CHAPTER One Foundation says the timeline given to the Technical Committee to process submissions and produce a coherent draft bill is unrealistic. On Tuesday, Technical Committee on Constitution Amendments Spokesperson Dr Landilani Banda said the committee would come up with a draft of Bill 7 by the end of November, which it would submit to government in the same month. Commenting on this in an interview, Chapter One Foundation Executive Director Josiah Kalala said the timeline announced by the Technical Committee to finalise submissions and present a draft bill reflects an underestimation of the complexity and gravity of constitutional reform. “The timeline announced by the Technical Committee to finalise submissions by mid-November and present a draft Bill by the end...

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