Letters to the Editor:Slow pace of electoral reforms worrisome

THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has been tracking progress made by government in the implementation of electoral reforms premised on recommendations proffered by local, regional and international election observer missions to the 2018 harmonised elections.

Notably, Parliament passed and the President assented to the Constitutional Amendment Number 2 Act, which extended the women’s quota in the National Assembly for another 10 years, introduced a 30% women’s quota in local government, and provided for a quota for 10 youths in the National Assembly on a party-list basis and five female youths within the current women’s quota.

While Constitutional Amendment Number 2 Act extended the women’s quota for another 10 years, introduced a 30% women’s quota in local government, Zesn is of the view that notably, this amounts to a change.

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