The referendum is set for16 March this year. Zanu (PF) COPAC co-Chairperson, Munyaradzi Mangwana confirmed in an interview with The Zimbabwean that they will be embarking on a massive distribution of the draft constitution in all the country’s ten provinces.
“Starting Monday, we are going to be deploying COPAC staff and members to all the 10 provinces in the country. We will be distributing 10, 000 copies per province.
“We will also be distributing a summary of the main issues in the draft constitution and in this regard we will be distributing 20, 000 copies to each province,” said Mangwana.
He added: “We will also be moving from district to district conducting stakeholder meetings. We will engage with civic society who will also be conducting the stakeholder meetings and we expect the media to play a role in informing people about the contents of the draft constitution.”
Mangwana expressed optimism that Zimbabweans will have ample time to understand the draft constitution before they go to vote in the referendum.
His sentiments were echoed by MDC-T spokesperson, Douglas Mwonzora who said: “People will have ample time to understand the draft constitution. We are going to be distributing the draft constitution in all the provinces starting from Monday alongside COPAC.”
Critics are however concerned that the 16 March date for the referendum is too near to adequately educate voters on the contents of the draft constitution.
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Where do I get the electronic copy?
The copies are too few,considering the time frame we have before elections.