THERE was a near punch-up in Parliament yesterday between Patriotic Front Member of Parliament for Chitambo Constituency, Remember Mutale, and his Independent counterpart for Chipili Constituency, Jewis Chabi, regarding overtime allowances after a motion was moved to extend the
sitting hours of the House.
Mr Mutale and Mr Chabi exchanged bitter, unprintable words and nearly turned Parliament into a boxing ring after a rumour circulated in the House that Government had no money and Parliament was therefore not going to pay MPs overtime for sitting in the House on extended hours.
The confrontation happened immediately after Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini called a division on the notice of motion to suspend standing order 19, 20, 21 (1) and 101 to enable the House to start sitting from 09:00 each day from Tuesday, 13 December, until all business before the House was completed after which the House would adjourn sine die.
The motion was moved by acting leader of government business Richard Musukwa.
But things did not go well for Mr Mutale who immediately took the Chief Whip’s role in persuading both members of the PF and Independent MPs to vote in favour of the motion.
When Mr Mutale approached Mr Chabi to vote in favour of the motion, the Independent MP refused after rumour circulated in the House that Government had no money to pay the MPs overtime allowances for the extended sitting hours next week.
Mr Chabi got incensed by Mr Mutale’s persistence to persuade him and other Independent MPs, and the two law makers almost got into a physical confrontation on the floor of the House.
Mr Chabi was clearly heard shouting at Mr Mutale that he was not scared of the Chitambo MP and could easily take him on.
“Teti untinye iwe (You do not scare me), Mr Chabi shouted while pointing at Mr Mutale.
It took leader of the opposition in the House Jack Mwiimbu and PF Deputy Chief Whip Stephen Chungu to calm down the two parliamentarians who looked ready to settle their differences through a fist fight.
Mr Mwiimbu and Mr Chungu were seen telling Mr Mutale to go back to his seat while Mr Chabi followed his foe yelling that he was going to beat him.
Mr Mutale later took a front bench seat next to Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo and was heard complaining about the behaviour and approach of Mr Chabi. Following a division called by the Speaker, Members of Parliament were subjected to an electronic vote which saw the motion passing through via 64 YES vote against 51 NO vote.
Earlier during the debate, UPND Chief Whip Gary Nkombo appealed to Government to consider withdrawing the motion in order to allow the members to thoroughly scrutinise the 2017 national budget allocations.
Mr Nkombo feared that suspending the standing order would not give the members an opportunity to thoroughly scrutinise the budgetary allocation of ministries and government
departments.
Bushe Garry Nkombo alipena. A day hardly passes without saying anything mu parliament. Sometimes uleikalako quite. Imwe ukuteka patali. Y have u started sabotaging the country ba upnd. U av av started with provinces that will never vote u. In case u dont know u are becoming unpopular with ur dark forces.
Kubalekafye baiponona
I can’t stand black men. That why I will
Never marry one. Disgusting.
Stick to white guys I will
Why a bear punch up ? SOB’s
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Unbelievable! Where was chishamba kambwili and Garry nkombo
Henry, for your information Gary is very popular! More popular than your vision less Changwa. Viva UPND !!!
@Mushota white men have micro genitalia with penis like a pencil.
Frustration. The stealing loopholes are closing or in fish bowls now
@Henry ndiwe “Mbuzi”. Garry was trying to speak some sense into your delinquent PF MP’s.
Your superstition won’t save the Zambian people.
But this independent MP Jewis Chabi is a blood thirsty animal that should be dismissed immediately from Parliament! What kind of behaviour is this? MP Mutale was in the right here, and those who are incensed over allowances one day all allowances will be removed – you are there to serve not to grow fat on allowances. Such as this Chabi are poisonous people. Gary Nkombo always ready to sabotage parliament what an evil bunch these UPND chaps are! Soon even your Luxury SUVs be you PF or UPND should also be removed in the interest of cost saving.
Ba mushota ubupuba. You are just inferior. I also know you are a man. Who do you think you are fooling?
Ba MaryGoRound – Why isn’t he president then if he is that popular?
Those MPs are lucky that am not among them, every week you could have been reading this kind of fighting. Nga ndabaponono sana.
Is Mushota a sex worker/slave? This girl is shameless and only prostitutes are without shame.
Some people are i $dio $ts. How do you comment on the smallest part of the topic and leave the big picture. Henry is one such id#io#t. whenever you hear of such fracas on MPs just know one of them is a Patriotic F00L
What dark forces naimwe? Ubututu bwekabweka. Kuti nelyo mwikala kufyalo fya tumpuluka, ubututu bwena ni konkotyo. Yangu!
MaryGoRound,
Gary is popular with who? Prostitutes in his constituency or what?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg-oT2Yo3pc
This was not a new punch-up in Ukraine parliament, it was actually a full blown fight. and these are a common occurrence in some and most parliaments. Parliaments are a hive of disagreements were the next steps are often fights and this is not alien to Zambia. So shut up.
You’re the one who’s mad. You’re not analytical. Can’t even use the correct “quiet”. You’ve been brain-washed by your corrupt leaders and fake prophets to believe in divisive rhetoric.
Henry is an illiterate-fonteene, most likely he’s living a miserable life.
Let’s replace our parliament with a boxing ring. It would be a better determiner of who should rule. In my view both Edgar and Hakainde are useless
At 3, because they both don’t come from your ethnic group, we know u people now. Your big population of empty tins making noise has cost us all.
That’s parliament for you. It’s worse in RSA that’s nothing. Just two characters
Such lunatic conclusions designef to raise tribal warfare are a good reminder of why we allow poor leadership. The voters are too quick to conclude without evidence. Iam from Eastern province but Yes none of the two is my tribes mate but again that plays no role in my vote.
Iwe Only Gary Nkombo would win a bout from UPND. PF would win hands down
Useless MPs wanting to fight over their overtime but can not feel the pain when it comes to corruption and Govt misappropriation of funds….lets put these Grade 12s on minimum wage and see what they will say!!
Using your words ba Jay Jay these MPs are utterly lazy bums too.
LT be serious when reporting, the results were as follows, yes 64 and no were 61 not 51
Whatever! PF vote for govt motions regardless like headless chickens. They will soon vote in favour of a one party state motion.
The PF thugs have taken thuggery everywhere as part of the ruling party. U must behaviour well even provoked and don’t be approaching people – let them chose on their own. The question is why are hours been extended? Half the time, bad policies go through this house. In short we are paying these people especially PF to do as Lungu instructs and not as Zambian’s instructed.
These people are a disgrace to the electorates they represent. It’s has now become the norm to fight and throw unpalatables at each other. What does that achieve? Fighting over over-time pay? Mwefipululu fyabula amano. So embarrassing!
2016 vote Mr Kudos Most Popular Patriotic blogger.
These are ordinary African politics why are we surprised
I nominated you sir for the most annoying blogger 2016 .I hope you beat madam mushota.
Good luck
@ Mr Kudos,
You are asking to be nominated for a wrong title
Kudos ndiwe “Mbuzi” you don’t deserve any vote. Do you even believe in the Krap you type here?
Independent MPs also are dumb, there are just fighting for over time. Government has no money for overtime. They forgot that they voted to increase the number of ministries, so the allocation of the money they were supposed to get, would go to those new created ministries.
When making the laws , don’t use mob psychology, it has consequences and repercussions.
Before even the month elapsed PF dribbled you. Voted on wrong policies and you are the first victim of the same law.
Nonsense
henry ulipuli ilyapelekeshako cikala ufita panyo, do u think ukutekwa muletekwa namusekelamo mulecula ati pafimaso nangu pf watchout *****.
No news here; next! coffee please
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All the MPS are there to eat. If there were no monetary benefits there, no one would have agreed to be an MP. To our MPs, parliament is all about easy money, beer and women.
Why overtime in the first place? The house should be efficient, ensure to preside within the stipulated time frame and cut down on unwarranted costs. That’s why we are broke as a nation poor leadership and management of state affairs.
Stupid old men,ECZ please check their grade 12 certificates there are behaving like kaponyaz in the streets.
Poor foolish (pf) mp’s quarrying in parliament for allowance wat a sham e Ifi fibantu fyalipena fima leaders fyashani ifi ulwa vote twa votela nefipuba in the name leaders shame shame shame on you poor fool’s
When they show them on Tv, they are dosing most of the time and even out of the chamber drinking beer at the bar or ‘slaughtering’ prostitutes at parliament motel.
If 61 and 54 voted, where were the others? I thought parliament had 164. MPs.
There is need for a live online feed …for us to see what these empty tins are up to!!
There is some ignorant lady on this blog demeaning black men, tell her I feel the same about black women just in case she is mistaking herself for a star
Mush0ta is a man in case you didn’t know. Don’t be deceived.
Comment: Lolo Lolo Iwe.
Surprised the speaker did not give these zombies marching orders. How can one start frothing at the mouth just for being persuaded to support a motion? Was it the language used or these guys have unfinished business? Why ECZ asked for a minimum qualification for MP beats me when there is no thinking happening in the house. It would appears MPs just do what they are told by their puppeteers!
@ Henry are you sick in your head?
The after money only these mp
People just enter politics to eat. Please make politics voluntary, no pay should be given to politicians and then we will see who really is patriotic. Stop paying MPs and ministers salaries and allowances
Mwamoneni ba swine ! balekeni baleyipononana, its GLOBAL.
Put a video at least otherwise we can watch boxing
Good for nothing lazy mother buffers
Anyway they are both PF what do you expect,PF DNA is violence.