MDC T secretary general Douglas Mwonzora said the Chalton Hwende and three other Members of Parliament were recalled because they acted in...
MDC T secretary general Douglas Mwonzora said the Chalton Hwende
and three other Members of Parliament were recalled because they acted in an
irresponsible manner.
“These members did something positively wrong. Besides
being in authority and in a position of responsibility, they actually acted in
a manner that called for an action like this. For example, Honourable Hwende
tweeted that he was no longer a member of the MDC that was once led by
Tsvangirai. That is a statement we can never allow because it is both factually
and politically incorrect,” said Mr Mwonzora.
But Hwende who is the MDC Alliance secretary general said
he was not a member of the MDC-T.
“I contested the elections as an MDC Alliance member and
even the MDC-T contested those elections and lost. I am going to notify the
President and the party leadership and a comprehensive statement would be
issued,” he said.
Hwende was recalled in terms of section 129 (k) of the
Constitution, which states that: “The
seat of a Member of Parliament becomes vacant if the Member has ceased to
belong to the political party of which he or she was a member when elected to
Parliament and the political party concerned, by written notice to the Speaker
or the President of the Senate, as the case may be, has declared that the
Member has ceased to belong to it.”
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