Lusaka Public Sittings Expected to End Today
11/13/2025
Thursday, November 13, 2025
By: Technical Committee on Constitutional Amendments Secretariat
The Technical Committee on Constitutional Amendments is expected to conclude its Public Sittings for Lusaka Province today with Virtual sittings for all districts in the province.
Council Chambers have been designated as centers for the virtual sittings where members of the public will make submissions to the Technical Committee.
Members of the public in districts across Lusaka province are therefore invited to make their submissions in their respective areas starting at 09:00 hours to 17:00 hours today.
Today’s Virtual Sitting in Lusaka Province will mark the end of receipt of submissions by the Technical Committee on Constitutional Amendments, which started its nationwide Public Sittings on 27th October 2025.
During the past three days of its sitting at Lusaka’s Mulungushi International Conference Center, the Committee has been overwhelmed with submissions from various stakeholders on a wide range of issues in line with the Committee’s Terms of Reference.
Some members of society that have so far made submissions to the Committee include traditional leaders, youths, senior citizens, students, freedom fighters, and the civil society.
Others are persons with disabilities, the labour movement, political parties and former Cabinet ministers.
Prominent among those that made submissions to the Committee were veteran politician and freedom fighter, Vernon Mwaanga, Economic Front Party leader, Wynter Kabimba, Freedom fighter Mama Betty Chilombo Chilunga and Human Rights Activist Laura Mitti.
Due to the overwhelming response from members of the public, the Technical Committee on Constitutional Amendments, split into two teams and continued to receive submissions until late in the night.
The 25-member Technical Committee, chaired by Retired Supreme Court Judge Christopher Mushabati, was appointed on 2nd October, 2025, with a mandate to consult Zambians on Constitutional Amendments.
According to its roadmap, the Technical Committee on Constitutional Amendments, is thereafter, expected to prepare a report on its public consultations on the Constitutional Amendments.
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Contact: Spokesperson – Dr. Landilani Banda (0958122282)
Email: submissions@constitution.gov.zm
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