GOVERNMENT has published the draft Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in which it proposes to increase constituency seats from the current 156 to 211, to actualise the ECZ’s delimitation report. And Justice Minister Princess Kasune says government has no ill intentions with regard to the constitutional amendment process and urges Zambians to interrogate the Bill and give feedback in the next 30 days. Meanwhile, government also proposes to revise the number of nominated Members of Parliament to a maximum of 10. Another proposal in the Bill is that where a vacancy occurs in the National Assembly for a Member of Parliament, the Speaker shall, within seven days of the occurrence of the vacancy, inform the Electoral Commission of the...