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By NATION REPORTER
THE contentious and emotive National Prosecution Authority (amendment) Bill whose aim is to provide for the appointment of a chairman of the authority yesterday passed the report stage, paving the way for its enactment into law.
Although an amendment was effected by the Minister of Justice, Mlambo Haimbe, circumscribing the Board’s authority to administrative issues, members of the opposition still felt that the amendment was unconstitutional as it impeded the constitutional authority enjoyed by the DPP in accordance with the constitution.
The National Prosecution Authority (amendment) Bill brought a lot of controversy and emotions in the House after it was largely rejected by all major stakeholders, including the Parliamentary Committee, the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ), the Zambia Law Development Agency (ZLDA), the Public Protector and the DPP.
