In efforts to tame the opposition camp in parliament, Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda on Friday suggested that the National Assembly should review Standing Orders that allow MPs to storm out of Parliament, saying their action was a disgrace to the public.
Speaking briefly after the House approved budget estimates of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals for 2014/2015 late Friday, the premier said the opposition was notorious of walking out of the assembly at the slightest excuse.
He said the walkout was a bad habit that has in recent years been adopted by the opposition camp instead arguing their points on the floor of the House.
“Maybe the Standing Orders allow this but we need to review it and stop them from walking out every other day,” the premier intimated.
His statement came after the opposition camp, led by CHADEMA chairman Freeman Mbowe (Hai), staged another walk-out in protest against what they termed as efforts by the government and the Office of the Speaker to protect the Minister for Energy and Minerals, Prof. Sospeter Muhongo.
Addressing press conference immediately after the storming out, Mbowe said they realized that there was a plot by the government and parliamentary secretariat to defend the ministry from the corruption accusations it faces.
He said their group intelligence learnt that during the ruling party CCM caucus held on Thursday, they agreed to rally behind the minister to fight those allegations.
Mbowe said they decided to walkout to let the rest of the world know what is happening in this ministry and the parliament.
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