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: Hon. Sibanda, there is no need for you to worry about what was said by Hon. Mukwangwariwa because I ruled on that.  We are going to check the video from the Television crew – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections] –

HON. P. SIBANDA: Madam Speaker, you might not understand my basis.  As a Tonga, I believe that we have been marginalised for a long time and now if I can walk into this House as an equal Member of Parliament, I am again suffering marginalisation from a fellow Member of Parliament.  I want a ruling Madam Speaker.

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: I cannot give you a ruling on marginalisation.  The question says, he saw Hon. Prince Sibanda– [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] – without even saying where he comes from because members are treated the same despite where they come from but he saw Hon. Prince Mkwangwariwa and not Prince Sibanda.

HON. P.D. SIBANDA spoke in Tonga

*THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER:  That is why I said we are going to wait and see what is going to be screened on the national television.  You are not supposed to do that Hon. Member; we have others who are up.

HON. MUKUPE:  My point of order, first I will refer you to Standing Order Number 110 subsection (1)  which states that “any member who disregards the authority of the Chair or persistently and willfully disrupts the business of the House commits an offence for which he or she may be suspended from the service of the House”.

I will also refer you to Standing Order Number 112 which states that “any member who willfully disobeys any lawful order of the House and any member who willfully or vexatiously interrupts the orderly conduct of  business in the House shall be guilty of contempt”.  It is pretty clear that the members on your left and in particular, in reference to…

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER:  Thank you Hon. Member, I hear you…

HON. MUKUPE:  The point I am just bringing out is that clearly, the members on your left are being vexatious and they are willfully interrupting the orderly conduct of the House and the rules are pretty clear.  If Hon. Sibanda is going to continue disrupting the orderly conduct of the House, you have to kick him out of the House and we continue with the business of the House and not waste tax payers’ monies.

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER:  Can we please continue with today’s business-[HON. MEMBERS:  Inaudible interjections]-

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