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@AmandaOnRecord

Lawyer by profession ☆ Political mind by nature ☆ Beauty, brains & bold opinions in one package ☆

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Animalscientist@Dr_Doolittle2·
1/3 solicit for foreign election partisan activity." The single most actionable forensic touchpoint: whoever held the payment-processor merchantaccount for citizenagent.org received an IRS 1099-K for $105K+ (post-2024 threshold is $5K). #accountability #freemanmustfall
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Animalscientist@Dr_Doolittle2·
1/2 post-mortem. Prior dossier was wrong on this point. CitizenAgent = domain only. No EIN, no 527 filing (Form 8871), no FEC, no LLC, no FARA. Thearchitecture deliberately separates the $105K raisefrom CI 501(c)(3) — "the architecture of someone aware that 501(c) (3)s cannot
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Animalscientist
Animalscientist@Dr_Doolittle2·
1/1 CitizenAgent / Mazizi 2023 Election Raise $105,000 raised in 48 hours, August 2023, on the(now-dark) citizenagent.org domain. "Mazizi" is NOT a person/lieutenant — it is the name of the crowdsourcing platform itself. Chari uses #Mazizi hashtag in his 28 Jan 2024
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Freeman@freemanchari

Assuming ZANU PF conference has standing to trigger a constitution ammendment process, there was one resolution... Where did the other 20 clauses come from? I just wanna know kuti anga ari sober here?

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TheNewsHawks@NewsHawksLive·
President Emmerson Mnangagwa was stunned yesterday by Zanu PF youths who told him that while his own generational mission was to fight the liberation struggle, as he had said during his address at their national assembly gathering in Harare, theirs was to support Constitutional Amendment Bill N0.3 (CAB3)!
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AmandaC@AmandaOnRecord·
As women, we are leading. Women are taking up space, shaping conversations and refusing to be silenced. 🔥 No more sitting on the sidelines, this is our time to participate, influence and lead from the front. #CA3 #WomenLead
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Noah Gwiba
Noah Gwiba@NoGwajaa·
Bro came ready for a fruit exhibition instead of a constitutional debate. Months debating colours, outfits and personalities instead of reading the actual clauses of #CA3 😭🍓 #CA3 #Strawberry #Zvatendwa
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Jacob Ngarivhume@NgarivhumeJ

The tone of the war veterans sums it up very well! We are being taken for granted by the #oligarchs faction in Zanu Pf pushing for #CAB3. The nation is sick and tired, and this bill is sadly, pushing all Zimbabweans to the brink.

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Precious Kennedy Mare
Precious Kennedy Mare@KennedyMar33798·
The opposition is busy silencing and discrediting each other. MPs are split into Tshabangu, Timba & Chamisa camps. So the opposition cannot lecture others about toxicity. #CA3 is the solution to the nation’s problems! By the way who gave you the mandate to tweet this? 😜
Hon. Darlington Chigumbu🇿🇼@chigumbu_

Is CAB3 going to cure the political toxicity in this country? ​CAB3 is not going to cure the political toxicity in this country, rather, it is likely to worsen it. The amendment process has been entirely too one-sided. Passing a constitutional amendment of this magnitude requires a statesmanlike approach, where all stakeholders are genuinely engaged to reach a shared national position. ​Even during the public consultations, certain @zanupf_patriots enthusiasts made sure that opposing voices were silenced. While they may have believed they were doing their party a favor, their actions achieved the exact opposite by undermining the legitimacy of the process. ​If we are to move forward, ZANU-PF must be open to hearing and genuinely accommodating divergent views on this critical issue. @advocatemahere @BhudhiGhivhi @Cde_Ostallos @cdesetfree @cdemlambo @nelsonchamisa @daddyhope @villageadv @valezinhumwe @SaMutasao @RexMidzi @MacBelts @gladyshlatywayo @KMutisi @BaShonaBaShona @BrianRupiya @matinyarare @r_muchenje @NewsHawksLive

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Shumbakadzi👑@shumbakadzi_zim·
Madhuku doesn't know what he wants. For decades, Prof Madhuku built a reputation as one of Zimbabwe’s foremost constitutional scholars, frequently arguing for careful textual interpretation of the Constitution rather than emotionally driven political readings. Ironically, some of the most important constitutional principles now being cited against CA3 are principles Madhuku himself once approached with far greater nuance before the courts. iharare.com/opinion-when-t…
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Precious Kennedy Mare
Precious Kennedy Mare@KennedyMar33798·
As we wait for the Constitution Amendment Bill 3 to be debated in parliament, let’s focus on the confused opposition camp 😂 @nelsonchamisa’s own audios just dropped, bashing the very people who built their movement with him. But is anyone really surprised? 🤣🤣 @Jamwanda2
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Noah Gwiba
Noah Gwiba@NoGwajaa·
Ahead of tomorrow’s Constitutional Court hearing, let's talk about the THREE clauses at the centre of the national debate around #CA3 and why supporters believe they are being misunderstood. 🇿🇼 The case before the ConCourt is not just political, it is about constitutional interpretation and Zimbabwe’s future governance framework. Let's Talk! 1. The Election Cycle Debate These clauses deal with proposed adjustments to the current electoral cycle framework affecting the President, Parliament and local authorities. Critics like @DougColtart immediately frame this as “authoritarianism” yet constitutional amendments are lawful constitutional processes used worldwide. #CA3 supporters argue the discussion should focus on institutional continuity, policy stability and long-term national planning rather than emotional political slogans. Frequent election cycles can also create governance disruptions and slow developmental implementation. The real legal question before the Constitutional Court is whether the amendment process complies with constitutional procedures NOT whether opposition politicians dislike the political implications. 2. The “One Man One Vote” Debate Another major attack against #CA3 is the claim that moving to a parliamentary presidential election system destroys democracy. But this argument collapses under comparative constitutional scrutiny. Many democratic systems across the world use indirect or parliamentary leadership selection mechanisms. Citizens still exercise universal adult suffrage by electing MPs, who then constitutionally exercise leadership functions on behalf of the electorate. Democracy is not defined ONLY by direct presidential voting. Representative democracy remains democracy! @DougColtart 3. Defence Forces and constitutional alignment. The debate around Defence Forces has also been heavily politicised. Clause 15 amends Section 212 by replacing the words “to uphold this Constitution” with “in accordance with this Constitution.” Useful idiots like @matinyarare have tried to portray this as militarisation but the amendment actually seeks to reinforce Sections 213 and 214 of the Constitution, which already define civilian authority, command structures and the constitutional role of Defence Forces. In simple terms, the amendment is about constitutional harmonisation and institutional clarity not removing constitutional safeguards. Conclusion The Constitutional Court hearing on 20 May 2026 proves that Zimbabwe’s constitutional institutions are functioning. Arguments are being taken to court, judges will interpret the Constitution and legal processes will determine the outcome. That is constitutionalism in practice. 🇿🇼 #CA3 #Vision2030 #CA3Bhoooo
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Precious Kennedy Mare
Precious Kennedy Mare@KennedyMar33798·
Mangwanani Mr I am not my Newspapers. 1/7 @TrevorNcube you spent months saying #CA3 is unconstitutional. The Law Society which is Zimbabwe’s own legal body yesterday just cleared the majority of the Bill. That must sting I guess for you and your cabal @DougColtart @ProfMadhuku
Trevor Ncube@TrevorNcube

Zimbabwe deserved more from the Law Society The Zimbabwe Law Society (ZLS) approached CAB3 with a test almost designed to find little wrong — and so it found little wrong. But CAB3 is not ordinary reform. It is the slow dismantling of the 2013 Constitution. My latest on AllThingsZimbabwe 👇 open.substack.com/pub/allthingsz…

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Precious Kennedy Mare
Precious Kennedy Mare@KennedyMar33798·
@molokele Yes they have done a good job in clearing the core of #CA3 on constitutional grounds. I guess you never really read the article 🤣🤣-@mawarirej was right that you were always repeating law modules at UZ 🤣🤣. Anyway chiverenga correct analysis here 👇🏾
Precious Kennedy Mare@KennedyMar33798

BREAKING: The Law Society of Zimbabwe confirms that moving from direct to indirect presidential election under #CA3 does NOT raise constitutional concerns. This is not opinion.This is Zim’s own legal profession speaking @Bete263 @KMutisi @mwarire95490 @ProfJNMoyo @DougColtart

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Precious Kennedy Mare
Precious Kennedy Mare@KennedyMar33798·
Yes they have done a good job in clearing the core of #CA3 on constitutional grounds. I guess you never really read the article 🤣🤣-@mawarirej was right that you were always repeating law modules at UZ 🤣🤣. Anyway chiverenga correct analysis here 👇🏾 x.com/kennedymar3379…
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Fortune Daniel Molokele@molokele

Well done indeed and congratulations 🎊 for standing on the right side of history Thank you for rejecting the so-called constitutional amendment bill number three Zanu-PF must not use our national Constitution to resolve its succession issues #noto2030

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Noah Gwiba
Noah Gwiba@NoGwajaa·
Bambo @DougColtart, you still have not addressed the contradiction in your argument. You accept that parliamentary or indirect election of a President is constitutionally legitimate in other democracies. Fine. Now explain legally not emotionally why it suddenly becomes “authoritarian” only when Zimbabwe proposes it under #CA3. At some point, your argument stops looking like opposition to a constitutional model and starts looking like opposition to one particular leader. If the mechanism itself is acceptable elsewhere, then your real objection cannot honestly be the mechanism. It becomes about who is implementing it under President ED’s administration. What is ironic is your claim that “indirect elections cannot be viewed in isolation,” yet you have spent months isolating selected clauses from the Bill and immediately shouting “dictatorship” for political effect. Since the Bill was gazetted, your focus has consistently been on the most emotionally marketable clauses for X engagement. Are the other clauses suddenly irrelevant? You keep using phrases like “packing the Senate,” “undermining the Judiciary,” and “control over elections,” to confuse LLB students like @bbmhlanga and useful idiots like @matinyarare but where is the legal demonstration of HOW the constitutional safeguards fail? Where is the legal analysis showing how oversight mechanisms and separation of powers collapse in practice? NB: “What if” scenarios are not substitutes for legal reasoning. Titende! After all, people like @DougColtart, headline consumers like @freemanchari, and sudden “Twitter law professors” like @mawarirej have spent years arguing that existing institutions are already compromised. If that has genuinely been your position all along then institutional reform cannot suddenly be branded “authoritarian” simply because you dislike who is driving the reforms. #CA3 #Vision2030 #ZanuPF @Bete263 @KMutisi @enkudheni @CMukungunugwa @AmandaOnRecord
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Prof Jonathan Moyo
Prof Jonathan Moyo@ProfJNMoyo·
'LONG ROAD TO ONE MAN ONE VOTE: THE HISTORY AND REALISATION OF UNIVERSAL ADULT SUFFRAGE IN ZIMBABWE' By Kelvin Jakachira africanreviewer.com 18 May 2026 "Universal adult suffrage — the right of every adult citizen to vote in free and fair elections regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or class — is the cornerstone of modern democracy in the world. In Zimbabwe, this right was not a gift of colonial transition, but the primary objective of a protracted armed struggle against settler rule. This, together with land and freedom, were the main causes of the liberation struggle. This featured strongly during the constitutional amendments debate. It became a point of serious contestation around the proposal to change the presidential electoral system to elect the President through parliament rather than by direct vote. Critics of the proposal claimed this removed the one man one vote or universal adult suffrage – the right to vote – from ordinary Zimbabweans. The factual and truthful position is that it changes how people exercise that right, but not remove it." africanreviewer.com/long-road-to-o…
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