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State House has given a consortium of opposition leaders until December 7 to submit clause-by-clause objections to Bill 7 of 2025, following delivery of an open letter at the gate on December 2.
State House Chief Communication Specialist, Clayson Hamasaka, said anything less than detailed submissions would only confirm what many citizens already suspect.
In a statement issued in Lusaka on Thursday, Hamasaka called on the opposition signatories to move from political grandstanding to genuine engagement.
“The opposition’s letter condemns Bill 7 without identifying a single clause they oppose,” Hamasaka said.
He contrasted this with President Hakainde Hichilema’s response to Bill 10, saying the President openly identified specific threats to democracy.
“State House now invites the consortium to demonstrate the same level of clarity, stressing that if their objections are real, specific, and constructive, the Government will give them due consideration,” Hamasaka stated.
An alliance of opposition political parties had submitted an official letter to State House backing the Oasis Forum’s position on the constitutional amendment process and calling for the complete withdrawal of Bill 7.
In a letter dated December 2, 2025, the group urged President Hichilema to abandon what they described as a divisive and confrontational approach to constitutional reform.
The leaders, representing Citizens First, Patriotic Front, Citizens Democratic Party (CDP) and several others, expressed disappointment with how the President was reportedly handling the process.
“Our message is motivated by an alarming and growing national sentiment, echoed by faith leaders and civil society, that ‘something is wrong in the way we are living as a nation,’ where division and anger are slowly replacing our cherished unity and oneness,” reads part of the letter.
The parties include Citizens First, Patriotic Front, Citizens Democratic Party (CDP), People’s Alliance for Change, Socialist Party, United National Independence Party, The Zambia We Want Party, New Liberal Party, Zambia Republican Party, National Restoration Party (faction), New Era Party and the New Heritage Party.
The letter was copied to the UN Secretary-General, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, SADC, Oasis Forum, Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops, Council of Churches in Zambia and the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia.
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