Mliswa raises a storm after accusing women MPs of doing nothing except put on nice make up and wigs

Coming to the aspect of elections, the war veterans and I am glad that the Secretary General Cde. Matemadanda has been very consistent in the message of free, fair and credible elections.  I am sure members will appreciate that for the first time, we are going to elections without much violence happening, the war veterans being part of it.  Surely it shows that they actually used to be send by the former President Mugabe to be violent, the day Mugabe left power is the day there was no violence from the war veterans.  We cannot blame them for that violence but we appreciate that they were taking orders from the former President whose power was really dependent on being violent, hard headed, no rule of law. Now there is rule of law and the current President is very clear about free, fair and credible elections.  It was also good to see some war veterans standing in for elections.  The issue of the elections in this country is very important and I want to touch on this in terms of the war veterans.  This will also touch those living with disability, why can this country not have a quota for them because we have a quota for women, 60 women are in Parliament.  Most of them do not do anything, the only thing that we have seen coming of them is having nice make up and nice wigs – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] – so the proportional representation of 60 women Members of Parliament has actually made us lose money because if you now take stock of what they have done, most of them have done nothing – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –

HON. T. KHUMALO: On a point of order Mr. Speaker Sir.

THE ACTING SPEAKER: What is your point of order?

HON. T. KHUMALO: The Hon. Member said there should be a quota for the disabled people which we agree.  He said women have got their quota, they have 60 seats but they do nothing.  Who is he to judge us? – [HON. MEMBERS: Wakazvarwa nemukadzi iwe, hauwhini iwe.] –

THE ACTING SPEAKER: Order – [HON. T. KHUMALO: Ichakunetsa iyoyo, vakadzi vose havakuvhotere.] – Order Hon. T. Khumalo, I will send you out if you continue, you are not the only lady here. – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] – Order, the Hon. Member is expressing his views, if you so disagree, I will give you the opportunity to debate.  You may proceed Hon. Member.

HON. MLISWA: Mr. Speaker Sir, my debate is based on representation in Parliament and the war veterans and people living with disability must now be given a quota out of proportional representation which most of them have done nothing expect to have make up and wigs and not represent people – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] – It is my suggestion that out of the 66, 20 of them go to war veterans, 20 go to people with disability because if you see contributions in the Hansard which is a record of Parliament, they have absolutely said nothing. Some of them have even lost primary elections without even saying nothing – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] – So, to me it is important in moving forward.

THE ACTING SPEAKER: Order please, Hon. Mliswa do not provoke the women.  I have allowed you to continue but desist from provoking women – [HON. MLISWA: Inaudible interjections.] Order Hon. Mliswa.

HON. MAJOME: On a point of order Mr. Speaker.

THE ACTING SPEAKER: I may not allow you if these Hon. Members continue to make noise. What is your point of order?

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