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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 89603, member: 27"]
Cash cannot buy constitutional changes. Reuben Zulu filed an urgent High Court application in Harare. He wants to block the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill (No. 3). The war veteran seeks an interim interdict. This order would stop certification and presidential assent.

Two MPs allegedly took Toyota Fortuner vehicles. Samantha Murenyanyi and Remigious Matangira supposedly received fifty thousand dollars each. Wicknell Chivayo is the businessman linked to these gifts. Murenyanyi might have gotten another fifty grand for projects. Zulu claims these rewards tainted the vote.

The respondents include the two legislators and Parliament officials. Zulu argues that bought votes create conflicts of interest. Members should have recused themselves from the process. He states that a constitutional majority requires integrity. Impermissible votes corrupt the entire amendment procedure.

Parliament ignored prior warnings about inducements. The bill passed both the National Assembly and Senate. Zulu wants a fresh vote after an audit. He seeks to declare the current tally invalid. Preventing further mischief is the goal here. Public importance drives this legal challenge against reward schemes.
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