Dodoma — Singida
East Member of Parliament Tundu Lissu has been stripped of his seat, in a
surprise announcement by the Speaker of Parliament Job Ndugai today,
June 28, 2019, in Dodoma.
Mr Ndugai made the
announcement shortly after the Prime Minister adjourned the House which
has
been in session for the last two months debating the 2019/2020
government budget.
He gave the reasons
for stripping the Chadema MP and Opposition Chief Whip as absenteeism
and reportedly failing to file wealth declaration forms with the
National Assembly.
Mr Lissu has been
out of the country since September 2017 when he survived an
assassination attempt. He was treated in Nairobi and currently in
Belgium for specialized rehabilitation.
The speaker told
Parliament he had informed the National Electoral Commission of the
vacancy to trigger a by-election. He said Mr Lissu's whereabouts remains
unknown, at least to the authority of the Parliament.
"We all know the
circumstances that led to Mr Lissu going to seek medical treatment in
Nairobi, Kenya but since then we have seen him going around the world
holding rallies yet parliament is not informed of his whereabouts," said
the speaker.
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He added that the
legislator had not taken any steps to inform parliament and, therefore,
leaving him with very little choice but to declare the seat vacant.
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