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35 fired MPs face court action

By Zvamaida Murwira Parliament plans to take legal action against 35 legislators who were expelled by both Zanu-PF and MDC-T after they failed to pay for vehicles procured for them through a parliamentary loan scheme. Zanu-PF expelled a number of legislators who were associated with former Vice President Joice Mujuru in an alleged plot to […]

When MPs represent themselves

Last week, Members of Parliament were moaning about non-payment of allowances. “We are so poor, it is embarrassing”, was the headline to the story. The MPs want the government to put money into the Community Development Fund (CDF); they are being forced to live on corrupt activities, they say.