Full report on why 118 MDC MPs should pay $800 000, each, for boycotting Mnangagwa

3.0 Terms of Reference for the Committee

3.1           The Committee’s mandate was to conduct the following—

1. To investigate the conduct of Hon. Members of Parliament from the MDC- Alliance in consecutive instances whereby they:
2. did not rise for His Excellency, the President; and
3. walked out of Parliament on His Excellency, the President; and
4. did not bother to attend Parliament whenever His Excellency, the President attended Parliament
5. To establish whether such conduct as outlined in (1) a, b and c above constitutes contempt of Parliament; and
6. Any other incident that may arise from the investigation; and
7. To report its findings and recommendations to Parliament by 28 February 2020.

3.2    Prior to the 28th February 2020 deadline the Committee received an Urgent Application which purported to interdict the Committee from conducting further investigations. In compliance with the General Rules of Urgent Applications, investigations were postponed to enable the Court to pass the judgement. The Committee’s work came to a temporary halt as the Committee awaited the delivery of the judicial decision. To date, judgement has not been handed down.

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