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The fight for constitutionalism up in smoke

By Rawlings Magede Events of the past month have happened so fast and left many without much to do except to just watch as events unfold. Half of Legislators from the MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora voted in favour of the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill No.2.The Bill has ascended to the Senate where it is likely to sail through without much opposition. In response to public outcry over this unfortunate move,MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora conducted a press conference during the week where he admitted that half of his Legislators had voted in favour of   bill number   while the other half voted against it. “ Those who voted Yes were voting for the women’s quota, the youth quota, the quota of women in council and devolution. Those who voted No from our camp were voting no to the running mate and the judges’ clause. We think their behavior was reasonable.” , he said. He also highlighted that his there was no backlash or disciplinary measures for those who had voted in favour of