Golden Jubilee For Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference through the many joint meetings conducted. Through the office the churches in Zimbabwe now speak with one voice. The office has become a neutral ground for both civil and political parties. f) Participating in writing of the National constitution. g) Translation, Printing and dissemination of the constitution. h) Creating an interest for people to visit Parliament. i) Having mass in Parliament in Zimbabwe and also introducing the same in Kenya. J) Bringing the parliament to the people by the many programs conducted. In June, 2017, ZCBC had a strategic planning meeting in which all commissions were evaluated. In the evaluation of the CPLO , it was clear that there has been a great improvement with regards to the relationships of the church and state. Invited to the strategic planning workshop was the Minister of Finance who is also the former Minister of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs who thanked the church on the role it was playing in peace building. From 2015 the work of the Parliamentary Liaison Office has increased due to the close collaboration that now exists between it (CPLO), the Parliament and the CCJPZ. The progress is back and forth depending on the issue being debated in the House of Assembly. If the Speaker is cooperative on the issue, the work becomes easy but if he chooses not, the work becomes difficult. Also to note is the fact that during election period many MPs relate with the office because the church has fixed interests while the interests of the contesting candidates are fluid. Winning an election at all costs is the underlying principle of candidates who will be contesting. The church's principle is for peace during elections. People must not be forced to vote for an individual they do not like. For many years the situation of peace has not been to this level ever since the country got its independence. Although the country can reach higher levels of peace than where we stand at the moment we should thank God with what we have now considering the hardships that people are going through. 4. Conclusion The church has not been kind to those who direct the citizenry to follow their interests and not respect the will of the people. The office has realised that every th sitting parliament is different and should be treated differently. The last 7 Parliament worked well with the office and many MPs sought guidance in their 52