By Talent Gondo| Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza has ruled that ousted former vice president of the MDC T, Thokozani Khupe’s Constitutional Court application challenging her dismissal from Parliament is urgent hence should be determined by the full bench of the Constitutional Court.
Justice Gwaunza, held the hearing today (Friday) in order to determine whether the matter should be heard on an urgent basis or not.
Obert Gutu, the spokesperson of Khupe’s faction revealed that Justice Gwaunza ruled that the matter was urgent and it should be argued before the full bench of the Constitutional Court.on the 30th of May, 2018.
“Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza has just ruled that Dr.Thokozani Khupe’s Constitutional Court application is urgent. The matter will be argued in open court before a full bench of the ConCourt on May 30, 2018,” said Gutu in a tweet.
The embattled former MDC T Spokesperson revealed that his faction would leave no stone unturned in order to seek justice over the illegal ouster of Khupe from parliament and her sympathisers from MDC T by the party’ s current leader, Nelson Chamisa loyalists.
“We will take this issue to the wire. Nothing will be left to chance. We are taking absolutely no prisoners,” wrote Gutu.
Khupe, who was the MDC-T Proportional Representation Member of Parliament for Bulawayo was expelled from the National Assembly last week following communication to the Speaker of Parliament, Advocate Jacob Mudenda, by the party’s President, Chamisa claiming that she was no longer a member of the party.
In her application through her lawyer Lovemore Madhuku, Khupe challenged her dismissal from parliament accusing the Speaker of Parliament of taking sides and favouring the Chamisa led faction.
Khupe also argued that Parliament had failed to protect her tenure as a Member of Parliament as required by Sections 119(1) and 129 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, when it endorsed her expulsion from the National Assembly.
“My client is the one to first communicate to parliament that there are challenges within the party and it is not fair for parliament to expel her on the basis of a letter. Who wrote that letter? On whose authority was it written,” Khupe’s lawyer, Lovemore Madhuku is on record saying.