Among the leaders and MPs who fell into Speaker Job Ndugai's trap include Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Paul Makonda and former Arumeru District Commissioner, Alexander Mnyeti, senior local government leaders, three opposition members of parliament as well as the leader of the opposition MPs in the House, Mr Freeman Mbowe (Hai), Halima Mdee (Kawe) and Ester Bulaya (Bunda Urban).
Speaker Ndugai bitterly condemned what he described as ill-manners by local government leaders and the opposition leaders, including opposition camp's office to the National Assembly.
Committee Deputy Chairperson, Almas Maige during the summoning of wrongdoers on 12th May 2017 said all the five legislators apologized after appearing before the committee at different times to answer allegations of using abusive language in parliament, and thereby belittling the third state pillar.
Mbowe, who is also chairman of the main opposition CHADEMA party, and Mdee appeared before the committee for allegedly violating parliamentary standing orders by insulting the Speaker during a heated East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) election.
In another development, the four workers from the opposition office camp, while typing the opposition camp's speeches on ministerial budget estimates, tended to insert derogatory language towards the chair of the Speaker and the House at large in those speeches.
