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Zanu PF chucks out of parliament another MP
06 Feb 2016 at 08:57hrs | Views
The ruling Zanu PF on Tuesday fired another MP from parliament as the ruling party's purge of suspected members who are linked to former Vice President Joice Mujuru continues.
Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda told the house that on 20th January, 2016, he was notified by Zanu PF that with effect from 1st December, 2015, Criswell Mutematsaka ceased to be a member of Zanu PF Party.
Accordingly, Section 129 (1) (k) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe applies and it provides as follows.
"The seat of a Member of Parliament becomes vacant if the member has ceased to belong to the political party of which he/she was a member when elected to Parliament and the political party concerned, by written notice to the Speaker or the President of the Senate as the case may be has declared that the member has ceased to belong to it," said Mudenda.
He said the necessary administrative measures have been taken to inform His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) of the existence of vacancy in line with Section 39 (1) of the Electoral Act Chapter 213 as amended.
Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda told the house that on 20th January, 2016, he was notified by Zanu PF that with effect from 1st December, 2015, Criswell Mutematsaka ceased to be a member of Zanu PF Party.
Accordingly, Section 129 (1) (k) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe applies and it provides as follows.
"The seat of a Member of Parliament becomes vacant if the member has ceased to belong to the political party of which he/she was a member when elected to Parliament and the political party concerned, by written notice to the Speaker or the President of the Senate as the case may be has declared that the member has ceased to belong to it," said Mudenda.
He said the necessary administrative measures have been taken to inform His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) of the existence of vacancy in line with Section 39 (1) of the Electoral Act Chapter 213 as amended.
Source - Byo24News
