PARLIAMENTARY chief whip Vernon Mwaanga says a formal complaint against former Minister of Defence George Mpombo will be lodged to Speaker of the National Assembly Amusaa Mwanamwambwa in a proper manner if it is established that Mr Mpombo breached parliamentary privileges.
Mr Mpombo, who is MMD Kafulafuta member of Parliament (MP), is reported to have breached parliamentary privileges when he recently commented on the proposed amendments to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Act outside the House.
In an interview in Lusaka yesterday, Mr Mwaanga said Parliament has its own internal procedures for determining breaches of parliamentary privileges by members of the House.
“Should it become necessary, a formal complaint will be lodged to the Speaker in a proper manner against Mr Mpombo. And should the Speaker deem it necessary, he will then refer such a complaint to the committee on privileges, absences and support services,” he said.
Mr Mwaanga said once the Speaker refers the complaint to the committee on privileges, absences and support services, an inquiry will be instituted into the matter.
He said after analysing the complaint, the committee will then make a rational determination and recommend appropriate sanctions against Mr Mpombo.
Meanwhile, the Copperbelt Welfare and Environmental Protection Association has accused Mr Mpombo of allegedly abusing parliamentary privileges and ethics by debating an issue outside the National Assembly.
Association president Sydney Njamba said in a statement issued in Lusaka yesterday that Mr Mpombo’s behaviour is a clear case of misconduct because he went outside the House and criticised an issue before the House without due regard for parliamentary proceedings.
“Mr Mpombo went to the media to insult Vice-President George Kunda arising from a parliamentary debate which is a clear indication that he does not respect authority and Parliament and penalties that go with such behaviour should be applied,” Mr Njamba said.
He said Mr Mpombo’s alleged undesirable attitude to the Vice-President has the potential to encourage media comments that can undermine the National Assembly.
Mr Njamba said Mr Mpombo should realise that the Vice-President is the leader of Government business in the House and that what he says in Parliament represents Government’s views.
“So, to direct missiles at Mr Kunda as though he was representing his personal position is a misplaced way of looking at things,” he said.
Mr Njamba said Mr Mpombo is a veteran MP who should know that if he had commented on the proposed amendments to the ACC Act in Parliament, he would have been protected.
“We wish to state here that the recent behavioural impropriety by Mr Mpombo is yet another illustration of a politician who has taken practices of social immorality to new extremes and should not be trusted,” he said.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
Mpombo has lost his morals and is a bit confused…he thinks he can yap on anything just to be anti-govt. He is a big cry-baby. He should challenge such innuendos in parliament, not in Kafulafuta. Watch your ethics, George.
Jaha
You dont care that the government removed the “Abuse of Office” crime from the anti corruption act?
You must be a thief too!!
George needs to be commended for releasing what MMD intended to do and will probably still DO.
Zambians are being taken for a ride up SHITE CREEK.
Yeah, Ba Mupombo bala bapasha mu parliament. Go VJ. He cannot have one foot in the opossition and the other in the MMD. Kick him out.
Iwe Njamba i think tawakwata amano. Surely can you open your dirty mouth to support the nonsense being propelled by RB and Kunda? You must be mad. Firstly why should RB and his friends find it wise to remove the anti corruption act? What is wrong with this anyway? Are they now confirming to us that they thieves and want to protect themselves from the impending prosecution next year? We know that they have been stealling thats the more reason we want them out of poffice. These baggers are just there to protect their friend thief kafupi. Nothing else. Apa pena bane mwaloba ilyauma.
I join multitudes of selfless patriotic democrats in pressing a sledge hummer on Mpombo to pack his gabbage and go back to UPNDa party he came from after defecting from UNIP. This country has had no act Mpombo is talking about. For the first time RB proposed an inclusion in the corruption law which His Honor George Kunda has drafted due for parliament. The author’s request for correction of his own written draft bill before parliament gets it, triggers mouth denkete in Mpombo. The question intelligent people ought to be asking him, is which act? who wrote it and when was it enacted into a law? Did Mpombo propose, write or vote for it in his life time in parliament for it to be an act of parliament? The truth is that its a draft proposed by H.E and ritten by VP for legislative approval.
Mpombo is a shapwa wino. He has brought to value to MMD but a legacy of historic fuel crisis as minister of energy who abandoned the country for a holiday in France and Hong Kong at the peak of a national fuel crisis. Demotion from a full minister to a provincial deputy minister because of his dangerous incompetence. He defected alone from UNIP to UPND and later solicited for hope in MMD to which he came alone without value when others come entire provinces and constituencies.Mpombo is a misfit and liability to the ruling party politics.Him and Magande should be gotten rid of from ruling party politics now. When we say now we mean asap before MMD gets in full throtle Decision 2011 victory drive when all engines countrywide will be firing in overdrive.
Ba Sydney Njamba insala yasuma ku joinafye abena ‘Dr’ Cosmas na Siulapwa. Zambia the real jungle.
Mpombo’s ignorance has been peddled into his fire on false premise that he would seek an injunction against any parliamentary judgment against him. Tough luck, constitutionally this will be a judgment based on his criminal conduct against the August House and procedures whose breach no law can protect.
#8
Did my constant harassment on your illiteracy make you change ways.
Finally he learns to use BREACH instead of bleach.
#5
People are talking about removal of part of an already existing law.
Nobody has mentioned that R.B wants another point made into law.
Could you disclose this other law that needs changing in the ACA.
Mpombo is a whistleblower and will be looked upon as taking the sword for zambians in his quest to show WITH EVIDENCE the crimes committed by his party leaders.
And Violent Cadres.
VJ is on a list of criminals to be arrested after change of goverment next year. We still have not fogotten how VJ contributed to the misery Zambians find themselves into by rigging elections. Now he adds on with this nonses. All this defense we are seeing is a confirmation that in fact these thiefes have removed the abuse of office clause from the AC Act in their preparation to go scott free after they leave office next year.
1.Mpombo is no longer an asset to MMD because of the glaring differences of opinion with the powers that be 2.Mpombo has no doubt gone against parliamentary code of conduct 3.The purported exclusion of the abuse of authority clause in the proposed ACC act confirms numerous suspicions Zambians have had about RP Governments lack of political will to fight corruption 3.”Chiwamina galu ku payambuzi,” How true! I can’t wait to see how parliament(speaker) responds to the request to have Mpombo expelled from the MMD. 2 issues are sanctions for breaking code of conduct and antagonistic attitude towards party top brass. 4.So wher to the case involving PF “rebel” MPs? WHAT A COUNTRY!!!
1.Mpombo is no longer an asset to MMD because of the glaring differences of opinion with the powers that be 2.Mpombo has no doubt gone against parliamentary code of conduct 3.The purported exclusion of the abuse of authority clause in the proposed ACC act confirms numerous suspicions Zambians have had about RP Governments lack of political will to fight corruption, Mpombo failed to resist the temptation to blow the whistle (though with bad timing-couldn’t resist the temptation) 3.”Chiwamina galu ku payambuzi,”How true! I can’t wait to see how parliament(speaker) responds to the request to have Mpombo expelled from the MMD. 2 issues are sanctions for breaking code of conduct and antagonistic attitude towards party top brass. 4.So wher to the case involving PF “rebel” MPs? WHAT A…
Mpombo Shakufunswa should be praised by all Zambians who believe in good governance for blowing the whistle as this is the only way you can preempt the RBGK government effort to hedge their investment. The RBGK are busy trying to find ways to get away with all crimes of governance office abuse. It is hard for me to understand #5 when a while ago your where made at RBGK government and there you are supporting such kind of sabotage to the Laws of Zambia! Ba senseless senior ba mu selela kwa kaba, Ba mutota kali mwitobo, Ba Senior muli ba puneme mwebo lukoso!
What act are you talking about and when was it enacted as a law? FYI, it’s for the first time in the history of ACC that it was receiving an act proposal from the head of state for inclusion in the anti corruption law which His Honor George Kunda has drafted and is due for parliament action The author’s request for correction of his own written draft bill before parliament gets it, triggers mouth denkete in Mpombo. The question intelligent people ought to be asking him, is which act has been deleted? Who wrote it and when was it enacted into law? Did Mpombo propose, write or vote for it in his life time in parliament for it to be an act of parliament? The truth is that it’s a draft proposed by H.E and written by VP Kunda for legislative action.
# THAT MONKEY WHICH BEAT UP MR MPOMBO IN LIVINGSTONE SHOULD BE EXAMINED FOR RABIES.IAM SERIOUS. HE HAS BEEN A RABBLE-ROUSER SINCE THAT BEATING. AND IF MPOMBO WILL EVER BE A MINISTER AGAIN IN ZAMBIA UNDER ANY OTHER POLITICAL LEADER I WILL NEVER VOTE IN THIS COUNTRY AGAIN.