13 June 2012 Vol 40 - Zimbabwe Parliament

[Deferred from, Wednesday 6th June 2012]
*5. HON CHIMHINI: To ask the Minister of Local Government Rural and Urban
Development to advise the House what steps a community can take against
traditional leaders, such as village head Shepherd Sagambe, Mutirowaenda
Katambarare and Ndai Dondo, a ZANU P.F. Chairperson in Ward One,
Mutasa North Constituency, who force people to bring National Identity cards
to their homesteads and use the Identity Cards to appoint villagers as Party
structure officials to cells and branches and bar people from attending any other
political rallies other than ZANU P.F. rallies.
[Deferred from, Wednesday 28th March 2012]
*6. HON . NDEBELE: To ask the Minister of Local Government Rural and Urban
Development to inform the House
i)Why he appoints councillors who lost their posts during 2008 elections and
those who abused council funds during their term into position of authority.
ii) Whether it is government policy to elect special interest councillors from
ZANU P.F. Only.
[Deferred from, Wednesday 28th March 2012]
*7. HON CHIMHINI: To ask the Minister of Local Government Rural and Urban
Development to explain:
i) Whether it is government policy to allow District Administrators such as Mr
Dhliwayo of Mutasa District, to summon village heads to political meetings
addressed by Mr Jabulani Sibanda.
ii) How the families of the deceased Village Heads, Edward Chijara, Tonganayi
Mamombe and Paul Mukariri will be compensated after a lorry belonging to Mr
L.P. Masamvu an aspiring ZANU P.F. Parliamentary candidate, overturned and
killed the three village heads and injured more than forty other heads on their
way to a political meeting at the District Administrators Offices.
[Deferred from, Wednesday 28th March 2012]
*8. HON JIRI: To ask the Minister of Local Government Rural and Urban
Development to explain why
i) Chikomba Rural District Council is allowed to run its affairs unprofessionally
and without control.