Justice Minister, Wynter Kabimba says government will need to spend 15 million Kwacha if the constitution-making process was to be subjected to a referendum.
Mr Kabimba says this is because a referendum requires government to conduct a national census of all citizens eligible to vote.
Inutu Mwanza reports that Mr. Kabimba said this at the Central Seventh Day Adventist Church in Choma on Saturday.
Mr Kabimba says even the legal process required for holding a referendum cannot be completed before the year 2016.
He says the PF government is committed to giving Zambia a constitution but has been constrained by limited resources.
Mr Kabimba says even though the government appreciates donor funds for the process, co-operating partners should show the same generosity to developmental projects.
Meanwhile, Mr. Kabimba who is also PF Secretary General has called for unity of purpose among political parties which will see Zambians have a national constitution.
Mr. Kabimba says to adopt a constitution a two third majority is required in parliament.
He says the unity of purpose is therefore important because no single party controls a two thirds majority in Parliament.
And Pastor-in-Charge Anthony Choongo has asked the PF government to continue with its development agenda saying it was ordained by God.
And southern province minister Daniel Munkombwe has commended the church for complementing government’s efforts in developing the nation.
Honourable, if you managed 2 write off the K14million debt that Fred Membe and Nchito owe us, I don’t think K15m shud be a harsal!! If the debt was nothing 2 worry about, y shud this referendum be?
HH can even manage to fund for it kanshi. Atase is this why the president is refusing 2 hold d referendum, just a K15m, eyae. Its time we started being serious in this country.
we ratha tired ov dis guy’s liez.rick ma frend dnt hde urself n evryday’z word ov God,we all go 2 church n gat alot n our our brainz.pretendng z nt nt gud.
knw mo voting 4 hm
I rgret votn 4u kabimba &yo GOVT 2016 u wont see ma vote
Nkabikako K10M &da govt go put da rmainin K5m
$2.5 M USD is nothing compared to the importance of the supreme law.
Ok. Nkabikapo K100.Who else can contribute?
A K500 from me. Whose next?
That’s what you were supposed to do before your an accountable debts & the destruction of the Kwacha value in the first place.Nganamufilwa in this line you are free to tell the nation Mr Summer Kabimba.When Campaigning where you drunk with Kantobo or the noise of the expectant poverty striken masses of this country?90 days is still within yo term you can do it.Politics aside bring it on!!!!!!
We shall finance it Sir! No matter what, we just need it. No excuse on that pliz. Otherwise you will be fired mr kabimba fake lawyer.
They are always spending money on by-elections and they never run out of funds so let them use the same effort/source to raise this K15 million,after all they are the ones who said they will deliver a people driven constitution!