FORMER LAZ president Linda Kasonde says passing the proportional representation electoral system in Bill 7 will not redress the lack of women, youth and persons with disabilities representation in Parliament. And Kasonde says the vote on Bill 7 is a clear demonstration that opposition political parties do not have the best interests of citizens. She adds that the assenting of Bill 7 marks a transition to a new constitutional dispensation that does not promote democracy in Zambia but shrinks it. Speaking on Diamond TV’s breakfast show, Monday, Kasonde said proportional representation will disadvantage women, youth and persons with disabilities into 40 seats, while the majority of the representation remained biased towards men. “I have always argued that what needed to...