Chamisa suggests 24/7 ZBC coverage of parly debates, complains legislators leave when cameras leave

MDC-T Vice President and Kuwadzana East MP, Nelson Chamisa has suggested that parliamentary debates should be broadcast live 24 hours a day instead of the current once a week on Wednesday. Chamisa noted that most of his fellow legislators love being on TV so much that they only appear in parliament when there is television coverage. Sometimes, once the ZBC crew leaves no debate can continue in the house because most MPs would leave as well, leaving the house without a quorum. According to Standing Order Number 56, a parliamentary quorum requires at least 71 MPs.

Said Chamisa:

I want our Parliament, if it were possible, to be able to consider the issue of coverage of parliamentary debates be done 24 hours per day as the case in other countries like South Africa and Kenya,

I am raising a point of order Mr Speaker Sir, because once the live coverage ends, people leave this Chamber.

We should not only be in the House when ZBC is in the House. When ZBC leaves, we should also (continue to) debate. The majority of the MPs have left the Chamber, I do not know if they are seeing off the ZBC crew to Pockets Hill or maybe this is just a bad practice that we now have.

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Acting Speaker of Parliament Reuben Marumahoko concurred with Chamisa and promised to take the matter up with the right people.

Indeed, what you have said is true that once ZBC leaves, the ministers also leave this august House. We should not be people that come because the television is present. We should come to the House to represent our constituencies

said Marumahoko

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