Speaker maintains that vote on Bill 10 still stands
Written by Mafken FM Newsroom on 6 November 2020
Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has ruled that Pf Chifubu Member of Parliament Frank Ng’ambi correctly logged into the voting system at parliament but did not select the present button to enable voting options.
Ruling on a point of order raised on October 30, 2020 by Dr. Ng’ambi on whether the records for the vote on the Constitution of Zambia Amendment Bill No 10 of 2019 which took place on October 29 would be ended to reflect him as having voted in support of the Bill because at the time of voting, the Speaker said the voting records cannot be changed.
Dr. Ng’ambi, who, together with Elalio Musonda and Kabaso Kampampi, has been told to exculpate himself for not voting, has alleged system failure which had resulted in his not being registered as being present for the vote.
But the Speaker said Dr Ng’ambi logged into the system as required but did not select the present key which would have activated the necessary options to enable him to vote.
The latest ruling by the speaker applies to the two other MPs.
The ruling by speaker Matibini now means that all debate centered on Bill number 10 has been exhausted.
