Zimbabwe: New Draft - Departure From the Past

opinion

STARTING this week the Zimbabwe Independent will be serialising articles written by MDC-T secretary-general and Finance minister Tendai Biti - who is a lawyer by profession - on the controversial constitution-making exercise, focusing on the process, content and output. Biti is publicly wading into the stormy debate at a time when battle lines around the issue are clearly drawn and preparations for elections next year are gathering momentum.

The debate around the new constitution has become bastardised and resultantly is now wallowing in mediocrity and ignorant adulteration. Incoherent narratives and non-germane issues have been brought to the forefront, clouding the substance around the constitution-making process, while generating untold public confusion and undermining serious debate on the content of the draft constitution.

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