MP Malison Ndau thrown out of Parliament over dress code
Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Dr Clement Chiwaya on Tuesday kicked out Member of Parliament (MP) for Ntcheu central constituency Malison Ndau from the House for defying the Parliamentary dress code.
Ndau came into the House without a neck-tie demanded by the rules.
He received a dressing down from Rumphi East legislature, Kamlepo Kalua which prompted the second deputy speaker of Parliament to take an action in violation of rules.
“The dress code does not allow any member especially males to appear in the chamber without a neck-tie. I therefore sustain that point of order [by Kamlepo Kalua], and the concern member should leave the House,” said Chiwaya.
Ndau did not protest when he was hounded out of Parliament as he quietly followed the order.
However, in an interview he said MPs should be given an opportunity to debate the dress code.
“I think the dress code in this parliament needs to be discussed and we need to give our views,” he said.
In May this year during the same Parliament session, Chiwaya ordered the Mwanza central legislature Davis Katsonga to stop going to the House for a period of one week because of the same offense.
Katsonga appeared in the chamber while in cultural headgear which is also not allowed in the house.
For the respect of the august House there is a dress code to be adhered to by all members, particularly male members. If not, the members will be dressing like they are going to the market or to a party.
And some commentators say legislators should stop wasting time on this very trivial issue and start pursuing issue pertaining to economic growth, national security and disease killing millions of Malawians everyday.
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I will not comment on the dress code but on English proficiency o. Throughout the current sitting of parliament there are reporters that have been referring to LEGISLATORS as LEGISLATURES. Which school did these guys attend?
Just an attention seeker..ngati samafuna kugwira ntchito osangokhala ku nyumba.He waited for the kidnapped baby to remind him?Ku Malawi ziliko koma.
Dress code should indeed have an ideological basis.
Ours has inly got the basis of legacy really.
So awkward
The redefinition of national dress is overdue. Together with the national assembly should come a national rethink of this whole aspect of national dress.
Neo colonialism
Necktie is a sign of slavery. Get this!!!!
Why not coming with our own dressing code? Haven’t you seen the way your honorable friends dress in South Africa! Who is Mzungu these years????
Zitsilu, nde kuti wanzelu ndi amene wavala neck tie…kupusa!!! Thats why mbava zambili mtown zikuvala neck tie eeti? Maalison bwerako kumphate tizacheza kkk
Malawi usually is hot. So why dress heavily . We are still not free minded.
Akulu! Mmene kukuziziliramu? Ah iyai kambani zanzeru!
Indeed they must dress properly that’s why they’re called honourable members of parliament. They don’t have to discuss it there is no need cos if these current MPS change that dress code what guarantees are there that the next general elections they will retain to parliament? Which means every set of MPsix soon after the electionsuccess they must choose how theya want to be dressing? Every job has got its own set of rules. If you see an Army officer in civilian clothes if you don’t know him/her can one tell that this one is a soldier? No, so it’s the way people dress that define who they really are. So honourable members of parliament must dress like one in order for them to be called honourable. I rest my case.
Kulakwa kwadala. Iyeyu amadziwa dress code koma basi kusankha kulakwitsa, No wonder tikulephera mwadala kuendetsa dzikoli.
Ku South Africa, chipani cha achinyamata chotchedwa EFF chimavala ma ovolosi ofiira koma palibe vuto.
You should have done a research if u fit in I into the requirements..first
You mean after 31 years plus of independence our stupid members of Parliament cannot come up with their
own acceptable dress code????
Discuss important issues-agree what to wear and sort out this mess at once and for all.
I think you people are empty handed. This is just like to say no deliberate in Chichewa or nyanja because English was copied from colonial power Britain that is incorrect dressing in suits make someone honorary, check the American senate or British parliament everyone is in suit all European countries do that why not Malawi. We can not compare with Nigeria or other African countries no.
azungu anatigoneka kwambiri mpaka pano . Tiyeni tipange KWAAAAAACHAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KWACHAAAAA
colonization at its best. malawi sazanva tie yachani amangwetu
Colonial hangover, a Malawi sa zatheka lo!
zachibwana za ma British how i wish we could adopt the south african parliament statutes where they dress according to their culture JULIUS Malema’s party wear overrals in parliament thus freedom of dressing
Paja anthu anyawu, they always want to make issues out of nothing
Colonialism still lives many years after its “death”. Our minds are still colonized!
Just change those colonial standing orders once and for all! Otherwise mukutinyasa nazo za ma neck tie zanuzo
Who said putting on a necktie means you are decently dressed? This is total European colonialism. Instead of discussing matters of national importance, you are busy wrestling over neck ties and nthini. MPs in Nigeria, Quatar never wear neck ties in Parliament but they still deliberate issues of national importance. STOP THIS NONSENSE
Kuzolowera kugwira zitete ndi ziwala
Dont waste time on these issues of dress code. A shirt and trousers can suffice or cultural wear. This is childish amongest members. Aaaaaaa shutup…