Mudenda acts on disruptive legislators

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has barred MPs from disrupting proceedings in the House by raising unnecessary points of order that are not supported by Parliament’s Standing Rules and Orders (SROs).

Mudenda last week described such disruptions, which were now common in the National Assembly, as “abuse of the House proceedings” and “frivolous vexatious points”.

“There are two serious matters that I want MPs to pay attention to, and the first one is the abuse of House procedures relative to points of order (Standing Rule and Order Number 85 subsection 2 of the National Assembly) that provides that no member shall interrupt another member while speaking, save with the consent of that member or unless to call attention to a point of order or breach of privilege suddenly arising or to call attention to the want of a quorum,” Mudenda said.

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