by TZN Correspondent HARARE-Zanu PF and Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba on Wednesday left parliament in stitches after publicly ‘disowning’ politician and member of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe forKuwadzana, Nelson Chamisa who had claimed Chinotimba is his grandfather. According to the August House proceedings, Chamisa was accused of being disrespectful to an unnamed Honourable Member of parliament when he called him ‘Sekuru’ and was challenged to withdraw his statement.
“Chamisa was not respectful to the Hon. Minister. I think he must withdraw his statement because he stood up and said, iwe sekuru stand up. He must address the Minister accordingly. He must withdraw that statement Hon. Speaker because this is an august House. We need to be respectful of each other and that must be shown as an example that one cannot just stand up and say sekuru in the august House”, said HON. J. TSHUMA “Hon. Chamisa, did you say sekuru to the Hon. Minister? If you did, may you please withdraw, it is unparliamentary to say that”, said the Speaker. That is when Chamisa angered Chinotimba saying “No, Minister haasi sekuru vangu, sekuru vangu ndiChinotimba” The Speaker then told Chamisa, in the august House, whether there is your brother or your uncle, when they are in here, they are addressed as honourable. If you said uncle Chinotimba, can you withdraw because you cannot address him as your uncle in here, he is Hon. Chinotimba. Chinotimba then raised a point of order, suggesting he will deal with Chamisa outside of parliament. ” Mr. Speaker Sir, the reality is that I am not related to Hon. Chamisa – [Laughter] – my point of order is that I was sitting next to Hon. Chamisa, that is why I stood up on a point of order. He was not referring to me, but to the Hon. Minister as sekuru. Therefore, he should withdraw his statement on the Minister by saying he made an error. He will withdraw his statement concerning me outside this august House”, said furious Chinotimba.
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