News / National
Dr Kereke re-instated at Bikita West MP
06 Nov 2013 at 02:57hrs | Views
Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, yesterday reinstated Bikita West lawmaker; Munyaradzi Kereke, after the Constitutional Court nullified his expulsion from the legislature early October.
Kereke was expelled from the House of Assembly after his Zanu-PF party informed Speaker Mudenda that he no longer represented the party's interests.
But Kereke challenged his expulsion resulting in the Constitutional Court nullifying his expulsion. Mudenda announced Kereke's reinstatement when the National Assembly resumed sitting after a two-week break.
Mudenda also said Kereke would serve on the Finance and Economic Planning and Mines and Energy portfolio committees. Kereke was suspended by Zanu-PF after defying a party directive to stand aside for its preferred candidate Elias Musakwa in the July 31st elections.
Speaker Mudenda also announced the selection of Jonathan Samkange as chairperson of the Parliamentary Legal Committee. Other members if the committee are Jessie Majome and Tendai Biti from MDC-T and Christopher Kuruneri and Priscah Mupfumira from Zanu-PF.
Kereke was expelled from the House of Assembly after his Zanu-PF party informed Speaker Mudenda that he no longer represented the party's interests.
But Kereke challenged his expulsion resulting in the Constitutional Court nullifying his expulsion. Mudenda announced Kereke's reinstatement when the National Assembly resumed sitting after a two-week break.
Mudenda also said Kereke would serve on the Finance and Economic Planning and Mines and Energy portfolio committees. Kereke was suspended by Zanu-PF after defying a party directive to stand aside for its preferred candidate Elias Musakwa in the July 31st elections.
Speaker Mudenda also announced the selection of Jonathan Samkange as chairperson of the Parliamentary Legal Committee. Other members if the committee are Jessie Majome and Tendai Biti from MDC-T and Christopher Kuruneri and Priscah Mupfumira from Zanu-PF.
Source - voa
