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Apr
Former presidential candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Brigitte Dzorgbenuku says MPs should not be appointed as ministers of state. This, she believes will ensure that MPs perform their mandate of checking the excesses of the Executive without fear. Although these appointments were constitutional, she told Newsfile host Samson Lardy Anyenini that it is a hindrance to the growth and development of the state. Making a contribution to the fourth edition of the Joy-Change Speakers series on Saturday, she said “Article 78(1) mandates the President to appoint Majority of his ministers from parliament. This means that more than half of all…