Referendum likely, merge bids and work towards cutting cost

The cheer that met promulgation of the 2010 Constitution has fizzled out. Like all good and well intentioned things, there were bound to be inherent weaknesses in the new Constitution that have only now begun to manifest. In itself, that led to calls for a referendum to rectify the weaknesses.

Needless to say, with a parliamentary representation of 416 elected leaders in a country of 46 million people, our leadership structure is top heavy. Yet despite that number of representatives, service delivery at whatever level has remained wanting. Indeed, it is that realisation that prompted the Thirdway Alliance party to seek a constitutional amendment through its ‘Punda Amechoka” rallying call.