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Simon Khaya Moyo face Lovemore Moyo for speaker of Zimbabwe parliament
24 Mar 2011 at 10:18hrs | Views
ZANU PF on Wednesday named Zimbabwe's former ambassador to South Africa Simon Khaya Moyo as its candidate for the post of Speaker of Parliament declared vacant by a Supreme Court ruling on March 10.
Khaya-Moyo will challenge deposed Speaker Lovemore Moyo (MDC-T) in the vote by secret ballot on a date yet to be announced.
The Welshman Ncube-led MDC has said it will not contest the poll and has ordered its seven MPs to vacate the chamber before the closely-balanced vote. Zanu PF has 96 MPs, the same number as MDC-T, although former Speaker Moyo insists that he still represents his constituency of Matobo North and is pushing for recognition.
Addressing concerns that some of its seven MPs may have struck deals with either Zanu PF or MDC-T to defy the party directive, the MDC warned: "The party has the capacity to deal with political prostitutes in its ranks if there are any."
Khaya-Moyo will challenge deposed Speaker Lovemore Moyo (MDC-T) in the vote by secret ballot on a date yet to be announced.
The Welshman Ncube-led MDC has said it will not contest the poll and has ordered its seven MPs to vacate the chamber before the closely-balanced vote. Zanu PF has 96 MPs, the same number as MDC-T, although former Speaker Moyo insists that he still represents his constituency of Matobo North and is pushing for recognition.
Addressing concerns that some of its seven MPs may have struck deals with either Zanu PF or MDC-T to defy the party directive, the MDC warned: "The party has the capacity to deal with political prostitutes in its ranks if there are any."
Source - Byo24News
