1. I sincerely hope this was not a mere show Senator ⁦@DMwonzora⁩ which covers a done deal with ZANU PF whereby some MDC-T Senators will vote for the illegal amendment but for once in a long time you spoke like the constitution-builder that you were. openparly.com/index.php/2021…
2. I’m still at a loss however as to why, with your constitutional campus still intact, you voted for the first amendment which was non-existent & obviously illegal. The illegality you’re rightly complaining of now re the second affects everything under that illegal amendment.
3. As such, powerful as this speech appears to be in defence of the Constitution, it is akin to shutting the stable doors after the horses have bolted. If your vote for the first amendment was tactical, it was ill-advised because it should have come with a concession.
4. Of course what Minister Ziyambi is proposing is blatantly unconstitutional & illegal. No incumbent can benefit from the extension of a term limit. More critically section 328 cannot be amended without a referendum. The attempt to suspend s.328 is therefore unconstitutional.

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