What transpired in Parliament yesterday before CCC members were kicked out

THE HON. SPEAKER: Order, order!  Three Hon. Members from the CCC Party sitting next to Hon. Mahere and those three immediately behind, leave the House – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.]

All the CCC Party Members left the House still ‘Ndimi makauraya hazvina mhosva pahukama’

THE HON. SPEAKER: Order, order! Because of your singing and disturbing the peace of this House, you are suspended for the next four sittings of the House. 

Section 128 (1) of the Constitution provides that before a Member of Parliament takes his or her seat in Parliament, the Member must take the oath of a Member of Parliament as set out in the third Schedule. Section 128 (2) states that the Oath must be taken before the Clerk of Parliament.  I therefore call upon the Clerk of Parliament to administer the Oath of Members of Parliament.

Before the Oath is administered, where is the Serjeant-at-Arms? Advise the Serjeant-at-Arms that these Hon. Members have acted dishonourably and I do not want to see them within the precincts of Parliament and they should checkout immediately tomorrow morning.  As I indicated, they will not have four sittings in attendance.  I thank you.

NEW MEMBERS SWORN

HON. SAKUPWANYA PEDZAI; HON. THUSANI NDOU; HON. CHINEKE MUCHIMBA; HON. RAJESHKUMARI MODI; HON. ARTHUR MUJEYI; HON. TENDAI CHITURA NYATHI; HON. PHATISIWE MACHANGU; HON. CHARLES MOYO; and HON. ALBERT TAWANDA MAVUNGA subscribed to the Oath of Loyalty as required by the Law and took their seats – [HON. MEMBERS: Hear, Hear.] –

CCC Members having returned to the Chamber    

THE HON. SPEAKER:  Hon. Members on my left, I have ruled that you leave the premises of this august House.  In terms of your behaviour against Order No. 114, can you peacefully leave the august House?  Can you peacefully leave the august House? Can you leave, please? – [AN HON. MEMBER: That arbitrary behaviour must stop in this House] – Can you leave the House? – [AN HON. MEMBER:  Do not turn this House to a massive crime scene.  It is wrong for elected Members of Parliament, we have a right to be in this Parliament, you cannot rule arbitrarily.  We must express ourselves in this House, Masaya died.  We have a right to express ourselves Hon. Speaker]- Can you leave the House! – [AN HON. MEMBER:  You cannot throw us out of the House because we are expressing ourselves – [HON. MEMBERS:  Inaudible interjections.] -Do not entertain him – [AN HON. MEMBER: There is nothing honourable about Scott.  Scott killed people in Mabvuku, Masaya was killed by Scott in Mabvuku.  There is nothing honourable about Scott.  He should leave the House, he is an intruder.  We were truly elected here and we must express ourselves. Scott has got blood on his hands.  Scott killed Masaya in Mabvuku – [AN HON. MEMBER:  Hapana zvaurikutaura ibva ipapo!] –

Opposition Members having refused to leave the House.  

THE HON. SPEAKER:  Sergeant-at-Arms, escort them out!  Can you leave the House peacefully please! – [HON. KARENYI: Mr. Speaker Sir, we were not in the House, we have to defend the rights of the people in our constituencies.  Where is democracy, where is democracy, this is not right.  On a point of order Hon. Speaker.  What have we done?]-

Police officers entered the House and asked the Opposition Members to leave the House.  Some Opposition Members having refused to leave the House willingly were forced out of the House by police officers.

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