Members of Parliament who fail to respect the President, the Chief Justice and heckle other legislators while in the Chamber will now face suspension after Parliament adopted new rules to censure errant lawmakers.
The new rules, adopted in the National Assembly on Tuesday
will criminalise all disorderly conduct for legislators, compel all MPs to
respect the President, Presiding officers by rising each time they walk in or
leave the Chamber.
The development followed the adoption of new Standing
Orders by the National Assembly, which contain a cocktail of measures to
rein-in errant legislators.
The National Assembly adopted the regulations after
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi moved a
motion for their acceptance.
In the past MDC T legislators would sing and make noise
during a State of the Nation address by the Head of State and Government. They
have also refused to rise whenever the President walk into the Chamber with
members of the Judiciary led by the Chief Justice during the opening of
Parliament. Herald
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