Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said Parliament is set to be dissolved a day before elections as provided for by Section 143 of the Constitution.
He was responding to a question from Mashonaland West Senator Tapera Machingaifa (Zanu-PF), who wanted to know the fate of legislators who had not used all the money they received under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Machingaifa also wanted to know the fate of Members of Parliament who had not accessed the CDF given that the country was approaching elections. Said Ziyambi:
When we talk of primary elections, we are talking about political parties and these have nothing to do with Government programmes. According to our Constitution, Section 143 says there is going to be prorogation of Parliament on the eve of the day we will be holding elections. So that evening is when Parliament is prorogated or terminated. That means Members of Parliament are on duty until we get to the eve of elections when Parliament is dissolved.
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