Drama in Zimbabwe Parliament as female MP’s pants are torn, women police officers’ breasts are fondled and opposition walks out- Full report

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER:  Who is Machingauta?

*HON. HOLDER:  Akapfeka marishe uyo.

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER:  Hon. Machingauta, can you please stand up –[HON. MEMBERS:  Inaudible interjections]-  Order, order Hon. Members! Order! Hon. Members, you expect the Chair to give a ruling but you are making a lot of noise.  What do you want me to do?  Anyway, Hon. Machingauta, can you please go out and dress properly –[HON. MEMBERS:  Haaaaaaaaa!]-

HON. MACHINGAUTA:  On a point of order –[HON. MEMBERS:  Inaudible interjections]-

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER:  Hon. Machingauta, would you please go out.

HON. MACHINGAUTA:  On a point of order –[AN HON. MEMBER:  What is the problem?]-

HON. MACHINGAUTA: Thank you Madam Speaker. My point of order is in line with the supreme law of the land, which is the Constitution of Zimbabwe, Amendment Number 20 of 2013 Act. Section 139 (3) which I have quoted, the reason why I am quoting it is because last week in Parliament there appeared a Member in a safari suit of several colours – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections]…

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, order! Hon. Members, order. I was in the Chair. I am the same person who was talking about that person. A safari suit is quite different from what you are putting on – [HON. MACHINGAUTA: Handisati ndapedza. Ngavandipe mukana ndipedzise.] – Hon. Machingauta, would you please leave the House, go and put on something. You cannot present wearing that – [HON. MACHINGAUTA: But why? Mabasis acho ndeapi kuti moti ini ndibude   but vanouya vakawanda vakapfeka macolour akawanda and it happened in this House mukavabvumidza kuti vagare. Iyemi pachenyu makapfeka red and black zvandakangopfekawo ini but moti ini ndibude. Why? Which basis are you using to remove me out of this House? Which basis are you using? And there is no Zimbabwean bird, it is just a jacket. Akaramba ndiani? Which Constitution? MuStanding Rules and Orders hamuna izvozvo. Constitution haina nyaya dzakadaro. Saka zviri kubva kupi nyaya dzakaita saidzodzo? Hamuna izvozvo saka vanofunga kuti tinenge tisingazvizive. Iwe taura kuti unoda kundibuditsa nenyaya yakati. Saka usingataure nyaya yacho ndeyei.] – [AN. HON. MEMBER:  Holder enda  unogara uko tonosangana kuZvishavane ndiri kuuyako] – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections] – Order, Hon. Machingauta please – [HON. MEMBERS: No!] –

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER having asked the Sergeant-at-Arms to escort Hon. Machingauta out of the House, Hon. Machingauta refused to leave the Chamber upon which the Sergeant-at-Arms sought assistance to escort Hon. Machingauta from the Zimbabwe Republic Police; all MDC-T Members rose in their places barricading the police. After a struggle with the MDC-T Members, the ZRP bundled Hon. Machingauta out of the Chamber.

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