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Grand Coalition Suggests Borrowing for Referendum
THE Grand Coalition on a people-driven Constitution says Government should borrow money from other countries to facilitate the amendment of the constitution through a referendum.
Speaking on Muvi TV’s The Assignment programme on Sunday night, deputy chairperson Sarah Longwe said Government should treat the issue of the referendum the same way it did the unplanned January 20, 2015 presidential election.
“We won’t mind Government borrowing money for a referendum, which can be paid back by our grandchildren. If donors are not interested in lending us the money, we the Zambians can donate whatever we have so that we can have a constitution before the 2016 elections,” Ms Longwe said.
She said the grand coalition realises that having a referendum is expensive, but that Government should know that doing the right thing is always expensive.
Ms Longwe said it is better to have the constitution enacted through a referendum than to have parliamentarians debate it based on party lines.
Ms Longwe also said government should not worry about having a census before the national referendum because records from the 2010 census can still be used.
And a researcher with the Law Association of Zambia, Landilani Banda, said with appropriate sensitisation, the required number of people would vote in the referendum.
Mr Banda who is also a member of the grand coalition, said Government should not worry that there would be apathy.
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on February 24, 2015. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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forgive them
February 24, 2015 at 7:08 am
Ba bwesesheni abene bampiya ama gay and mubebe ati zambia is a christian nation. U can’t fool Gods people
Denkete
February 24, 2015 at 6:07 pm
Ba sara Longwe, this is what we call mental deficiency. How can a normal human being put grandchildren in credits? To me it sounds like there is no facility in Sara’s mind.
mj banda
February 24, 2015 at 7:12 am
Grand coalition doesn’t make any value to Zambia. They ve no heart for zambia
abene ba nyekese
February 24, 2015 at 7:34 am
Not worth borrowing for. Better enacted by parley so long contatious issues are addressed.
ba medza
February 24, 2015 at 7:36 am
you borrow now and come next year you again start asking for more to child elections,mwalipena?
ba medza
February 24, 2015 at 7:37 am
I meant to hold elections
apparatchick
February 24, 2015 at 7:55 am
DOES SARA KNOW WHAT IS CALLED INCOME TAX?
HOW DOES SHE MAKE HER OWN MONEY?
GIVE US A BREAK AND TELL YOUR FINANCIERS THAT
THE CONSTITUTION WILL NOT PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE
THE DAY ITS ENACTED. I HAVE TROUBLE EXPLAINING ITS
VALUE TO MY GRAND MOTHER.
Herve Stalin
February 24, 2015 at 9:06 am
No. No please!
new educated Zambia
February 24, 2015 at 9:19 am
I am in bed. I will comment in full later. All I can say is that these chaps are useless
Judge Joe Bidden
February 24, 2015 at 10:25 am
Just the thought of borrowing money from other countries to pay for change of our own constitution is itself a problem, why should our grandchildren come and pay for our stupidity and mismanagement of our natural resources that we would ve otherwise used to pay for such an expenditure? With good governance and effective management of our natural resources there was no need to borrow money for the referendum.
New Educated Zambia
February 24, 2015 at 11:37 am
Bidden well said mune. This longwe woman seems to be delusional. This constitution crisis has been going on for years. Costing us billions of kwacha and yet upto now no tangible development has come from it. How can she blatantly state that our grandchildren willt take care of paying back the loan? How many loans are the PF going to take surely? A person in her position should first try and exhaust the internal sources of income before seeming desperate and costing us millions. There is a lack of innovation and initiative in these fools. Vote UPND
New Educated Zambia
February 24, 2015 at 11:38 am
Bidden well said mune. This longwe woman seems to be delusional. This constitution crisis has been going on for years. Costing us billions of kwacha and yet upto now no tangible development has come from it. How can she blatantly state that our grandchildren willt take care of paying back the loan? How many loans are the PF going to take surely? A person in her position should first try and exhaust the internal sources of income before seeming desperate and costing us millions. There is a lack of innovation and initiative in these fools. UPND 2016
Judge Joe Bidden
February 24, 2015 at 5:16 pm
Exactly! Its like saying what Iam doing is wrong and I cant definitely fix it, neither my children can… Oh actually its my grandchildren who will come and fix it!
poly
February 24, 2015 at 3:35 pm
Iwe Sarah Longwe naci Landilani Banda are two short-sighted maggots who cannot see anything beyond your noses.Why should we borrow to finance your borrowed ideas,you blood hired guns. Your Great Grand Constitution Confusion is now bloodless and dead.
katongo nsambe
February 24, 2015 at 4:45 pm
IN MY VIEW THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS SPOKEN DECISIVELY AND CLEARLY ON THIS ISSUE FOR EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND IS NEVERS MUMBA.
LET PRESIDENT LUNGU FOLLOW THE SOUND SUGGESTION MADE BY NEVERS. IT MAKES SENSE AND THERE WILL BE NO NEED TO BORROW.
GRAND COALITION NEED TO BE CAREFUL LEST THEYBECOME NOISY GONGS. THEY SHOULD HAVE APPLAUDED WHAT NEVERS SAID AS A SENSIBLE WAY FORWARD.
chaona mzako
February 24, 2015 at 7:57 pm
NEW EDUCATED ZAMBIAN MUNE WASOSA. THIZ TUMA PIPO LIKE KA SARA LONGWE CAN LAND US IN MANINGI TROUBLE. WE CANT BORROW MONEY FOR THE REFERENDUM. AWE BANE. MUNE MWANDI NUSOSA. WALYA TOTAL PA TOTAL MY BRO.
The PF Tiger
February 24, 2015 at 8:55 pm
only a fool can support this lady honestly whats wrong with our NGOs kanshi? the guys cant even think sure mwe bantu? why should the Govr borrow to support your evil plans? bamayo and your evil pay master this country is not for sale zambians can we raise against this movement.
Spygogo
February 25, 2015 at 2:35 am
Countrymen sAnd women, yes we need to change our constitution but surely is this the best time to do so given the circumstances around us?….referendum en general elections next year?
club zero
February 25, 2015 at 8:07 am
We can only live better when we work together its not about PF or UPND or NEW EDUCATE,TUTU or BAKAMBA ba CLUB ZERO.its not about tongas or bembas.its about ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION and how we can help to develop like south africa.