MARONDERA Zimbabwes three main political parties do not have the right to impose a constitution on the country, said Zimbabwe Human Rights Association official, Fanuel Mafaro.He said Members of parliament are messengers of the electorate and have no mandate to take political initiatives without consulting people who voted them into office. The people have a final say on how they want to be governed by present and future governments.
Mafaro called on Zimbabweans to reject any new constitution that was based on the Kariba draft constitution that was written by President Robert Mugabes Zanu (PF) party, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Deputy Premier Arthur Mutambaras MDC formations in 2007.
He added that an ideal democratic constitution was one where authority was shared among the three main pillars of government which are the executive, the legislature and the judiciary.
Critics of the Kariba draft have pointed out that the document leaves untouched the wide powers that Mugabe continues to enjoy even after formation of the unity government.
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