CONSTITUTION OF ZAMBIA - PREAMBLE
(As amended by
Act No. 18
of 1996)
WE, THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA by our
representatives, assembled in our Parliament, having solemnly
resolved to maintain Zambia as a Sovereign Democratic Republic;
DETERMINED to uphold and exercise our
inherent and inviolable right as a people to decide, appoint and
proclaim the means and style to govern ourselves;
RECOGNISE the equal worth of men and
women in their rights to participate , and freely determine and
build a political, economic and social system of their own free
choice;
PLEDGE to ourselves that we shall
ensure that the State shall respect the rights and dignity of the
human family, uphold the laws of the State and conduct the affairs
of the State in such manner as to preserve, develop, and utilise its
resources for this and future generations;
DECLARE the Republic a Christian
nation while upholding the right of every person to enjoy that
person's freedom of conscience or religion;
RESOLVE to uphold the values of
democracy, transparency, accountability and good governance;
AND FURTHER RESOLVE that Zambia shall
forever remain a unitary, indivisible, multi-party and democratic
sovereign state;
DO HEREBY ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES
THIS CONSTITUTION.
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