The deputy speaker of the National Assembly Dr. Tulia Ackson has
neglected a question which was intended to be directed to the Prime Minister in
the morning session last week in parliament saying that is it linked with
Christian belief. The question was raised by Vunjo legislator James Mbatia
(NCCR-Mageuzi) who wanted to know steps taken by the government in connection
with the controversial documents linked with lent season being observed by
Christians and which was issued by Catholic and Tanzania Evangelical church. No
sooner had the legislator raised the question than the Prime Minister Kassim
Majaliwa started to answer, the deputy speaker intervened as a way of
preventing the Premier from answering the question.
Dr. Tulia Ackson
She reminded the legislator
that, a similar question had ever been asked by Ubungo legislator Saed Kubenea
(Chadema) and the Speaker of the national Assembly Job Ndugai dismissed it as
baseless. However, the deputy speaker allowed another legislator in the house
to continue by asking another question and Mbatia’s issue was not attended. On 10th
May this year during Bunge session, in unprecedented move, the speaker of
National Assembly Job Ndugai dismissed and declared as baseless a question which was intended to be directed to
the Prime Minister by Ubungo legislator Saed Kubenea saying that it had some
religious affiliations in it. However, the Speaker reminded all legislators
that, questions which are supposed to be directed to the Prime Minister
according to the parliamentary procedures must be of the national interest and
not for a particular group or constituency for that matter. Kubenea wanted to
know from the Prime Minister why is it that during the time for Hijah in the
holy city of Mecca the National Muslim Council (BAKWATA) takes advantage to arrange
trips of people going for this holy visit in Mecca and not other organizations.
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