A CONSORTIUM of civil society organizations has commended President Hakainde Hichilema for establishing a Technical Working Group to lead consultations on constitutional reforms. In a joint statement issued on Tuesday on behalf of the CSOs, Chapter One Foundation Executive Director Josiah Kalala called for an independent, transparent, and accountable process. “The undersigned organizations commend His Excellency, President Hakainde Hichilema, for establishing a Technical Working Group to lead consultations on constitutional reforms. This is a welcome step towards breaking from past cycles of amendments that served narrow interests and instead laying the foundation for a legitimate, people-centered, and durable constitution. To ensure this initiative fulfils its transformative potential, we urge the following: an independent, transparent, and accountable process. The government has...