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Mudenda saves Mutasa and Mliswa at-least for now
28 Feb 2015 at 15:15hrs | Views
EXPELLED former Zanu-PF secretary for administration who is also Headlands MP Didymus Mutasa and his nephew Temba Mliswa who is Hurungwe West legislator, have been given a new lease of life after Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda indicated yesterday they remained Parliamentarians despite moves to expel them from the House.
According to local newspapers, Mudenda said that he would take his time to conduct a due diligence on whether Zanu-PF secretary for administration Ignatius Chombo was legally entitled to write to him seeking their expulsion.
Chombo wrote to Mudenda on Thursday informing the National Assembly that Mutasa and Mliswa's seats should be declared vacant after the Zanu-PF politburo expelled the two from the ruling party last week.
However, Mutasa also wrote to Mudenda saying Zanu-PF had no legitimate leadership after holding a disputed congress last December that purportedly endorsed new leaders without conducting a poll.
Mudenda confirmed receiving the two contradicting letters saying he would now have to do a due diligence before he made a ruling.
According to local newspapers, Mudenda said that he would take his time to conduct a due diligence on whether Zanu-PF secretary for administration Ignatius Chombo was legally entitled to write to him seeking their expulsion.
Chombo wrote to Mudenda on Thursday informing the National Assembly that Mutasa and Mliswa's seats should be declared vacant after the Zanu-PF politburo expelled the two from the ruling party last week.
However, Mutasa also wrote to Mudenda saying Zanu-PF had no legitimate leadership after holding a disputed congress last December that purportedly endorsed new leaders without conducting a poll.
Mudenda confirmed receiving the two contradicting letters saying he would now have to do a due diligence before he made a ruling.
Source - online
