SLEEPING IN PARLIAMENT PROPOSE SOLUTION

SLEEPING IN PARLIAMENT PROPOSE SOLUTION

During the week various Members of Parliament (MPs) were caught on camera sleeping in the National Assembly while deliberations were underway and some legislators have now suggested a solution to the problem. The MPs have called on government to provide a gym within Parliament arguing that the facility will prevent them from dozing off during parliamentary deliberations.George-ChapondaChaponda says considerations to be taken into account.Reacting to the request, Leader of the House George Chaponda said government will take into consideration the demand of the MPs arguing that some Parliaments have such facilities. “The business committee will look into the demand as most of them (MPs) can be tired with work and need some exercises,” said Chaponda.Chaponda further brushed aside media reports of legislators sleeping in the house while deliberations were in progress.“No one was sleeping here, we do have provocative statements that everyone needs to listen so we can’t have that time.

Actually myself I was not sleeping but someone having something with me took my pictures,” added Chaponda.Opposition People’s Party (PP) has since condemned the sleeping of MPs in Parliament arguing that Malawians cannot be happy to see that they receive allowances for sleeping.