ISSUE COMMENT COPAC The Constitution Making Process The constitutional outreach process was concluded in most parts of the country except for Harare. The violence that characterised the process in Harare resulted in COPAC revisiting the process and coming up with strategies to ensure that remaining meetings are free of intimidation and violence. The outreach process in Harare experienced disturbances mainly in Mbare, Greystone Park and Chitungwiza to mention a few, a clear manifestation of what has been taking place in most of the constituencies around the country which COPAC did not address in spite of reports that were coming from organisations monitoring the process. The sad death of an MDC (T) activitist who had come to air his views at Mai Musodzi Hall in Mbare reflects the violent nature of the process. It is important to note that observers noted ferrying in of people from as far as Mwenezi to attend meetings in Glen View while most of the participants in Chitungwiza were also noticed in Greystone Park by ZZZICOMP monitors. The disturbances that have been recorded during the process have to be analysed in relation to their impact on the outcome of the process. It is also important to note that while a lot of attention has been placed on numbers of citizens that have attended, attendance in meeting has not translated to genuine participation as only a few chosen voices have been heard through coaching and political party positions. Inclusivity demands conditions that allow all citizens to participate freely in constitution building processes. While meetings have been held in a number of provinces to date, the Zimbabwe Peace Project, Zimbabwe Election Support Network and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Constitution Monitoring Project (ZZZICOMP) indicated that the process has been marred with problems, some logistical and others process related. COPAC meetings to date have covered all the provinces except Harare meetings that were aborted due to violence. Notable constituencies with high levels of intimidation according to observers were Norton (Manyame), Guruve North, Mudzi North, Mudzi South, Hurungwe North, Bindura South among others. ZESN observers