Proposed Constitutional amendments divide ex-CCC allies

A SIMMERING power struggle within the opposition has come into the open after a message by Amos Chibaya urged supporters aligned to opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to exit a WhatsApp platform convened by his former ally, Jameson Timba, escalating tensions within the opposition.

The message, circulated among opposition figures who claim to be aligned to Chamisa, ordered them to leave the Defend the Constitution Platform (DCP), a grouping established by Timba to co-ordinate opposition against the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill No 3.

The Bill proposes sweeping amendments to the Constitution, including extending President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term of office and that of Parliament by two years.

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