APRIL 20, 2021 has been described by some as a “dark day” for constitutionalism in Zimbabwe. It was the day when the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament, passed Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 2 with a majority of 191 MPs. Only 22 MPs opposed it. Constitutional Amendment Number 2 strengthens the Executive presidency, eroding the gains of the Constitution that was adopted through a popular referendum in 2013.