Speaker allows DPP MPs to attend Chakwera’s SONA while putting on sackcloth

Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Gotani Hara has allowed Members of Parliament from the opposition bench to attend delivery of the State of the Nation Address (Sona) while dressed in sack cloth.

Their dressing caused a commotion in the House as Leader of the House Richard Chimwendo Banda stood on point of order, seeking the speaker’s intervention on the matter.

But after thorough deliberation on the matter, deputy Leader of the House Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, suggested that the matter be handled later on by the legal affairs committee in order not to waste time.

The Speaker agreed with Chiponda and allowed the MPs dressed in sack cloth to attend the delivery of the Sona.

The opposition MPs are dressed in sack cloth as one way of passing a message to the President that things are not well in Malawi.

Source:Times