Constitution of Zambia

The Constitution of Zambia is the supreme law of the Republic of Zambia, and was formally adopted under the presidency of Kenneth Kaunda in 1991 by the National Assembly of Zambia, replacing the 1964 Independence constitution, and later amended in 2009. It gained its latest amendment on 5 January, 2016, signed by President Edgar Lungu.

The Constitution starts with the preamble and follows 20 parts outlining the structure of government, the separation of powers, the roles of the executive, legislature, and judiciary, and guaranteeing fundamental human rights and freedoms. The document also defines electoral systems, the functions of constitutional offices, the process of constitutional amendment, and the principles of governance, and the annex is the final section of the Constitution. Some parts in later amendments of the Constitution are found separately in external documents.

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