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Diana Nherera Harare Bureau
MDC MP Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga (Umzingwane) was involved in an altercation with Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Cde Justice Mayor Wadyajena (Zanu-PF) in the National Assembly yesterday, resulting in her ejection from Parliament. This was after Cde Wadyajena pulled Misihairabwi-Mushonga’s jacket and passed a comment that they go outside.
The comment did not go down well with Misihairabwi-Mushonga, who recently lodged a sexual harassment report against Cde Wadyajena to the Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda.
The altercation between the two yesterday resulted in Misihairabwi-Mushonga being ejected from the House as she wanted to attack Cde Wadyajena.
Misihairabwi-Mushonga was protesting against the importation and sale of second-hand women’s undergarments in Zimbabwe which she said exposed women to diseases.
She displayed samples of the undergarments to the House as she asked Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa what the government was doing to stop the sale of such clothing. Cde Wadyajena then passed the comment that they go outside.
Misihairabwi-Mushonga produced the undergarments soon after Minister Chinamasa had finished answering her question on whether the government was considering banning second-hand underwear as these had health implications for women.
Minister Chinamasa said he would make a pronouncement on the matter during his mid-term monetary policy expected soon.
The ejection of Misihairabwi-Mushonga sparked outrage from MDC-T members who felt that Cde Wadyajena should also have been sent away.
National Assembly Member for Harare Central, Murisi Zwizwai (MDC-T), questioned why Cde Wadyajena was not ejected from the House together with Misihairabwi-Mushonga, especially as there was a sexual harassment report made against him.
In response, Acting Speaker of Parliament, Melody Dziva, said she would not entertain people who interfered with her job.
“Your member crossed the floor and that’s in breach of Parliament,” she said.
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