The Independent

LAZ DEMANDS WITHDRAWAL OF BILL 7

THE CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL NO. 7 OF 2025 MUST BE WITHDRAWN BY GOVERNMENT AS IT IS DEVOID OF STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION AS REQUIRED BY THE BASIC TENETS OF CONSTITUTIONALISM The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has carefully reviewed the provisions of the Constitution Amendment Bill No. 7 of 2025 which was published in the Government Gazette on 23rd May, 2025 wherein the Government indicates its settled intention to introduce it on the floor of the National Assembly to reform the country’s Constitutional Order. LAZ notes with concern that the initiated proposed constitutional amendment process excluded stakeholders and citizens from…