CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says Bill 7 has been brought back to Parliament without any alterations to its original form. He explains that according to the law, government cannot craft a new Constitutional Amendment Bill until after the general elections. On Tuesday, Deputy Speaker Attractor Chisangano announced that she received communication from the Minister of Justice requesting the House to immediately resume consideration of Bill 7. During a media briefing, Wednesday, Mweetwa clarified that it was not the Technical Committee’s proposed Bill but the same original Bill 7 with the same earlier contents. “Cabinet yesterday (Tuesday) resolved that National Assembly Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 7 be brought back on the floor of the House. The Minister of Justice was...

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