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Retired generals clash hard as one blasts the Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 while another slaps down the dissent.

Muchena's opposition letter
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[*]Air Vice Marshal (Rtd) Henry Muchena fired off a March twelve letter to Parliament.
[*]He pushed for a full referendum on the bill changes.
[*]Muchena claimed to speak for unnamed retired generals plus ex-fighters.
[*]His warning labeled the move a potential constitutional coup without public input.
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Mashingaidze's sharp rebuttal
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[*]Major General (Rtd) Gibson Mashingaidze hit back in a March nineteen letter.
[*]Mashingaidze stressed that Muchena spoke purely for himself.
[*]Retired Army generals and senior civil servants back the amendment bill.
[*]Mashingaidze chairs the War Veterans League in Masvingo Province.
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ZANU PF alignment claims
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[*]Retired military leaders attended ZANU PF conferences in twenty twenty-four and twenty twenty-five.
[*]They backed Resolution Number 1, which led to this amendment push.
[*]Mashingaidze says the group was never consulted by Muchena.
[*]Support extends to fixing GNU-era clauses in the constitution.
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Parliamentary process defense
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[*]Amendments follow proper legal channels through lawmakers.
[*]The public gets input via the upcoming Parliamentary Outreach Programme.
[*]President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa gets praised as a top constitutionalist.
[*]ZANU-PF pushes the changes to match the majority's will.
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