{"id":8511,"date":"2020-05-11T16:30:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T16:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=8511"},"modified":"2020-05-11T16:30:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T16:30:05","slug":"chadema-bulldozes-four-rebel-mps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/parties\/chadema-bulldozes-four-rebel-mps","title":{"rendered":"CHADEMA BULLDOZES FOUR REBEL MPS"},"content":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> THINGS are apparently going from bad to worse for the opposition party, Chadema, after announcing on Monday it has expelled four Members of Parliament.<\/p>\n

The axed rebel MPs and their constituencies in brackets are Anthony Komu (Moshi Rural), Joseph Selasini (Rombo), David Silinde (Momba), and Wilfred Rwakatare (Bukoba Urban).<\/p>\n

However, a duo of Komu and Selasini had already announced that they would leave the party immediately after Parliament dissolved on May, 29 this year.<\/p>\n

It marks the deepest division in the main opposition party in recent years as the quartet lawmakers, ignored Chairman Freeman Mbowe\u2019s order to boycott the ongoing parliamentary sessions in fear of Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Announcing the decision yesterday in Dar es Salaam, the Party\u2019s Secretary-General, Mr John Mnyika also instructed ten other\u00a0 MPs who have disobeyed the party\u2019s directives but\u00a0 have not demonstrated indiscipline to give thorough explanation as to why further measures should not be taken against them.<\/p>\n

They are Mariam Msabaha, who is also a Member of the Central committee, Susan Masele, Joyce Sokombi, Latifa Chande, Lucy Mloe, Swale Semesi, Jafari Michael, Peter Lijualikali, Wile Kambalo and Rose Kamili.<\/p>\n

Responding to the sacking, Lwakatare said the decision by the party was a shame as it did not consider the right for natural justice\u2014meaning that he was not heard before the decision by the party to expel him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish to commend all leaders of my party\u2019s Central Committee who spent a little time through a new technology to reach out to the decision that was made, however, I think they were supposed to seek my comments so that I could defend myself,\u2019\u2019 he remarked.<\/p>\n

According to Mnyika, the party\u2019s Central Committee in its two-day meeting held on May 9 and 10, this year resolved to expel the four MPs after it was satisfied that they have contravened the party\u2019s constitution and guidelines.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough the four lawmakers had already disqualified themselves from being party members by disobeying the directives issued by the party, they kept on giving derogatory remarks against the party,\u201d Mnyika said.<\/p>\n

He said that the CC has directed him to notify the Speaker of the National Assembly over its decision.<\/p>\n

Mr Mnyika further\u00a0explained that the party\u2019s guidelines require an MP\u00a0to obey and\u00a0fulfill all instructions given by the party\u00a0and if he\/she does not concur with them, they are required\u00a0to give explanation\u00a0by following procedures as per the constitution.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe\u00a0 four\u00a0 MPs\u00a0 have shown indiscipline and instead of presenting their concerns to the party\u00a0 they used the media\u00a0 and other social networks to issue derogatory remarks against\u00a0 the party,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On May 1 this year, Chadema directed all its lawmakers among other things, to stop attending parliamentary sessions and committees immediately.<\/p>\n

The party chairman Freeman Mbowe directed his members not to go near the two parliament buildings, both in Dodoma and Dar es Salaam as a way to avoid being infected with the novel coronavirus.<\/p>\n

However, about 14 lawmakers ignored the call and continued to attend the budget session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Tanzania: THINGS are apparently going from bad to worse for the opposition party, Chadema, after announcing on Monday it has expelled four Members of Parliament. The axed rebel MPs and their constituencies in brackets are Anthony Komu (Moshi Rural), Joseph Selasini (Rombo), David Silinde (Momba), and Wilfred Rwakatare (Bukoba Urban). 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