Mliswa says Parliament procurement must be audited from 2013 following laptop scandal- Hwende claims Speaker was involved

cIn this particular incident, the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee has written to say that the responsible officials must appear before the Public Accounts Committee.  That process will proceed, and only after the interrogation of the Public Accounts Committee will they decide whether there will be need for a forensic audit or not.  Also, it has to be taken into account what the Auditor General has said about the accounts of the Committee since 2013.  If there are issues that were raised and they were not attended to, those can be part of the interrogation by the Public Accounts Committee.  So in terms of procedure, we will proceed that way.

Also, sometimes do not be converts of social media – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.]- I said sometimes, listen to my English.  Hon. Hwende wanyanya.  Can you be more collected?  I am still speaking to you.  I have described the process and that will prevail accordingly.

HON. TOGAREPI:  On a point of order.  I am sorry to use this word Mr. Speaker Sir but we are now having rogue Members of Parliament.  We cannot have people insulting the Hon. Speaker because someone cannot say the Speaker’s hand was caught in the cookie jar.  What is that? – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –

THE HON. SPEAKER:  Order, order!  Hon. Mliswa, please take a seat.  Hon. Hwende, did you say ndirimomo?

HON. HWENDE:  This man is now lying.  Hon. Speaker, he is lying because your name was never mentioned…

THE HON. SPEAKER:  Order, order!  You cannot say a Member is lying.  Withdraw that one.  You simply say his statement is incorrect.

HON. HWENDE:  But he called me rogue.

THE HON. SPEAKER:   Order, order!  I will not come to that.  So withdraw the lies, withdraw.

HON. HWENDE:  Withdraw what?

THE HON. SPEAKER:  To say he is a liar – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.]-

HON. HWENDE:  I withdraw.

THE HON. SPEAKER:  Thank you.

HON. HWENDE:  Can he withdraw rogue.

THE HON. SPEAKER:  Order, order.  Hon. Member, the word rogue is unparliamentary, so you need to withdraw that one.

HON. TOGAREPI:  I withdraw.

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