SPEAKER of the National Assembly Amusaa Mwanamwambwa yesterday warned members of the Patriotic Front (PF) and the United Party for National Development (UPND) to desist from referring the electoral pact when in Parliament.
Mr Mwanamwambwa said the electorate voted for the MPs based on their respective political parties and not the pact and as such, the members should avoid talking about it.
The speaker said this after Chinsali MP Christopher Mulenga (PF), during the debate on the 2010 national Budget said he was happy that the pact had a new member named Geoffrey Mwamba of PF.
“Be mindful of what the constitution states, you are in this House through a political party process or independent. If you constantly bring in things that are not in the provisions of the constitution, you are confusing the voters,” Mr Mwanamwambwa said.
“The voters want to know if you belong to the UPND, PF or MMD. Nobody will stop you from talking about the pact outside the chambers,” Mr Mwanamwambwa said.
Contributing to the debate on the 2010 Budget, Moomba MP Vitalis Mooya (UPND) said the construction industry in the nation was not growing as fast as it should because Government-funded projects were taking long to complete thereby increasing costs.
Mr Mooya said for instance, the construction of the Dag Hammarskjold Stadium in Ndola was much lower in the 1980s but because of the delays, the total cost was in 2009 estimated at more than K 300 billion.
According to the world economic report on construction, Zambia was ranked 125 out of the 129 countries surveyed.
Chilanga MP Ng’andu Magande (MMD) said as much as he supported the Budget, he was not comfortable that it did not highlight the activities that would be undertaken during the year.
It was important that the Government was transparent, accountable and adhered to the tenets of good governance so that donors could continue assisting in the development projects.
“If rules and laws are not followed to the letter, that is corruption. Reduction in donor aid could have been avoided if we are perceived to be a country that is seen to be fighting corruption,” Mr. Magande said.
Finance and National Planning Deputy Minister, Chilesehe Kapwepwe told the House that the daily revenue collection by the Zambia Revenue Authority at Nakonde border post for the period 2005 was K829.1 million, in 2006, K 801.0 million, in 2007, K 1,375.7 million and in 2008 it was K1, 507.9 million.
She said this in response to a question by Chinsali Central MP Christopher Mulenga (PF) who wanted to know how much was collected at the border post on a daily basis in the said years.
Mr Mulenga also wanted to know how much revenue was collected at the same border post from 2005 to 2008 year by year.
[Times of Zambia]
The Speaker is some jealousy Chap altogether – ok numbala what?
OK . Zambia is now Zambie noze diving
He keeps favouring MMD.
THEY ARE NEXT GOVERNMENT WATCH OUT U BE FIRED
The truth of the matter is that MMD came to power on the basis of preaching private enterprise. I don’t why people are squealing now that MMD that had a landslide victory in 1991 is trying to fulfill its manifesto of selling all under performing state enterprises
we have come to know all trickes that are being used by MMD,4 now they have started using the speaker of the national assembly to spoil up all things. Guys be asured that your fake trickes are now known.
I think mr Speaker sir you should also be careful the way you side the parties in the house,otherwise we think and feel you are supporting full view of MMD.Nevertheless they brought you to that seat where you are ……………..
iwe speaker,the opact is there to stay..let them debate …viva pact!!
This Speaker thinks we are dull. We remember how he failed to convene parliament when 90% of MPs had resolved to impeach Chiluba. We also rember how he ensured that rebel FDD Mps finish their terms by blocking FDD from having these rebels expelled from Parley. Example are so many. My wish and prayer is that when MMD tumbles this man must appear before courts of law for toying with consititutional matters.
The pact is a formidable force to be reckoned with. Ok, we will speak about it outside the house but its here to stay and is a reality. Get used to it!!!!
These are typical problems of a dead democracy
The speaker of National assembly and the chief justice are holding on to positions to serve the interest of the ruling pigs.When are we going to see a new chief justice ? a new speaker of national assembly.
Hee mr Speaker just check up your self. Its just a word..THE PACT. I know how your job is threatened by the PACT. Just learn to love it coz the guys will not stop using that word …THE PACT. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah mr speaker sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have watching this Speaker very closely. So where can an MP run to if the Speaker does NOT allow an MP to speak?
He is doing what he is paid for PROTECT THE RICH PRO NYAMASOYA WAMUYAYA, but change is coming soon we shall see who will be crying
Mr Spact Sir! Get real man
Iwe blogs, the speaker is right. The Opaque PACT outside the chambers moreover what is there in Chat Opaque PACT, a batch of violent outfit controlled by Satani? You can’t see that even HH has become violent lately and he has since fire Major Chizyuka. be real blogs!
if you do not understand parliamentary conduct and procedure, you better leave it to the experts. The debates in parliament are boadering too much on partiesan lines. Some people do not belong to any party at all and are interested in real issues. I think the speaker is trying to change this un productitive landscape. He needs our support.