Maguwu petitions Parly over PVOs Bill hearings

HUMAN rights campaigner Farai Maguwu has petitioned Speaker of National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, to reconvene public hearings on the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill after the meetings were disrupted by suspected Zanu PF activists.

The public hearings on the PVOs Amendment Bill were held from May 13 to 17 countrywide to solicit the input of the public and other stakeholders on the controversial draft piece of legislation.

The Bill seeks to regulate the operations of civic society organisations.

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