NELLIE MUTTI IS OFFSIDE
Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba wrote;
Nellie Mutti is totally offside, the MPs must defy her and turn up wearing the Umquele
Hon. Given Lubinda speaking on the floor of the House doned in a Siziba and Lishushu( red beret).
On this day he was also carrying the Mulamu ( wooden walking stick).
Ms Nellie Mutti herself always wears Maseka ( the ivory bangles).
I published a picture of Hon. Mutotwe Kafwaya doned in Icilundu complete eith its head gear, a cloth made from tree barks.
Further, there is need to expand the Standing Orders 206 (1) on Dress Code For Members.
According to Standing Order 206 (1) and (2):
- The official dress for male Members of Parliament shall be:
(a) a formal executive suit, or a pair of long trousers, a shirt, a neck tie and jacket;
(b) a toga;
(c) a decent traditional attire such as siziba; or
(d) a safari suit, with long or short sleeves and a scarf or a neck tie.
- The official dress for a female member shall be:
(a) a formal dress, formal executive suit either with a skirt below the
knee or a pair of trousers; or
(b) a decent traditional attire such as a formal ‘chitenge’ outfit with long or short sleeves, musisi.
To claim that wearing the Umquele is a violation of Parliamentary rules, decorum and etiquette is practicing discrimination and regionalism against the people of Eastern Province.
