Parliament’s move to process 74 bills within a compressed parliamentary window has triggered fresh governance concerns, with experts warning that the rushed legislative approach risks repeating the same constitutional mistakes made during Zambia’s controversial 2016 amendment process. Speaking in an interview with Zambian Business Times – ZBT, Governance Expert, Gideon Musonda indicated that the current legislative process has failed the test of meaningful public participation and adequate scrutiny required in democratic lawmaking. Musonda said while Parliament has powers to suspend Standing Orders and fast-track legislation, the principle of lawmaking requires adequate stakeholder engagement, clause-by-clause scrutiny and sufficient time for Members...
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