ZANU PF legislator for Mberengwa North, Tafanana Zhou on Thursday proposed to the National Assembly that Joana Mamombe of MDC Alliance be recalled from Parliament on health grounds.<\/p>\n
His recommendation came after Mamombe\u2019s doctors had claimed that the Harare West legislator had mental disorders, a condition that was confirmed by two government doctors. Zhou said:<\/p>\n
Mr. Speaker Sir. My point of privilege arises from our national Constitution, Section 129 (1) (m) that states that, \u2018The seat of a Member of Parliament becomes vacant if the Member is certified to be mentally disordered or intellectually handicapped under any law in force in Zimbabwe\u2019\u2026Honourable Joanna Mamombe was certified as mentally ill by two government doctors.<\/p>\n
I therefore honourable Speaker Sir, ask that a Privileges Committee be set to look into the matter.<\/p>\n
The Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda responded saying it was significant to first attain an official response from the judiciary and the doctor\u2019s reports accordingly and compare with Mamombe\u2019s party. He added:<\/p>\n
However, because the matter is still with our courts and the courts have not pronounced themselves as to the results of the medical findings, we shall have to be cautious in proceeding accordingly until such time that the matter has been fully ventilated by the courts.<\/p>\n
MudendaMamombe\u2019s health condition was made public after her legal counsel had told the court that she was not fit to stand trial in a case she is co-accused with fellow party colleagues, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova of staging their abduction in May this year.<\/p>\n
The state was sceptical of the report by Mamombe\u2019s doctors that it recommended that two government doctors examine her and they confirmed the result that had been initially issued.<\/p>\n
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ZANU PF legislator for Mberengwa North, Tafanana Zhou on Thursday proposed to the National Assembly that Joana Mamombe of MDC Alliance be recalled from Parliament on health grounds. His recommendation came after Mamombe\u2019s doctors had claimed that the Harare West legislator had mental disorders, a condition that was confirmed by two government doctors. Zhou said: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":25321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[38],"class_list":{"0":"post-29578","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-parties","9":"tag-zanu-pf"},"yoast_head":"\n