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Zimbabwean lawmakers go on strike over allowances
19 Oct 2017 at 10:37hrs | Views
Members of the National Assembly and Senators today went on a strike over allowances owed to them.
Veronic Langa twitted that "MPs on strike today, they are clapping hands and demanding allowances. Almost 45 mins after House resumed no debate."
The MPs are demanding $15 million in amounts owed to them for sitting allowances that have not been paid since the commencement of the present 8th Parliament in 2013.
On Tuesday, MDC MP for Musikavanhu Prosper Mutseyami told the National Assembly that legislators had seconded Buhera West Zanu PF MP, Oliver Mandipaka, to pursue the matter with the Speaker, Jacob Mudenda.
Mutseyami got support from Zanu PF MP for Zvishavane John Holder who complained that "we get only $75 per sitting while others in the region get much more."
MDC senator David Chimhini has also said over 70 former legislators in the 7th Parliament were still owed.
Chimhini represented both Zanu PF and MDC MPs from the 7th Parliament in discussions with the executive.
He said while Mudenda had made efforts to pacify the restive former MPs by making a commitment to pay, there was no movement on the part of government.
Veronic Langa twitted that "MPs on strike today, they are clapping hands and demanding allowances. Almost 45 mins after House resumed no debate."
MPs on strike today, they are clapping hands and demanding allowances.Almost 45 mins after House resumed no debate pic.twitter.com/gfhIV69fNa
— Veneranda Langa (@LangaVeneranda) October 19, 2017
The MPs are demanding $15 million in amounts owed to them for sitting allowances that have not been paid since the commencement of the present 8th Parliament in 2013.
On Tuesday, MDC MP for Musikavanhu Prosper Mutseyami told the National Assembly that legislators had seconded Buhera West Zanu PF MP, Oliver Mandipaka, to pursue the matter with the Speaker, Jacob Mudenda.
MDC senator David Chimhini has also said over 70 former legislators in the 7th Parliament were still owed.
Chimhini represented both Zanu PF and MDC MPs from the 7th Parliament in discussions with the executive.
He said while Mudenda had made efforts to pacify the restive former MPs by making a commitment to pay, there was no movement on the part of government.
Source - online
