National Assembly representatives from the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) were ejected from Parliament and barred for four sittings for rowdy behaviour during the swearing-in ceremony this Thursday afternoon.
Parliament is holding a swearing-in ceremony at the new Mount Hampden building for new nine National Assembly representatives who were elected during the December 9 By-Elections were sworn in yesterday afternoon.
The representatives were sworn-in in terms of Section 128 (1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe which 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 in the form set out in the Third Schedule.
In a post by the Parliament of Zimbabwe on its X page the four were ejected for “unparliamentary behaviour.”
“Members of the CCC have been ejected from Parliament and barred for the next 4 sittings for unparliamentary behaviour, having caused disturbances during the swearing-in ceremony of new members,” posted the Parliament.
The National Assembly Representatives who took their oath are Nketa Constituency’s Cde Albert Mavunga (Zanu-PF), Cowdray Park Constituency’s Cde Arthur Mujeyi (Zanu-PF), Bulawayo South’s Cde Raj Modi and Lobengula-Magwegwe’s Mr Chitura Tendayi Nyathi (CCC).
For Matabeleland North, Cde Phathisiwe Machangu (Zanu-PF) who won the Lupane East seat and Cde Chineke Muchimba (Zanu-PF) from Binga North were sworn in.
In Matabeleland South Cde Thusani Ndou (Zanu-PF) National Assembly member for Beitbridge West and Cde Scot Sakupwanya (Zanu-PF) for Mabvuku Constituency were sworn in.
