11 ZANU-PF members expelled from Parliament- Chamisa protests

HON. ADV. CHAMISA : No, I have not finished. It is my point of intervention and I have not finished. I am now concluding my point of order.

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER : Hon. Chamisa, I cannot allow that debate.

HON. ADV. CHAMISA : No, I am not debating.

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER : Yes, you are – which generation are you trying to talk about? Please, take your seat Hon. Member. Hon. Minister, can you please respond.

HON. ADV. CHAMISA : G40. I am a young man, it is not good. Hon. Speaker, I still have the floor.

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER : Hon. Chamisa, I think I have finished with you. I am not allowing that debate. You cannot campaign in this House.

HON. ADV. CHAMISA : No, Hon. Speaker, you cannot finish with me. You must have a ruling first. No, no, no do not abuse me. Allow me to contribute. I will not sit down. I still have the floor. You make a ruling after my submission.

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER : I gave a ruling.

HON. ADV. CHAMISA : No, no but how do you make a ruling before I have made my submission. I must give my submission first then you can make a ruling.

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER : No. no. no. Order, Hon Chamisa, I know you are an advocate. If you want to advocate for those Members, I think you should do that in the courts and not in this House.

HON. ADV. CHAMISA : No, no, no aiwa, aiwa, no, no, no. I am advocating for myself. I have the right to raise the point of order.

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER : Hon. Chamisa, you cannot do that and we cannot have that – no, no, no. Hon. Chamisa, I am not recognizing, you please take your seat. You want to bring in a motion.

HON. ADV. CHAMISA : No, no, no, you may not recognise me but I have the floor which you have given me. It is a point of privilege and that must be raised. – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER : You can continue.

HON. ADV. CHAMISA : Thank you Madam Speaker, I appreciate your magnanimity. It is a very sincere plea that as we go forward in this new dispensation, it is our view that the new dispensation also requires that we continue to be on a national healing process, a national inclusive process and not just in the ruling party but also in the opposition, particularly as we go into the elections. Let us not heat up our political temperature because it is not necessary. Let us make the waters quiet because turbulence is not good for the country. We need peace, unanimity and to make sure that we reach out to enable us to re-engage the world. We cannot re-engage the world if we cannot re-engage within ourselves or within our political parties. It has come and gone that we have dealt with Mr. Mugabe the way we did together as Parliament but we cannot then take this beyond and start pursuing individuals. It is not good for the country and I pray that God intervenes for this country to be peaceful. This is my plea Hon. Speaker.

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