GEARS Initiative Board Chairperson Luckson Lungu says CSOs planning to protest the removal of the presidential term limit are “shooting in the air”. Meanwhile, Governance Activist Wisdom Muyunda has urged Members of Parliament to abandon calls for an increase in the presidential term limit, saying the debate risks diverting the country from pressing economic priorities. Several CSOs, including Chapter One Foundation (COF), TI-Z, LCK Foundation and ActionAid, are planning a peaceful procession to defend the constitutional provision limiting the number of terms a president can serve. The planned march follows calls to remove presidential term limits, after some youths earlier marched to Parliament to submit a petition supporting the move. However, government, through Chief Government Spokesperson Elvis Nkandu, urged the...

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