The Speaker of Parliament in Tanzania Job Ngugai has banned MPs from carrying power banks into the house chambers.
Ndugai made the rather unprecedented ruling after a power bank exploded on Monday during a parliamentary session.
Debate in the house was interrupted as MPs scampered for safety after a power back belonging to Nsimbo MP Richard Mbogo exploded while charging two phones at the same time.
No person was injured during the melee.
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At the same time, the Clerk of the Tanzania Parliament has been directed to grant a special award to a security guard who had volunteered to carry the burning power bank out of the chambers – thus stopping the fire from spreading.