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Parliament: We Too Can Do Julius

Parliament, that august house where the eminent meet and discuss ways to better our little lives has outdone itself once again. If you think drama is the preserve of the South African parliament think again.

Our MPs have decided they cannot be outdone by a democracy as young as South Africa. This is what unfolded west of Main Mall. A member of parliament called Ignatius seemed to have ignited and activated the speaker’s wrath bones from the depth of his anatomy by talking about how lack of insulin in health facilities in Francistown has resulted in a few deaths.

The speaker promptly switched off the MP’s microphone because apparently that was not the topic under discussion. Switching off the mic is the speaker’s first line of ammunition. When MPs want to disturb protocol and derail parliament they will claim that they have been sent by their constituents as they are representatives of the people.

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