Mliswa tells Chamisa to shut up on allowances for MPs – these are contractual obligations with Parliament not with CCC

They slept because they do not sleep in good accommodation.  To me, that again must show that as long as we are not given good accommodation, we will continue to sleep.  It is very difficult for them to sleep here because we are congested but at the new Parliament, you could see that they were quite comfortable. 

Madam Speaker, I would also like other political party leaders, especially Adv. Chamisa to really understand being a lawyer that the Members of Parliament who are here have a contract with Parliament and not with the party.  I do not know why he gets involved.  He can expel his members but he cannot whip them, so he must understand the contractual issues.  He was a Member of Parliament, so I expect him to stand for other Members of Parliament because he knows how we have suffered.  We do not want such hypocrisy for a leader who deals with putting up his structure at CCC while we as Parliament do not get our money at the end of the day.  We cannot allow him to just say what he is saying.   He cannot be a one man horse in that party. I do not know why other members of his party have not asked him who he is talking to – there is no structure.  He must stay out of Parliament business – [HON. MEMBERS:  Hear, hear.] –    

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Thank you Hon. T. Mliswa, you have raised very important issues concerning Members of Parliament’s welfare, I am sure that has been taken care of by those who are supposed to be solving all those issues concerning Members of Parliament.

HON. CHIKWINYA:  On a point of order Madam Speaker.

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER:  What is your point of order?

HON. CHIKWINYA:  Thank you Madam Speaker.  I respect your ruling over the time of national interest but my point of order arises from a speech given by Hon. Mliswa where he denigrated and cast aspersions over the leadership of the president of my party ,Advocate Nelson Chamisa who does not sit in this Parliament – [HON. MEMBERS:  Inaudible interjections.]- I think it is only fair for our Parliament rules are that you speak about a Member who sits in Parliament.  You do not talk about a citizen who does not sit in Parliament.  Madam Speaker, you need to make a ruling.  Parliamentary rules are rules.  Members of Parliament do not speak about a citizen who does not sit in Parliament, simple.  These are rules – [HON. MEMBERS:  Inaudible interjections.]-

THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Hon.Members, I had muted you all so that you do not make noise because you were behaving like drunkards; your behaviour was untoward and was like that of a beer hall.

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