Tendai Biti
Zimbabwean politician
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The ink on cab three (Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 3 Act, 2026) is still wet. Cab three became law on the 7th of July 2026. But we are concerned that the regime is already on autopilot to amend this constitution, not just to amend it, to destroy this constitution through the introduction of a monarchy and the destruction of a republic. Zimbabwe is a republic. People died to establish this republic,
Zimbabweans cannot be expected to trust a process that replicates the intimidation, violence and exclusion witnessed during the public consultations,
The process was tainted by widespread inducements, money and vehicles being openly exchanged to influence the outcome. Such conduct undermines the integrity of Parliament and the democratic process itself,
We have no doubt that they discussed everything but CAB 3
They are making the mistake that Mugabe made. That of closing [the democratic] space absolutely,
- Biti saidBBCbbc.com/news/articles…
This is a coup, a slow coup that is unfolding in Zimbabwe,
- veteran opposition politician and former finance minister Tendai Biti told the BBCBBCbbc.com/news/articles…
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