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(TALKZIMBABWE) Former Speaker of Parly surrenders luxury cars

Former Speaker of Parly surrenders luxury cars
By: TH-TZG
Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 1:04 am

LOVEMORE Moyo has surrendered two top-of-the range vehicles he was using as Speaker of the House of Assembly, following the nullification of his position by the Supreme Court last week. Parliament had requested that he return the vehicles.

The court ruled that the election process was fraught with irregularities and breached Zimbabwe's Constitution. Clerk of Parliament Austin Zvoma yesterday said the former Speaker had surrendered the vehicles.

"He handed over a 350 S Class (Mercedes Benz) and a Range Rover," he said.

Moyo will remain in the house Parliament was renting for him until month-end.

Zvoma said: "We had paid rent for the whole month (March) so he remains there."

Parliament is paying about US$1 800 per month for the house.

"We will not pay for anything else after that," said Zvoma.

Moyo is also unlikely to get his full salary this month.

The former Speaker is no longer part of the legislature and is ineligible to vote when the House of Assembly sits to elect his replacement.

Zvoma on Tuesday said Mr Moyo was now an ordinary member of the public.

Lobbying for the post he held up to this month is understood to be intense with insiders saying Zanu-PF national chairman Simon Khaya Moyo could be lined up for the job.

MDC-T has said it will put Moyo up for election again.

Professor Welshman Ncube's MDC says it wants Paul Themba Nyathi to be Speaker.

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