Jane Mlambo| Former government consultant and renowned lawyer Petina Gappah has disapproved the new parliament building in Mt Hampden saying its size is another ploy by politicians to continue enjoying at the expense of the ordinary people.

Government with the assistance of China is building a 900 seater parliament building in Mt Hampden despite the fact that the current size of both the national assembly and Senate is 350 members.

The current 350 size is still considered bloated by some people who feel it is too big for a country with a population of around 14 million people.

With the new 900 seater, Gappah said politicians will find a way to fill it this increasing the number of legislators, in the process bleeding the economy.