Mnangagwa brings back PVO Bill to the table #StopThePVOBill
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has told legislators during the officially opening of the 10th Parliament of Zimbabwe that he wants the PVO Bill passed this year.
The PVO Bill dominated debates both in and and outside Parliament, as various stakeholders felt the law was draconian.
Although the Bill passed through both Houses of Parliament, President Emmerson Mnangagwa ended up not signing it into law, but rather sent it back to Parliament.
In his speech, Mnangagwa said ‘’May I now turn to the legislative agenda which must occupy the Parliamentary schedule during this first Session of the 10th Parliament.
‘’The Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill; Public Finance Management Amendment Bill; Medical Services Amendment Bill; Insurance Bill and the Private Voluntary Organisation Bill, which were outstanding from the Ninth Parliament, must be concluded during the First Session of this Parliament,’’ he said.
It remains to be seen how Bill will be brought back onto the Parliamentary Order Paper since it is a Bill from the 9th Parliament.
Legal and Parliamentary watchdogs are of the view that if Mnangagwa wants this Bill back in Parliament, it has to start from scratch.
Mnangagwa announced various Bills constituting of amendments and new Bills.
Some of the new bills announced for the 1st Session of the 10th Parliament include the Persons with Disabilities Bill and the Administration of Estates Amendment Bill.
‘’New Bills which will constitute the business of the First Session include the Persons with Disabilities Bill and the Administration of Estates Amendment Bill.
‘’The Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill, 2023 seeks to streamline the registration process for foreign legal practitioners. Also on the agenda will be the Inheritance and Succession Laws (General Amendment) Bill, 2023, which aligns inheritance and succession laws to the Constitution and international best practice,’’ he said
Mnangagwa brings back PVO Bill to the table #StopThePVOBill
