BRIAN Mundubile says the silent protest by opposition MPs which has been named the “Nickson Chilangwa sit-in protest”, was necessitated by the ill-treatment they are receiving from presiding officers. The leader of the opposition in Parliament says members of parliament from the opposition have been reduced to school boys by Second Deputy Speaker Moses Moyo. Opposition members of parliament on Thursday and Friday put up a silent protest in the House. The opposition members from the Patriotic Front and some independent members did not ask any supplementary questions, rise on any points of order, participate in the Vice-President’s question time or take part in debates on the floor of the House despite being present. Addressing the media at Parliament buildings,...

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