Lissu alleges Draft has more shortfalls than 1977 law
By Patty Magubira, The Citizen Reporter
- Lissu says Tanzanians should emulate Kenya and Zimbabwe whose constitutions allowed them to sue their sitting leaders in case they sleep on the job
Entrusting the President alone with the duty of
disciplining leaders as proposed in the draft law was tantamount to
licensing them to become lousy, corrupt, and natural resource looters.
The Chadema lead lawyer, Mr Tundu Lissu, said at
the weekend that the draft law was fraught with more shortfalls than the
1977 Constitution.
Mr Lissu, who was educating leaders and members of
the main opposition party on the difference between the 1977
Constitution and the Draft Law, said cosmetics changes imposed on the
new proposed constitution intended to please wananchi only.
It was time Tanzanians emulated Kenyans and
Zimbabweans whose constitutions allowed them to sue their leaders in
case they goofed, Mr Tundu Lissu said.
He cited charges of crimes against humanity which
President Uhuru Kenyatta of the neighbouring country is facing at the
International Criminal Court.
Most of the changes imposed on the Draft though
seemed pleasant to women, farmers and pastoralists could neither be
implemented nor enable them to hold leaders accountable, he said.
The Chadema leaders and members supported their
party’s decision to zoom around the country to educate people on the
contents of draft law ahead of the referendum.
They, however, called on leaders of the Coalition
of the Defenders of the People’s Constitution popularly known in its
Kiswahili acronym as Ukawa to unite for the sake of Tanzanians.
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