Category: Parliament

Things got heated in Parliament when a ZANU PF MP upset Kwekwe legislator Judith Tobaiwa (CCC) by mentioning her mother during a debate on maternal health. The house sat late into the night going through the Finance Bill, and there were reports that some MPs were under the influence of alcohol, leading to reckless statements and general chaos. Tobaiwa argued there should be a separate budget for maternal health, pointing out that the current allocation simply isn’t enough. She said: “I think regarding maternal health, why can’t we have a standalone budget...