Churches Bill: MP heated exchange with minister lands him in trouble

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

The MP for Goodhope/Mabule James Mathokgwane was thrown out of parliament this afternoon after he failed to comply with Deputy Speaker Kagiso Molatlhegi’s orders to withdraw a statement.

Mathokgwane was debating the controversial Societies Bill when he started quoting some sections of the Constitution saying the Bill was contradicting them.

The minister of Health Dorcus Makgato interjected Mathokgwane accusing him, and his opposition colleagues of treating Parliament like a kindergarten school.

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