Jabulani Khumalo, the leader of the Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party, has confirmed that he will be attending the first sitting of parliament to represent the MK party.
This development comes despite Khumalo’s recent expulsion from the party led by former president Jacob Zuma. Khumalo’s name still appears on the MK members selected to represent the party in the national assembly.
Khumalo has urged all 57 other MK members to show up when parliament’s seventh administration convenes for the first time. He emphasized that any member who fails to attend due to fear of victimization by Zuma and his associates should not be a reason to halt parliamentary procedures.
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According to Khumalo, “Mr Zuma will not continue to abuse our democratic processes, the will of the people, and continue to undermine our parliament and other constitutional institutions such as our courts and their leader, the chief justice.”
Last week, Jabulani Khumalo was in the electoral court to have his expulsion from the MK party declared invalid and unlawful, seeking reinstatement as the party’s leader with immediate effect.
The court has reserved judgment on this matter. Meanwhile, Khumalo has labelled the MK party’s attempts to prevent the first sitting of parliament as “misguided and embarrassing.”
The MK party, under Zuma’s leadership, has legally instructed the secretary to parliament, Xolile George, and Chief Justice Raymond Zondo to refrain from convening the first sitting until their grievances over the recent national and provincial election results are addressed.
JUST IN: Jabulani Khumalo who says in his capacity as leader of #MKParty says the party’s members of parliament will be present for their swearing in on Friday. Khumalo says Jacob Zuma ‘will not continue to abuse democratic processes’ #eNCA pic.twitter.com/l0Ixn3YGnA
— Heidi Giokos (@HeidiGiokos) June 10, 2024
The party, which holds 58 seats in the national assembly, has accused the African National Congress (ANC) of rigging the election results and has demanded a recount.
The party’s spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndlela, indicated that they would take the matter to the constitutional court to prevent the swearing-in of MPs until their concerns over alleged election fraud are thoroughly investigated.
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