MUNIR VOWS TO CHALLENGE SPEAKER…in court for alleged religious discriminationBy GIDEON NYENDWAThe decision by the Speaker of the National Assembly to boot, Lumezi Member of parliament Munnir Zulu for religious dressing is to be challenged in court.Mr. Zulu has decided to challenge the Speakerbecause his religious rights were infringed upon.Mr. Zulu was sent away from Parliament for wearing an outfit that allegedly breached parliamentary dress code on December 16, 2021 after a point of order was raised against him.Mr Zulu, a Muslim, was wearing an outfit known as the thobe. The thobe is a long robe worn by Muslim men.He said that he did not take the order to be booted out of parliament lightly because it sent a particular message to people of certain religious groupings.Mr. Zulu said that there were a lot of reforms that needed to be made at parliament because some rules and regulations were crafted a longtime ago and needed […]
MUNIR VOWS TO CHALLENGE SPEAKER
