Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) activist, Sengezo Tshabangu, who claims to be the party’s interim secretary general, has warned CCC MPs against “rowdy” behaviour in the August House.
This comes after CCC lawmakers were ejected from the National Assembly last week for allegedly disturbing the swearing-in ceremony of nine new constituency legislators.
The CCC legislators were protesting the presence of ZANU PF’s Pedzai Sakupwanya who was elected unopposed in Mabvuku-Tafara after CCC candidate Munyaradzi Febion Kufahakutizwi, who defeated the former in the 23 August elections, was barred from the 09 December polls by the courts.
Speaking to ZBC News, Tshabangu said some CCC legislators needed to be “put in line”. He said:
It’s uncalled for and we will certainly be engaging Parliament. We know what is lacking in Parliament is leadership and we will be engaging the Parliament caucas.
I’m sure a few individuals need to be put into line because they believe Parliament is still the fighting space where you can throw stones.
Police were called to force the CCC MPs out of the Parliament building after they sang in protest.
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, also barred the ejected lawmakers from the next four sittings for “unparliamentary behaviour”.
Tshabangu has been receiving favourable coverage by State media since he started recalling CCC’s representatives from Parliament and councils.
CCC leader Nelson Chamisa and his supporters claim Tshabangu is an imposter working with ZANU PF to destroy opposition in Zimbabwe.
Tshabangu has rejected the claims and recently claimed he is on speaking terms with Chamisa.
