Mnangagwa summons extraordinary Parliament sitting to consider Senate changes to CAB3

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has summoned the National Assembly for an extraordinary sitting on June 30 to consider amendments proposed by the Senate to the Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3.

The move follows the Bill’s passage through the Senate on Wednesday, where 75 senators voted in favour of the proposed constitutional changes, four voted against while one member was absent.

In a Government Gazette notice, Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda said President Mnangagwa had invoked Section 110(2)(c) of the Constitution to convene the special sitting.

“Pursuant to Section 110(2)(c) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, His Excellency the President, Dr E.D. Mnangagwa, has summoned the National Assembly to sit on Tuesday, 30th June 2026, at 1415 hours.

“The summoning of the National Assembly is meant to enable the National Assembly to consider the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill (H.B. 1B, 2026). All Members of the National Assembly must, therefore, attend the extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly at Parliament on Tuesday, 30th June 2026, at 1415 hours,” read the notice.

The Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3, which seeks to extend the terms of the President, Parliament and local authorities beyond the current 2028 expiry date, has now completed most of the legislative process.

Before the Bill can be presented to President Mnangagwa for assent, the National Assembly must first consider and approve the amendments proposed by the Senate.

Among the changes recommended by the upper House is an amendment to the procedure governing the first sitting of Parliament. Under the current Constitution, a President must first be sworn into office before Parliament can commence legislative business.

The Senate has also proposed that the Vice-President should act as Head of State until Parliament elects a new President.

Once the National Assembly has considered and adopted the Senate’s amendments, the Bill will be forwarded to Mnangagwa for assent.

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