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Small City Hall parliamentary hearing on Electoral Amendment Bill abandoned
24 Oct 2011 at 06:15hrs | Views
A parliamentary hearing on the Electoral Amendment Bill was on Friday abandoned after participants who had filled the Small City Hall in Bulawayo started squabbling and made it impossible for the meeting to continue.
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, which is chaired by MDC spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora, is holding nationwide public hearings on the Bill.
On Friday evening, Mwonzora, who had managed to retain control of an otherwise ill-tempered and emotional meeting, lost the plot when he allowed some participants to continue with contributions that angered a section of the crowd.
This led to a 30-minute slanging match with the audience prompting Mwonzora to ask the participants to put their contributions in writing.
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, which is chaired by MDC spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora, is holding nationwide public hearings on the Bill.
This led to a 30-minute slanging match with the audience prompting Mwonzora to ask the participants to put their contributions in writing.
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