‘Parly can open without Mugabe’

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s move to open the new session of Parliament next week has been described as unconstitutional with Harare West MP Jessie Majome (MDC-T) saying the Zanu PF leader was forcing lawmakers to do illegal things.

Debating during the Alpha Media Holdings (AMH)-organised public meeting on Thursday on the state of constitutionalism, Majome said the new Constitution stipulates that Mugabe is no longer permitted to officially open Parliament after the initial event which takes place soon after assumption of duty as President of the Republic.

“It is unfortunate that as MPs at times, we don’t question some of these things.

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