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'Mugabe profiting from the new constituion'
08 Sep 2013 at 09:33hrs | Views
National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) chairperson, Lovemore Madhuku said it was surprising that the MDC-T wanted to appoint mayors using the Urban Councils Act which has now been overridden by the new constitution.
Madhuku said the confusion over the interpretation of law by the MDC-T proved that the new constitution was not written properly.
He said the fact that the MDC-T did not know which courts to approach showed a lack of clarity on the new Constitution.
"The truth of the matter is this Constitution is bad. A proper Constitution should be clear," said Madhuku.
He said the new Constitution gave too much power to Mugabe.
Madhuku said the country was hanging in the balance with no government in place for over a month, as the new Constitution does not give a timeframe for the appointment of a cabinet.
"The MDCs did a disservice to the nation by claiming that the new Constitution is good," said Madhuku, whose NCA campaigned for a "No" vote during the March Constitutional referendum.
Madhuku said the confusion over the interpretation of law by the MDC-T proved that the new constitution was not written properly.
He said the fact that the MDC-T did not know which courts to approach showed a lack of clarity on the new Constitution.
"The truth of the matter is this Constitution is bad. A proper Constitution should be clear," said Madhuku.
He said the new Constitution gave too much power to Mugabe.
Madhuku said the country was hanging in the balance with no government in place for over a month, as the new Constitution does not give a timeframe for the appointment of a cabinet.
"The MDCs did a disservice to the nation by claiming that the new Constitution is good," said Madhuku, whose NCA campaigned for a "No" vote during the March Constitutional referendum.
Source - thestandard
