By SIMON MUNTEMBAA WRONG constitutional reference and intransigent presiding officer yesterday exploded into one of the most ill-tempered sittings of Parliament that led to a confrontation and subsequent walk out by Patriotic Front members of Parliament.The drama started when leader of the opposition, Brian Mundubile noted that the State House vote was based on a 1996 constitutional provision that was repealed in 2016, and was therefore unconstitutional.The provision mandates State House to provide overall governance of the people of Zambia and ensuring that the sovereignty and territorial Integrity of the nation are upheld for the sole purpose of protecting and safeguarding the interests of the country, its citizens and residents. The mandate is derived from Articles 33 and 34 of the Constitution of Zambia, Act No. 18 of 1996.But presiding officer, 2nd deputy speaker Moses Moyo insisted that debate would continue in spite of the wrong constitutional reference.The PF MPs would have none of it.The […]
PF MPS PROTEST, WALK OUT OF PARLEY
