The debate that led to Mliswa’s suspension from Zimbabwe Parliament

HON. T. MLISWA:  Thank you very much Mr. Speaker Sir for your ruling which in itself compels me to not to challenge it at all.  I will not dare challenge it because the ruling tells me that there are more stiffer charges ahead – [Laughter.] – As such, I will abide by the ruling and will not challenge it in any other way.  I withdraw all my remarks and agree with the ruling that others must not provoke other people.  It is important that as a House, we also are bound by that ruling at the end of the day.  I would like at this point in time to apologise, first of all to the ladies in this House for my utterances and secondly to Hon. Chanda with whom I thought we would have a coffee outside so that we could resolve our case. My intention was never to manhandle him.   My training does not allow me to man handle anyone at all, but it was for me to go and talk to him outside since I had been told to go outside so that we could resolve the issue, but it was not seen in that light.

I would like to sincerely apologise to the Chair Hon. Tsitsi Gezi at the time – not that I undermine her being in Chair, but circumstances were totally beyond my control.  I would like to profusely apologise for the events on that day.  I would want them to forgive me for one does make mistakes and certainly such conduct will not at all happen.

Let me also say that the Clerk had sent me a note to say that the Hon. Chair was going to give me an opportunity to speak, but unfortunately I got it when I was just outside.  So she did through the Clerk write a note that I was going to be given an opportunity but I had not read the note at the time.  Thank you very much Sir.

THE HON. SPEAKER: On behalf of the House, I want to believe that the unreserved apology is accepted and the promise to act with the greatest degree of decorum shall subsist accordingly.

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