Farai Dziva|The country’ s main opposition party MDC A has dismissed claims that its MPs are on the run.

The party has said its MPs Charlton Hwende (Kuwadzana East), Joanah Mamombe (Harare West), and Godfrey Sithole (Chitungwiza North), who have been absent from Parliament, are not on the run and have nothing to do with the shutdown protests that rocked the nation last month.

The MDC A released a statement yesterday MDC following reports that the three had not been attending Parliament due to the clampdown by security agents on opposition supporters and legislators.

MDC spokesperson Jacob Mafume said Hwende was in Namibia when the January demonstrations took place and was not on the run for any offences.

” Mamombe is studying with a university outside the country and she travels frequently to attend block release programmes,” said Mafume.