Zimbabwe: Orchestration Not Consultation – Opposition Leaders Withdraw From Constitution Amendment Bill Public Hearings

Opposition figures including Jameson Zvidzai Timba, Tendai Biti, Lovemore Madhuku and former lawmaker Munyaradzi Gwisai have announced their withdrawal from the ongoing public hearings on the proposed Constitution Amendment Bill No. 3, citing violence, intimidation and the exclusion of dissenting voices.

The announcement, made in Harare during a joint press conference by the Defend the Constitution Platform (DCP), the Constitution Defence Forum (CDF) and the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA),…