CONSTITUTIONAL lawyer John Sangwa says the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) will have to undertake a fresh delimitation exercise once President Hakainde Hichilema signs Bill 7 into law. Sangwa says the Commission will have to justify every new constituency that emerges, stating that citizens have the right to challenge the creation of new constituencies in court. Speaking on Diamond TV, Tuesday, Sangwa said the boundaries of all constituencies in the country would have to be organised in a way that accommodates the new parliamentary seats. “There’s been this debate about the delimitation report. People were saying, ‘give us the report, give us the report,’ no, you can’t have that report. Now that the Constitution has been amended, that is when...

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