CCC MPs take Mudenda to task

HON. SPEAKER: If you listened very carefully to the last part of my statement, I said I cannot adjudicate on that issue you raised. There is a forum, I go by the letter that I received first and foremost. Thank you – [HON. MEMBERS: Ko ya11 September?] – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections and shouting 11 September!] – Order, order Hon. Members! Hon. Members, in the letter that I referred to, the credentials in terms of the contact details of this writer and CCC is free to engage that person – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections and singing.]

HON. P. D. SIBANDA: Hon. Speaker, I have…

THE HON. SPEAKER: Hon. D. P. Sibanda, please sit down – [ HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.]-

The Sergeant-at-Arms walked into the National Assembly accompanied by members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police on duty and ordered recalled C.C.C Hon. Members to go out.  C.C.C. Hon. Members refused to go out. –  saying that -[HON. MEMBERS: This is not police, it is Parliament.] – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –

Hon. Members broke into song.

HON. P. D. SIBANDA: Hon. Speaker, I do not want to cause any commotion, neither do I desire to become the subject of attention. I simply wanted to say peaceful words before peacefully exiting out of the House.

THE HON. SPEAKER: I would have allowed you to do that if you had not contested what I told you. Hon. P. D. Sibanda, I hear you. You publicly disowned the ruling of the Chair when I asked you to sit down and you vehemently said you will not sit down and your colleagues joined you.  You started a commotion.  You did not listen when I asked you to sit down.

HON. P. D. SIBANDA: I am prepared to apologise for that Hon. Speaker – [HON. MEMBERS:  Inaudible interjections.] –

THE HON. SPEAKER: I advised you to sit down.

HON. P. D. SIBANDA: It is unfortunate, you are abusing your left position in this House in that manner, it is quite unfortunate and I do not think that is good for this country at all.  Firstly, you made an injudicious ruling and then secondly, you want to defend that loft position by not allowing me to express my views.  Honestly, Hon. Speaker, that kind of governance should not be allowed especially in Parliament – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] – It is quite unfair Hon. Speaker. Unfortunately, you have turned this House into a House of chaos. I have got no obligation to follow any rule of this House.  I am telling you, I am being honest, I am being sincere Hon. Speaker, I have got nothing to lose – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] – It is sad Hon. Speaker that you are contributing towards the downfall of this country.  Apparently, this might be the start of your own downfall Hon. Speaker – [HON. MEMBERS:  Inaudible interjections.] –  I am really sad to say this; that today here in Harare in the Parliament Building, two people from Binga will look at each other and talk in the manner that we are talking now -[HON. MEMBERS:  Inaudible interjections.]- I never anticipated to get that from you Hon. Speaker.  Your people anticipated something better from you than what we are seeing here, where you are being used by ZANU PF – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –

Members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police walked into the House – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –

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