The Constitution is amended by the repeal of the Preamble Repeal and — Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Act, 2016 | Esheria AI

Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Act, 2016

The Constitution is amended by the repeal of the Preamble Repeal and

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2. The Constitution is amended by the repeal of the Preamble Repeal and and the substitution therefor of the following: replacement of Preamble PREAMBLE WE, THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA: ACKNOWLEDGE the supremacy of God Almighty; DECLARE the Republic a Christian Nation while upholding a person’s right to freedom of conscience, belief or religion; UPHOLD the human rights and fundamental freedoms of every person; COMMIT ourselves to upholding the principles of democracy and good governance; RESOLVE to ensure that our values relating to family, morality, patriotism and justice are maintained and all functions of the State are performed in our common interest; CONFIRM the equal worth of women and men and their right to freely participate in, determine and build a sustainable political, legal, economic and social order; Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka. Price K220.00 10 No. 2 of 2016] Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) RECOGNISE AND UPHOLD the multi-ethnic, multi-racial, multi-religious and multi-cultural character of our Nation and our right to manage our affairs and resources sustainably in a devolved system of governance; RESOLVE that Zambia shall remain a unitary, multi-party and democratic sovereign State; RECOGNISE AND HONOUR the freedom fighters who fought for the independence of our Nation in order to achieve liberty, justice and unity for the people of Zambia; AND DIRECT that all State organs and State institutions abide by and respect our sovereign will; DO HEREBY SOLEMNLY ADOPT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION:

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