MP in campaign against hate speech

MDC proportional representative MP Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga says she is lobbying Parliament to amend the Electoral Act so that it penalises political parties and candidates that promote hate speech or discriminate against female candidates.

The proposals are contained in the Electoral Amendment Bill, which was supposed to be debated last week, but was deferred after the majority of Zanu PF MPs bunked the session amid reports they were preparing for their party’s primary elections.

“The amendments that I am pushing for in the Electoral Amendment Bill are to ensure that section 17 of the Constitution is included as a preamble of the Electoral Amendment Act so that every provision is guided by that proviso,” Misihairabwi-Mushonga told NewsDay yesterday.

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