Meanwhile, United Party for National Development (UPND) has vowed to continue supporting former republican president, Rupiah Banda after parliament removed his immunity. He described the three MPs who are currently serving in Government as deputy ministers of being ungrateful to Mr Banda because some of them faced resistance at constituency and district levels during the adoption process for the 2011 general elections.Īnd Provincial MMD Secretary Samuel Lugomo Phiri stated that the MPs would face disciplinary action for betraying their former leader. Mr Miti expressed shock that Mr Tembo including Kapoche MP Nicholas Banda and Mkaika MP David Phiri decided to back the lifting of immunity for Mr Banda. “As MMD we are warning all MPs in Eastern Province to be careful with statements because some of them we might discipline them,” he said. Mr Miti said that the MMD Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) was disappointed with Nyimba MP Forrie Tembo who has challenged the executive committee’s stance on MMD MPs who voted for lifting of immunity for former republican president Rupiah Banda. Provincial MMD Chairperson Alexander Miti said in Chipata today that MPs found wanting would be disciplined harshly. Meanwhile, MMD in Eastern Province has warned that it would not tolerate indiscipline among its Members of Parliament (MPs). The three MPs have been accused of being traitors by the MMD in Eastern Province despite serving in government and the former ruling party believes they could have supported the former Republican President by not participating in the voting. Mr Tembo said he was ready for any action that would be taken by his party against him, saying he was abiding by the rule which requires supporting the government of the day. “We voted in favour of the motion to lift the former republican president’s immunity because we work with the government of the day and you do not expect us to work against it,” they said. They said there was a rule in parliament called the Three Line Rule which advices every MP to support the motion tabled by parliament. The two, who are Local Government Deputy Ministers, said there was no way MMD Members of Parliament working as Deputy Ministers would have voted against the motion. Nyimba Member of Parliament, Forrie Tembo, and his Kapoche counterpart, Nicholas Banda, said they voted in favour of the motion to lift former Republican President Rupiah Banda’s immunity because they were working with the government of the day.
Local Government and Housing Deputy Minister, Forrie Tembo
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