Makebi Zulu

Makebi Zulu is a Zambian lawyer and politician who serves as the Member of Parliament for Malambo Constituency. He was elected in the 2016 general elections under the ticket of the Patriotic Front and has been a prominent figure in Zambian legal and political circles. He also previously served as the Eastern Province Minister in the Zambian government. Quotes “You can’t have the President want to take away the question of appointment of nominees just to allow him to appoint as many as he wants to the National Assembly,” Zulu said. “No one has ever complained about that. Who has decided that this is a necessity in the current dispensation?” Makebi Zulu on Constitution amendment (May 26, 2025) “Any amendment, if it has to be legitimate, has to start from the people. The constitution draws its legitimacy from the people,” he said. “If the people say no, and the government goes ahead and does it by hook or crook, then there’s no legitimacy that will accrue to that constitution.” Makebi Zulu on Constitution amendment (May 26, 2025) The people must not be sidelined in shaping the laws that govern them. “Constitutional power comes from the will of the people,” he said. “Not the will of one man or one party.” Makebi Zulu on Constitution amendment (May 26, 2025)