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Fri, Nov 18th, 2011
Fri, Nov 18th, 2011| Tanzania
Chadema MPs` secretary John Mnyika
Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) has postponed its central committee meeting which was to have been held on Wednesday to Sunday to allow its legislators to take part in ongoing parliamentary sessions.
Speaking to reporters here, Chadema MPs' secretary John Mnyika said that in taking the measure they took into consideration some crucial bills and other matters of national interest to be debated in parliament yesterday and today.
He said according to the timetable, the MPs were expected to discuss the Business Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2011 yesterday while today they would discuss a report by the parliamentary probe committee on chief secretary Philemon Luhanjo and suspended Energy and Minerals permanent secretary David Jairo.
"We have considered the crucial issues to be discussed and decided to let our MPs participate fully since the matters are of national interest," he noted.
Mnyika said the central committee would conduct its meeting in Dar es Salaam, where all Chadema legislators would participate. He said the decision to allow the MPs to participate in the meeting was in view of the importance of the constitutional debate at which they would be given the chance to air their views.
He said the committee would decide on the best way to be used by MPs to air their opinions on the ongoing Constitutional Review Bill, 2011 debate.
He said Chadema legislators would not participate in any parliamentary activities on Saturday because they would be on their way to Dar es Salaam.
Mnyika also said Speaker's statement that Chadema members were denying their members an opportunity to hear their opinions in parliament was baseless because their decision to boycott the constitutional debate was supported by Chadema members and followers throughout the country.
Meanwhile, Singida East MP Tundu Lissu refuted claims that his party was pioneering a campaign to break the Union between Tanzania and Zanzibar. He said what Chadema suggested in the speech he delivered on Monday was a need for Tanzanians to vote on whether they wanted the Union or not.
According to him, the current Union will not last due to a bad governmental formation. He said for the Union to last longer there was a need to have a three-government structure, which was a more viable option than the current one.
By Felister Peter, The Guardian
Fri, Nov 18th, 2011| Tanzania
Chadema MPs` secretary John Mnyika
Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) has postponed its central committee meeting which was to have been held on Wednesday to Sunday to allow its legislators to take part in ongoing parliamentary sessions.
Speaking to reporters here, Chadema MPs' secretary John Mnyika said that in taking the measure they took into consideration some crucial bills and other matters of national interest to be debated in parliament yesterday and today.
He said according to the timetable, the MPs were expected to discuss the Business Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2011 yesterday while today they would discuss a report by the parliamentary probe committee on chief secretary Philemon Luhanjo and suspended Energy and Minerals permanent secretary David Jairo.
"We have considered the crucial issues to be discussed and decided to let our MPs participate fully since the matters are of national interest," he noted.
Mnyika said the central committee would conduct its meeting in Dar es Salaam, where all Chadema legislators would participate. He said the decision to allow the MPs to participate in the meeting was in view of the importance of the constitutional debate at which they would be given the chance to air their views.
He said the committee would decide on the best way to be used by MPs to air their opinions on the ongoing Constitutional Review Bill, 2011 debate.
He said Chadema legislators would not participate in any parliamentary activities on Saturday because they would be on their way to Dar es Salaam.
Mnyika also said Speaker's statement that Chadema members were denying their members an opportunity to hear their opinions in parliament was baseless because their decision to boycott the constitutional debate was supported by Chadema members and followers throughout the country.
Meanwhile, Singida East MP Tundu Lissu refuted claims that his party was pioneering a campaign to break the Union between Tanzania and Zanzibar. He said what Chadema suggested in the speech he delivered on Monday was a need for Tanzanians to vote on whether they wanted the Union or not.
According to him, the current Union will not last due to a bad governmental formation. He said for the Union to last longer there was a need to have a three-government structure, which was a more viable option than the current one.
By Felister Peter, The Guardian
