Parliament, not principals, should fully implement Article 6 of the GPA

As debate on the new draft constitution rages on, I am wondering to what extent our legislators understand that it is their primary responsibility to see to it that Zimbabwe finally has a supreme law that deepens our democracy, promotes good governance and not serve narrow political interests.

The Global Political Agreement (GPA) explicitly mandates Parliament with the responsibility to lead the process of constitution–making. I have not seen any provisions in the GPA which say the principals will have to make the final decision on this matter.

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