By Own Correspondent| Opposition members of parliament yesterday (Tuesday) heckled and booed Chief Justice Luke Malaba as he attended parliament to preside over the swearing in of the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda and Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Tsitsi Gezi.

The swearing in ceremony had to be delayed for close to 20 minutes as the opposition supporters sang, danced and chanted “thief” at Justice Malaba.

The development followed heavy contestation of the presidential election results by opposition leader Nelson Chamisa where Chamisa alleged massive electoral fraud in favour of President Emmerson Mnangagwa resulting in the MDC Alliance leader taking the presidential election results to the Constitutional court.

Chief Justice Malaba presided over the presidential poll challenge ruling in favour of President Mnangagwa.

Chamisa’s supporters felt aggrieved by the way the Malaba led Constitutional Court bench handled Chamisa’s electoral petition.

Opposition legislators in parliament accused Justice Malaba of stealing their president’ s election victory labelling him a thief.

Shouted the legislators:

“Mbavha, Mbavha, Mbavha (Thief, Thief, Thief)

Hatidi Malaba aimbavha (We don’t want Malaba in here, he is a thief)”

The ruling Zanu-PF members of parliament tried to drown out the chants by shouting the campaign slogan “ED Pfee” but were ultimately unsuccessful.

Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Ziyambi Ziymabi also unsuccessfully tried to restore order. Malaba was able to swear in the two speakers eventually.-DailyNews