Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:23:52 +0000 By NATION REPORTER SPEAKER of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini should consider suspending UPND Members of Parliament (MPs) from attending parliamentary sittings and participate in the daily business of the House for truancy and absconding Parliament for the second time in the same session, Julius Komaki has charged. Mr Komaki has threatened that Patriotic Front (PF) youths would have no choice but to picket the National Assembly and block the UPND lawmakers from entering Parliament building because they had exhibited ‘‘uncouth political conduct’’ towards President Edgar Lungu and the citizens in general. Mr Komaki said the UPND lawmakers had apologised to President Lungu and the nation at large the first time they boycotted the official opening of Parliament by the Head of State and were curtly reprimanded by Dr Matibini over their conduct. He said it was shameful that UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema had remained ‘‘in an […]
