Drama in Tanzania Parliament as standoff between Speaker and Pan African Parliament Vice President takes new turn

Speaker of Parliament, Mr Job Ndugai watching Shinyanga Urban MP Stephen Masele (CCM) on TV screen as the MP apologized in the parliament in Dodoma today. Photo |Ericky Boniphace.

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The standoff between the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Job Ndugai, and Shinyanga Urban MP Stephen Masele (CCM), took a new twist on Thursday, May 23, 2019, when the two exchanged words in the debating chamber.