CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM SUMMARY In terms of the benchmarks set for reviewing the Constitution Making Process, and expectations of what was supposed to take place within it, the review for the 6 month period demonstrates that the process registered significant progress after some initial delays. It, however, continues to be dogged by a multiplicity of problems and challenges including but not limited to: • inadequate resources, • poor publicity, • logistical challenges, • security sector and political party influence and interference. These challenges have slowed down the process and continue to pose the threat of undermining the final product. According to timelines set out in the GPA, the draft constitution was to be completed in February 2010 however, the consultation phase is still underway with reports that it will only end in the middle of September 2010. If calculated according to the original GPA time frames, the draft constitution could be concluded by mid-December 2010, more than 10 months behind schedule. BENCHMARKS The following benchmarks extracted from Article 6 of the GPA, have been used to measure the period under review. • Transparent and timely establishment of the Select Committee of Parliament with diverse composition and sub-committees; • Meaningful representation of, and powers for, civil society within sub-committees for contribution purposes to the constitutional process; • Widespread national consultations with public and all civil sectors on all relevant processes and content of the constitutional process; • Full involvement of all stakeholders in both All Stakeholders conferences; • Timely publications of the report, recommendations and Draft Constitution presented to Parliament; • Meaningful inclusion of public input through impartial and comprehensive publicity and information dissemination of Parliamentary debate on the Draft Constitution (broadcast and print media);and • No substantive amendments by Parliament of the Draft Constitution so as to deny the will of the people as expressed during the public consultation process and All Stakeholders’ Conferences. CIVIL SOCIETY MONITORING MECHANISM (CISOMM) SIX MONTH SHADOW REPORT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INCLUSIVE OF ZIMBABWE 26