Amb Emmanuel Mwamba writes:
Zambezi East MP, Brian Kambita, needed to read Standing Orders Section 23 of 2025
Failure to Attend Sittings
(1) If, during a Session, a Member is absent for four or more
consecutive Sittings of the Assembly without permission, in writing, from the Government Chief Whip or the Speaker, the matter shall stand referred to the Committee on Privileges and Absences for
hearing and determination.
(2) If the Committee finds that the Member has offered a satisfactory
explanation for the Member’s absence from the Sittings of the Assembly, there shall be no further proceedings on the matter.
(3) If the Committee finds that the Member has not offered a satisfactory
explanationfor the Member’s absence from the Sittings of the Assembly, the Committee shall, through the Speaker, report to the House
recommending appropriate action to be taken against the Member.
(4) A Member who is found guilty of absenteeism shall be suspended as
follows:
a. seven days for a first offender;
b) fourteen days for a second offender;, and
c) thirty days for a third and subsequent offender.
Watch this space and see how some people will want that empathy be given to these individuals, while they leech off the system. Weep that they are mourning and if under normal circumstances some who has indicated that they now seek residency in South Africa; be allowed more time. Would your boss or any company allow for such a situation while a position, work and a salary is paid to you?
If Tasila is going to hampered by mourning and giving birth, its only right that she resigns her position than hold the electorate ransome and development.
Not withstanding what’s going on Tacila and family can end this nonsense. The saying that an apple doesn’t fall far from the tree makes is a point at hand here. Having gone to the States to give her son US citizenship, leaving parliament to take part in some drama and having her mother saying on oath in court would make everyone wonder what type of legislature Tacila is? She collecting money from the Zambian government (Zambian citizens) and at the same time fighting them. If her mother says all are children don’t want to get back to Zambia, why does she continue collecting her pay from Zambian people? If she knew of her father’s plan to seek citizenship in South Africa why didn’t she resign from parliament. Even at this point why hasn’t she resigned. The all Lungu family and the PF are a criminal syndicate. We were ruled by a hard core criminal, now we have to face the consequences of having Commando Kalimanshi picking a president for us. This is a big lesson to be learnt. Once Lungu became president he even remembered to go and pick up his American daughter, make her a counsellor and then MP. Now she doesn’t want to be Zambian. I doubt if the South African Justice system is going to make the refugees. South African citizens are going to fight them. They will even regret their stupid utterances.