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Draft constitution curbs President's powers
07 Feb 2013 at 05:56hrs | Views
The draft constitution sailed through Parliament yesterday with MDC-T Copac co-chairperson Douglas Mwonzora saying if passed into law, legislators would be empowered to stop the President from unilaterally dissolving Parliament.
Mwonzora told the House of Assembly that a Constitutional Court comprising legislators would be able to challenge excessive use of Presidential Powers.
He said the court can block the dissolution of Parliament by the President until after a consensus has been reached.
He said the draft constitution had the most comprehensive Bill of Rights which was second to none on the African continent and the world.
Zanu-PF Copac co-chairperson Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana defended the $45 million spent on the constitution-making process, saying democracy did not come cheaply.
Mwonzora told the House of Assembly that a Constitutional Court comprising legislators would be able to challenge excessive use of Presidential Powers.
He said the court can block the dissolution of Parliament by the President until after a consensus has been reached.
He said the draft constitution had the most comprehensive Bill of Rights which was second to none on the African continent and the world.
Zanu-PF Copac co-chairperson Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana defended the $45 million spent on the constitution-making process, saying democracy did not come cheaply.
Source - newsday
