OPPOSITION legislators have accused Zanu PF MPs of making
unnecessary noise in Parliament every time Speaker of the National Assembly
Jacob Mudenda is not the chair.
Last week when Mudenda was replaced by Buhera North MP
William Mutomba as the temporary Speaker, the later failed to control
legislators mainly from the ruling party prompting Zengeza West MP Job Sikhala
to rise on a point of order.
“On a point of order Speaker…Since …Mudenda left that
chair, this House turned into chaos for unexplained reasons. I have discovered
that members of this House are not respecting your chair.
“We have realised that when Mudenda was on the chair, all
the members on this side were there, but they are walking out one by one,
walking away from you.
“Despite that, they are disrupting the business of the
House. We are adults and we have not come here to play. I personally would just
excuse myself from this House because I am not prepared to continuously listen
to this nonsense,” said Sikhala.
Before Sikhala’s sentiments, MDC Warren Park MP Shakespear
Hamauswa appealed to Mutomba to eject some Zanu PF members for making noise in
the august House.
“People are taking this House for child play yet there are
so many economic challenges out there. Speaker Sir, my request is that you use
your powers to evict some members from Zanu PF so that the business of the
House can continue.
“The people I represent in Warren Park are looking forward
to me raising the issue of water challenges. I am not able to raise that
question because some members are making noise. Speaker, you have two choices;
either for this House to proceed or you evict those members so that we can
proceed with the business of the House.”
However, in his ruling Mutomba dismissed the allegations.
“I have heard what you have said … Hamauswa, but when you
are giving me options, then it means you are telling me what to do. We cannot
do that. I have heard what you said, but giving me options on what to do and
how to preside is unacceptable.
“I am the one in Chair. You do not give me directives.
Ndakutandanisa iwewe manje (I will chase you out instead). You do not give me
directives,” Mutomba said. Daily News
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