Community Alliance for Human Settlements in Zimbabwe (CAHSZ) has teamed up with the Ministry of Justice to raise awareness on the provisions of the country’s constitution in marginalised communities.
Development Diaries understands that the new constitution was adopted in 2013 and some laws are still to be aligned to it.
Acting Director (Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs) in the Ministry of Justice, Charles Manhiri, while addressing a public awareness meeting on the constitution in Alaska, said that it was the government’s thrust, as provided for in the constitution of Zimbabwe, to ensure citizens were aware of the supreme law of the land.
‘Knowledge of the Constitution will empower citizens to actively participate in matters affecting them, such as development’, he said.
Manhiri said that people also needed to understand what the law provides and how it affects their livelihoods.
‘Some of the landmark achievements we did as a ministry was to come up with the constitution in all our indigenous languages to make sure all different speaking citizens can understand the constitution’, he said.
On his part, Advocacy and Communications Coordinator for CAHSZ, Francis Mukora, said that the partnership with the ministry would promote constitutional awareness.
‘Thus, as CAHSZ we hope that through this partnership with the government we will be able to nurture a culture of active citizen participation, engagement, and stewardship from the community level’, he said.
Source: New Zimbabwe
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