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MPs sworn

Friday, October 31, 2014
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After some hiccups, 61 Members of Parliament (MPs) took oath of office yesterday afternoon at the National Assembly

The ceremony was postponed from Tuesday after the Attorney General Dr Athaliah Molokomme launched an urgent application in which she wanted declared unconstitutional, amendments to parliamentary Standing Orders that allowed for secret ballot voting of the Vice President, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker.

The High Court on Wednesday adjourned to November 6 the case for arguments.

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