Africa-Press – Zambia. Political analyst Dr. Euston Chiputa says a seven-year presidential term is too short a period for a Head of State to deliver on developmental promises.
During his submission to the Technical Committee on Constitutional Amendment recently, former republican Vice President, Enoch Kavindele, proposed a one-off seven-year non-renewable presidential term of office for a Head of State in Zambia.
Reacting to this proposal, Dr. Chiputa notes that previous governments have failed to deliver on all promises in two five-year terms, and reducing the period to seven years could lead to even less being achieved.
Dr. Chiputa tells Phoenix News in an interview that If a crisis like a drought hits for a significant number of years, seven years would not be enough, and the President could be unfairly judged as incompetent.
He has since questioned whether the proposed term would give leaders sufficient time to address Zambia’s developmental challenges.
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