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Kaingu Suspended From Parliament
MMD vice-president and Mwandi member of Parliament Michael Kaingu has been suspended from Parliament for two weeks following his decision to tear President Sata’s speech in Parliament. But critics such as activist Sunday Chanda are not happy with the sentence they have described as light “and a massage.
The punishment doesn’t measure up to the crime. Mr Kaingu disrespected the President…President Sata is not just a PF President, he’s the elected State President and must be treated as such regardless of parliamentary privileges…this punishment must be re visited”. Dr Kaingu has since apologised to Parliament and the nation for shredding President Sata’s speech to Parliament last month. Dr Kaingu apologised after Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini suspended and ejected him from the House for two weeks for tearing the President’s speech to Parliament last month.
Debating President Sata’s speech to Parliament, Dr Kaingu denigrated the President’s address to the House before tearing a copy of the speech. During the suspension, Dr Kaingu will not receive any salary or allowances and will not participate in any business or activities of Parliament and its committees. Dr Kaingu, who was clad in a suit and bow-tie, was ordered to stand behind the Bar in the House from where he apologised for his actions. “In my personal capacity as member of Parliament, I would like to apologise to this august house and the nation at large for tearing the President’s speech,” he said. The MMD vice-president (political affairs) said he realises that his actions were serious and he regretted it. He also apologised for appearing on Muvi Television while his matter was before a committee. On September 25, when Parliament was considering the motion of thanks to the President’s address delivered earlier, Dr Kaingu tore a copy of the President’s speech and was later quoted in the media saying he did not regret his action.
Dr Kaingu was then ordered to leave the House by the deputy chairperson for committees Chifumu Banda and the matter was referred to the committee on privileges, absences and support services. In passing the ruling on Dr Kaingu’s actions, the Speaker said the Mwandi legislator breached Parliamentary etiquette and rules of debate. Dr Matibini said rule No. 18, chapter 5 of the National Assembly handbook does not allow members to tear off documents in the House in protest. “Taking into consideration the seriousness of the breaches committed by Dr Kaingu, the committee resolved to suspend Dr Kaingu from the service of the National Assembly for a period of two weeks in accordance with the laws of Zambia,” the Speaker said. He said Dr Kaingu’s tearing of the speech was not befitting a Member of Parliament.
“Honourable members are given sufficient opportunity to enable them express themselves in the House. It is for this reason that members are clothed with freedom of speech and debate and immunity from legal proceedings for anything they say on the floor of the House. It is, therefore, wrong for anyone to express oneself by tearing the President’s speech,” Dr Matibini said. Dr Matibini said Dr Kaingu’s behaviour cannot be protected by Parliamentary immunity. The Speaker said Parliament will not tolerate gross indiscipline and misconduct.
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kakolwe
October 6, 2012 at 10:37 am
I think this is a matter that was debated extensivle last wek
Chika
October 6, 2012 at 11:59 am
Chikala behave next time
martin petauke
October 6, 2012 at 12:48 pm
let kaingu learn he should apologise to the President and the young generation for showing bad behavour in parliment and the parliment should reform on such offences,that why you are given time to debate on president speech so use it to augue points not tearing papers
LOSING MMD CANDIDATE 2
October 6, 2012 at 1:44 pm
Mudala where is Iris? I lost her phone number and I want to re-establish contact with her. I hear she is now a film actor. I want her autograph!
Mpende
October 6, 2012 at 1:56 pm
When you insult a big man and leader like Kaingu, it may not be well with you.
xxx
October 7, 2012 at 4:40 am
Mpende!! do you support the no sense he did?
Moyo
October 7, 2012 at 10:23 am
Iwe chi Mpende, Dr Kaingu is just as immoral as his daughter Iris. How can someone explain that dad and the daughter are morally corrupt? The daughter has dared the country’s cultural traditions by putting her nakedness in the public while the dad has breached the Parliamentary privileges by tearing the Presidential speech and takes pride in justifying his actions. Iris is the first zambian to produce a porn video on internet while her dad is the first MP to tear the president’s speech in Parliament. Dr Kaingu and Iris need spiritual cleansing.
jojo
October 7, 2012 at 10:29 am
Atishani Ba Kaingu..Just relax at home and find time to watch your daughter’s porn videos. Am told she has produced another one, this time doing it with a white guy. No need to drive to a movie theater, your daughter has brought pieces of entertainment right in your house. Just take tujilijili while your entertain your eyes. Watch those sensual moves of your daughter. It is clear that your family is cursed. While your daughter has been turned into a porn-star you have become a political imbecile.
JONATHAN MULENGA
October 7, 2012 at 12:20 pm
DR KAINGU IS NOT FIT TO BE AN MP.WHY CAN’T THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE EXPEL HIM AND DECLARE THE SIT VACANT SO THAT IT BECOMES A LESSON TO THE REST OF THE MPS.SHAME TO TO NEVERS MUMBA FOR HAVING SUPPORTED DR KAINGU’S CONDUCT.WE HEARD SAYING ON MUVI TV LAST WEEK THAT HE DOES NOT REGRET HAVING TORN THE PRESIDENT’S SPEECH AND WENT ON TO SAY THAT IF GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE HE WILL DO IT AGAIN.PLEASE MR SPEAKER EXPEL DR KAINGU FORTHWITH.
Shibbah
October 7, 2012 at 7:01 pm
two weeks is not enough, He should have been suspended for ever. mudala alitumpa. takwata amano