EDITORIAL: Don’t reduce referendum date into game of politics

>Parliament is alternately known as the august house and Members of Parliament are addressed as “honourable.” But the debating chamber in Dodoma is often  turned into a battlefield.

>The National Electoral Commission (NEC) yesterday reversed its position on the referendum on the new constitution, saying it is now in a position to make the necessary preparations for the April 2015 event.

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Mixed reactions to proposed Constitution referendum date
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There are mixed reactions to President Jakaya Kikwete's announcement of the referendum for the proposed Constitution to be held in April next year, with concerns over contradicting and confusing statements by the country's top officials. Supporting the ...
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President Jakaya Kikwete has been criticised for setting a referendum date.

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Women’s issues may be high on the agenda for political parties vying for votes in India’s mammoth general election, but few female lawmakers will get an opportunity to implement the policies being proposed.

>So, you are dreading an up-coming wedding? Why? There is, after all, free drinks, free food and great music. Treat the occasion like a big party and try not to get too obsessed with the idea that you are nowhere near to wedding-day ready and feel like “the one” is a massive myth.

>Fifty years-plus after independence, we agreed to overhaul the current constitution, because we believed we could do with a new, more progressive one.

>In yesterday’s edition of The Citizen, we reported that the planned referendum on the Proposed Constitution could be held side by side with the October elections instead of April 30, which has been widely publicised.