A LOT of citizens have been taken by surprise to hear President Hakainde Hichilema announce that “as a country, we have agreed to amend the Constitution before the 2026 elections”. The voters are asking; “you agreed with who?” This question is being asked because citizens don’t remember when such consensus was reached; they can’t remember a time when stakeholders across the country were called to a consultative meeting where this resolution was made. But this is just half of the problem that we must actually be concerned about as a country. The major problem here is; which clauses in our Constitution does the President wish to amend? This is a critical question and the follow up question to this is...
