoming elections.
Elections Resource Centre director, Tawanda Chimhini accused Parliament of taking too long to deal with their petition, which highlighted their suggestions on electoral and legal reforms that are needed before the elections in July.

The petition was sent to Parliament three years ago, but the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice only produced its report on the petition last week, a situation which Chimhini said showed lack of seriousness regarding electoral reforms.

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