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Delegates Set Grade 12 Certificate As Minimum Requirement For Presidential Candidate
DELEGATES to the national constitutional convention have rejected proposals for a degree as a minimum qualification for a presidential candidate.
The delegates have instead retained Article 97(e) stipulating a minimum qualification of grade 12 certificate or its equivalent for one to qualify as a presidential candidate.
Kalomo member of Parliament Request Muntanga argued that the acquisition of a degree is not the only way one can analyse and make decisions as president.
But a University of Zambia (UNZA) representative Deborah Taulo argued that there is need for a president to hold a minimum academic qualification of a university degree.
Ms Taulo said there are now more universities and it is easy to obtain a degree now, compared to the past.
And the delegates have also retained Article 75(3) which states: “Elections to district councils shall be conducted under the first-past-the -post system in accordance with Article 214.”
The delegates observed that rural areas have fewer incentives to retain people with higher academic
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Horter
April 17, 2013 at 11:44 am
Which Universities is Debora talking about? We’ve only had UNZA and CBU as Govt run universities, the rest are not and cannot offer govt bursaries to the intelligent poor fellows who’ve passed so well at grade 12. Should we say these fellows shouldn’t be presidents just because they couldn’t get degrees? Many are those with degrees especially from pvt universities than without but with very poor results at grade 12.
newszm.com
April 17, 2013 at 12:39 pm
It is the step in the right direction.
CK
April 17, 2013 at 1:14 pm
The degree is not wisdom,step in the right direction.
sims khris
April 19, 2013 at 12:32 pm
ck you are right
citizen
April 17, 2013 at 1:25 pm
human wisdom is based on what man has achieved e.g science, works and organisations and these all can be attained by mere qualification. our Leaders need wisdom from above. That’s the right direction fellows.
GBM
April 17, 2013 at 1:32 pm
tumfweko where is my comment. chi debora u are not educated wat is a degree.
reason
April 17, 2013 at 2:00 pm
This confirms that most Tumfweko bloggers are dgree-less. Olo mutimvelele majelasi, we are educated and you are Kaponyas. Its not our fault that you are not educated. While some of us were in class, you were busy making fun of the teacher and jumping through the window to go and kill birds na malegeni. Mulifye fikopo that’s mwalipatile degree clause
appau
April 17, 2013 at 3:04 pm
thats the right direction really…one will never go to school to get wisdom bt education.
PanAfricanist
April 17, 2013 at 3:25 pm
This is for GMB.
OSMORE
April 17, 2013 at 6:44 pm
Already she has shown why a degree is not neccessary as a qualification to stand as Presidential cadidate.You want to form a certain ruling class?Indeed unza Taulo has not given u wisdom.An above average grade 12 can’t fail to interplate issues.
Andy Mutinta
April 17, 2013 at 7:28 pm
Bye bye to education aspirations!!!!!!!!!
Kulekwamyo Kapyololo
April 18, 2013 at 5:58 am
But even a Grade 12 one, Ukwa does not have! The degree he claimes to have is from kwa NaBwalya University of Janjaweed Fimo Fimo and is not recognised outside of Muchinga! Lekeni lunye nomba.
wonama
April 18, 2013 at 8:33 am
Grade 12! This definately disqualifies the guy at plot one,though i support the degree clause!Governance is not child’s play.This site is for drop outs i think! Try ZWD for intellect
Jack Malama
April 18, 2013 at 11:46 am
Unfortunately Wonama, politics are not for the educated. That is African politics.
chocho
April 18, 2013 at 10:26 am
Listen failures,degree shud b a must besides wisdom. Education is there to help analystical and critical thinking. That’s. Why we r failing to come up wit meaningful development because of having failures in higher offices eg misplaced priority by the current govt, every day by elections for forgetting to develop. America our role model has been ruled by intellectuals that’s a reason enuf they develop.
Jack Malama
April 18, 2013 at 11:37 am
You have a point there. But you know what kills us Africans the most. It’s grid. Our few so called educated leaders are just out there to make money for themselves. And it’s all cost.
CK
April 18, 2013 at 10:45 am
Some degrees are not genuine, chi reason just because you have rich parents who paid for your degree does not make you wise,infact some grade 12 who are intelligent failed to enter university becuse of poor parents,some of these degree holders fail to peform in industry and technicians and artisans do better work shame on you!
CK
April 18, 2013 at 11:06 am
Some degrees are not genuine, leakages and corruption all over and some degree holders fail to peform in industry.Technicians and artisans peform better than some of these so called degree holders shame on you!
Jack Malama
April 18, 2013 at 11:30 am
Education does not make one a good leader. This world has witnessed uneducated great leaders. Grade 12 is good enough. It a heart and the wisdom that makes a great leader.
false engineer
April 18, 2013 at 2:28 pm
You educated engineers go and sort out that problem at levy mwanawasa stadium in ndola please.
sone
April 18, 2013 at 2:29 pm
Even dgrees have classifications. You are ku forefront but wenze ku chikwakwa! I think ma gegrees yanu yenze ma accidents if all you think about are “degrees”. Lets not be primitive. Education is cardinal, but it should never be used as a tool for opressing others. Some of us were sent to UNZA by parents who were not that educated.
humble
April 18, 2013 at 10:54 pm
@ wanama. Degree and work it like east and west. Degree is in offices not casual works like presidency. There we need men like bena chishimba kambwili, field work is had. men who can go round to check on degree horders there at UNZA and Drs.
mr stern stevenson
April 19, 2013 at 12:06 pm
I agree with citizen,divine wisdom is needed to rule all humans.