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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>LEGAL experts say Zimbabwe is one of the countries with a good Constitution, but suffering from constitutional disorder because of an authoritarian leadership which has no respect for the governance charter.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a public meeting organised by the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Zimbabwe Constitution, experts said people were failing to enjoy their rights.<\/p>\n

Opposition MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora said Zimbabwe had one of the best constitutions, but was stuck in a constitutional crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a good Constitution, but it doesn\u2019t necessarily mean we have a good constitutional order. A good constitutional order is a matter of the attitude of the rulers,\u201dMwonzora said.<\/p>\n

\u201cImagine giving the devil a Bible to administer, will he dispense justice and holiness? Similarly, if you give people who are by nature dictatorial a democratic Constitution, you won\u2019t have democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe adopted a new parliamentary-driven Constitution in 2013 through a referendum.<\/p>\n

Mwonzora and Paul Mangwana (Zanu PF) were co-chairpersons of the Constitutional Select Committee (Copac) formed to drive the constitution-making process during the unity government among the late former President Robert Mugabe, the late MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai and Author Mutambara (MDC).<\/p>\n

Copac conducted countrywide consultations, but critics said majority views were largely ignored by the political players.<\/p>\n

Madhuku and his NCA rejected the Constitution.<\/p>\n

The Constitution has been amended twice and observers have described the changes as the ruling Zanu (PF) party\u2019s strategy to consolidate power and whittle down the influence of Parliament.<\/p>\n

Madhuku called on citizens to be active in asserting their rights.<\/p>\n

\u201cCourts are giving judgments without giving a reason, looking at Mwonzora\u2019s delimitation court case, the application was dismissed without giving reasons,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey say reasons are going to follow but they never do and we have lived with them as citizens. We can\u2019t allow a situation like that. The amendment that I support is that no court must give judgment without giving reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mangwana said Zanu PF legally used its two-thirds majority in Parliament to amend the Constitution.<\/p>\n

He said whether the amendments are good or bad for the country, they are legal.<\/p>\n

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