{"id":84619,"date":"2023-10-11T06:44:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T04:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/chaos-in-parliament-as-anti-riot-police-eject-ccc-mps"},"modified":"2023-10-11T10:06:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T08:06:12","slug":"chaos-in-parliament-as-anti-riot-police-eject-ccc-mps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/chaos-in-parliament-as-anti-riot-police-eject-ccc-mps","title":{"rendered":"Chaos In Parliament As Anti-riot Police Eject CCC MPs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>There was chaos in Parliament on Tuesday when anti-riot police were called to remove opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)<\/b> legislators who were protesting the recall of their 15 colleagues. A CCC supporter from Bulawayo, Sengezo Tshabangu<\/b>, claimed to be the party\u2019s interim secretary-general and initiated the recall of 15 CCC Members of Parliament (MPs) and 17 councillors, alleging that they were no longer members of the party.<\/p>\n

When Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda<\/b>, officially announced the recall of the MPs<\/b>, opposition MPs responded by singing and chanting slogans against Mudenda, bringing the proceedings to a halt. CCC interim organising secretary Amos Chibaya<\/b> argued that Mudenda was wrong to accept Tshabangu\u2019s letter, stating that all communication should come from their president, Nelson Chamisa<\/b>. NewsDay quotes him as saying:<\/p>\n

Mr Speaker, we wrote a letter to you dated September 11, notifying you that all communication comes from our president (Nelson) Chamisa.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think it is proper for you to rule in favour of Tshabangu.<\/p>\n

Mudenda ordered the recalled MPs to leave the House, but they refused and continued singing party songs. As a result, anti-riot police were called in to remove them. Mudenda also imposed a ban on all CCC MPs from attending Parliament for six sessions and docked their salaries for boycotting President Emmerson Mnangagwa<\/b>\u2018s State of the Nation address the previous week.<\/p>\n

While the chaos unfolded, Chamisa held meetings in Harare with party members to plan the way forward after the recall of MPs and councillors. CCC interim spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi <\/b>dismissed Tshabangu as an impostor and a proxy for the ruling Zanu PF party. He said:<\/p>\n

Action will be taken after a collective decision of all party organs.<\/p>\n

The consultative process is underway today (yesterday).<\/p>\n

We are having a series of meetings to discuss the issue and we will advise our members of the next step.<\/p>\n

But we will not allow Zanu PF to subvert the will of the people.<\/p>\n

Zanu PF, however, distanced itself from the recalls.<\/p>\n

Human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa <\/b>staged a solo demonstration in Harare against the recalls, holding a placard that read, \u201cTshabangu, respect our vote.\u201d She expressed her anger over the recalls and criticised Mudenda for favouring political interests over the law.<\/p>\n

Tshabangu\u2019s spokesperson denied a circulating letter claiming that Chamisa had also been expelled from the party, stating that it was a fake document. The CCC was formed in January 2022 after the Supreme Court ruled that Chamisa was not the leader of the MDC.<\/b> The CCC has yet to hold a congress to elect a permanent leadership since its establishment.<\/p>\n

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