Lamulo la Constitution of Zambia (Amendment), Nambala 7 la 2025

Lamulo la **Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Act, Nambala 7 la 2025** (lomwe nthawi zambiri limatchedwa Bill 7) ndi lamulo losintha malamulo a dziko la Zambia lomwe linakhazikitsidwa pambuyo poti Nyumba Yamalamulo ya dziko la Zambia yavomerezedwa pa 15 Disembala 2025 ndipo lavomerezedwa ndi Purezidenti Hakainde Hichilema pa 18 Disembala 2025. Lamuloli likusintha magawo angapo a Constitution of Zambia, pokambirana nkhani zokhudzana ndi kapangidwe ka Nyumba Yamalamulo ya dziko, makonzedwe a zisankho, njira zosankhidwira anthu, ndi zina zokhudzana ndi ulamuliro.

Lamuloli lidayambitsidwa koyamba mu Meyi 2025 ndi Unduna wa Zachilungamo ndipo lidayambitsa mkangano waukulu wadziko lonse komanso kutsutsa kuchokera ku mabungwe a anthu wamba, zipani zandale zotsutsa, ndi mabungwe aukadaulo, omwe adadzutsa nkhawa zokhudzana ndi kufunika kwake komanso njira yomwe idagwiritsidwa ntchito popanga malamulo. Pa 27 Juni 2025, Khothi Lalikulu la Dziko la Zambia linalengeza kuti lamuloli silikugwirizana ndi malamulo a dziko, ndipo linagamula kuti silikutsatira Nkhani 79 ya Constitution, yomwe imafuna kuti anthu ambiri akambirane za kusintha kwa malamulo a dzikolo asanayambe.

Pambuyo pa chigamulo cha Khothi, boma linayambitsa njira yowunikiranso kudzera mu kusankhidwa kwa Komiti Yaukadaulo Yokhudza Kusintha kwa Malamulo Oyendetsera Dziko. Pambuyo pa zokambirana za dziko lonse ndi kusintha malamulo ena, Lamuloli linabweretsedwanso ku Nyumba Yamalamulo. Pa 15 Disembala 2025, Nyumba Yamalamulo idavomereza Lamuloli losinthidwa pa Kuwerenga Kwake Kachitatu pambuyo poti lapeza ambiri omwe amafunikira malinga ndi malamulo oyendetsera dziko, ndipo aphungu 135 a Nyumba Yamalamulo adavota ndipo palibe amene adavota kapena kukana. Lamuloli linayamba kugwira ntchito purezidenti atavomereza pa 18 Disembala 2025. Atasaina, Hichilema anati: “Tsopano popeza ndi lamulo, ndikulengeza kuti mkanganowu watha.

## Zolinga za Bill
Zolinga za Bill iyi ndikusintha Constitution ya Zambia kuti:

(a) kusintha kapangidwe ka Nyumba Yamalamulo kuti pakhale kuwonjezeka kwa mipando yochokera kumadera osiyanasiyana kuchoka pa 156 kufika pa 211 kuti lipoti la Electoral Commission likwaniritse malire;

(b) kusintha njira yosankhidwa ya chisankho ku Nyumba Yamalamulo kuti pakhale njira yosankhidwa ya mamembala osiyanasiyana kuti atsimikizire kuti akazi, achinyamata, ndi anthu olumala akuyimira;

(c) kusintha gawo lokhudzana ndi kulembetsa mayina atsopano pakusiya ntchito kwa wopikisana;

(d) kusintha malamulo okhudzana ndi zisankho zapakati;

(e) kusintha chiwerengero cha mamembala osankhidwa a Nyumba Yamalamulo;

(f) kugwirizanitsa nthawi ya Nyumba Yamalamulo ndi khonsolo kuti pakhale nthawi ya zaka zisanu;

(g) kupereka malo opanda anthu mu ofesi ya Nduna ndi Nduna ya Zigawo masiku makumi asanu ndi anayi chisankho chachikulu chisanachitike;

(h) kuchotsa malire a nthawi ziwiri a udindo wa meya ndi wapampando wa khonsolo;

(i) kusintha kapangidwe ka bungwe kuti kaphatikizepo aphungu a Nyumba Yamalamulo omwe ali ndi mipando yochokera kumadera osiyanasiyana;

(j) kusintha ziyeneretso zosankhidwa kukhala mlembi wa nduna;

(k) kupatsa Loya Wamkulu ndi Loya Wamkulu mwayi wopitiliza kugwira ntchito pambuyo pa chisankho chachikulu mpaka anthu atsopano atasankhidwa;

(l) kusintha tanthauzo la mawu oti "mwana" ndi "wamkulu";

(m) kupereka momveka bwino nthawi yomwe pempho la chisankho lidzamalizidwe; ndi

(n) kupereka nkhani zokhudzana ndi, kapena zokhudzana ndi, zomwe zili pamwambapa.

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