Police called to eject CCC MPs for disrupting Scott Sakupwanya swear-in

December 14, 2023

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Police wrestle CCC MP Lynette Karenyi after Speaker Jacob Mudenda ordered the ejection of CCC MPs for disrupting the swearing in of newly elected legislators

Staff Reporter

Police were Thursday called to eject some CCC legislators who defiantly broke into song when the Speaker Jacob Mudenda was swearing in Mabvuku-Tafara MP Scott Sakupwanya and eight other lawmakers elected into the august house in the controversial December 9 by-elections.

Police eject CCC MP Takudzwa Ngadziore from parliament

Mudenda went on to issue an immediate ban for the next four parliamentary sessions on ejected MPs.

CCC MP Fadzayi Mahere gives police a piece of her mind when she was ordered out of parliament

CCC is agitated over the blocking of its ousted legislators from participating in last Saturday’s by-elections by both the courts and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.

Police try to eject CCC MPs Gladys Hlatshwayo and Lynette Karenyi

The polls were called after Sengezo Tshabangu, who claims to be interim CCC secretary general, recalled over 20 sitting legislators and dozens over councillors claiming they had ceased to be party members.

The recalls, blamed on Zanu PF’s meddlesome hand by CCC, are also linked to opposition internal fissures.