adminThe Politburo, at its last meeting, raised questions on why people’s views were not properly captured in the draft.
It also noted that the document deviated from what was captured during the outreach programme.
Zanu-PF spokesperson Cde Rugare Gumbo said yesterday that his party would come up with a final position during today’s meeting. “We look forward to finalising on the document. There is no reason why we will not finalise it today,” he said.
Cde Gumbo said Zanu-PF members who were involved in the constitution-making process at Copac level had overlooked some of the critical issues hence the need for the Politburo to digest these and see how they may be incorporated in the final document.
“They overlooked some of the critical issues which Politburo felt needed to be re-emphasised to reflect the views of the people,” he said.
Zanu-PF is revisiting the document chapter by chapter and sentence-by-sentence to ensure that what was captured during the outreach exercise is included in the final document. The party has dismissed reports in some sections of the media that it is divided over the draft constitution.
Today’s meeting will be the third by the Politburo discussing the document.
The two MDC formations have since endorsed the document.
Contested areas include national objectives and foundations, the significance of the liberation struggle, the appointment of provincial governors and the establishment of the constitutional court.
Further areas of dispute include the deployment of the defence forces outside the country and the proposed restructuring of the Attorney General’s Office.
There is also debate on the section dealing with the nomination of presidential candidates and their running mates.
The Politburo endorsed some sections of the draft Constitution at its meeting a fortnight ago but proposed amendments to several contentious clauses.
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