5 September 2006 No.33-07 - Zimbabwe Parliament

OFFICIAL REPORT
UNREVISED
ZIMBABWE
PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
Vol. 33, No. 7 Tuesday, 5th September, 2006
CONTENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS BY MR SPEAKER:
Reports Received from the Parliamentary Legal Committee
Interception of Communications Bill
MOTIONS:
First Half 2006 Monetary Policy Review Statement
Presidential Speech: Debate on Address
Printed by Order of Parliament
Three Dollars

PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE
PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF PARLIAMENT
SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT: THE HON J.L NKOMO
DEPUTY SPEAKER AND CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES: THE HON K.M. KANGAI, MP
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES: THE HON F.E. CHIDARIKIRE
CLERK OF PARLIAMENT: MR A.M. ZVOMA,
DEPUTY CLERK OF PARLIAMENT: H.B. DINGANI (MS)
PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR: FINANCE: B ZVAMADA,
PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR: INFORMATION SERVICES: A.M RUKOBO (DR)
PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR: HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION:
A MALUNGA,
COUNSEL TO PARLIAMENT: C DAMISO (MRS)
PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR: EXTERNAL RELATIONS: G. CHIPARE (DR)
CHIEF HANSARD EDITOR: (VACANT)
ASSISTANT CLERK OF PARLIAMENT: K CHOKUDA,
THE MINISTRY
President ............................................
Vice President ....................................
Vice President ....................................
Minister of State for National Security
Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement
in the President’s Office......................
Minister without Portfolio ....................
Minister of Public Service, Labour and
Social Welfare ....................................
Minister of Rural Housing and Social
Amenities............................................
Minister of Women Affairs, Gender and
Community Development ...................
Minister of Defence.............................
Minister of State for Indigenisation and
Empowerment ....................................
Minister of Science and Technology
Development ......................................
Minister of Economic Development ....
Minister of Higher and Tertiary
Education............................................
Minister of Industry and International Trade
Minister of Home Affairs .....................
Minister of Finance .............................
Minister of Health and Child Welfare ..
Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises
Development ......................................
Minister of Local Government, Public Works
and Urban Development.....................
Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary
Affairs..................................................
His Excellency Robert Gabriel Mugabe
The Hon Joseph Msika, MP
The Hon Joyce Teurai Ropa Mujuru, MP
The Hon Didymus Noel Edwin Mutasa, MP
The Hon Elliot Tapfumaneyi Manyika, MP
The Hon Nicholas Tasunungurwa Goche, MP
The Hon Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, MP
The Hon Oppah, Chamu Zvipange Muchinguri, MP
The Hon Dr Sydney Tigere Sekeramayi, MP
The Hon Samuel Mumbengegwi, MP
The Hon Olivia Nyembezi Muchena, MP
The Hon Aleck Rugare Ngidi Gumbo, MP
The Hon Dr Isack Stan Gorerazvo Mudenge, MP
The Hon Obert. Moses Mpofu, MP
The Hon Kembo Dugish Campbell Mohadi, MP
The Hon Herbert Muchemwa Murerwa, MP
The Hon Dr David Pagwese Parirenyatwa, MP
The Hon Sithembiso Gile Gladys Nyoni, MP
The Hon Dr Ignatious Morgan Chombo, MP
The Hon Patrick Antony Chinamasa, MP
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Minister of State for Public and Interactive
Affairs ..........................................................
Minister of Agriculture.................................
Minister of Education Sport and Culture ....
Minister of Environment and Tourism.........
Minister of Transport and Communications....
Minister of Youth Development and Medium
Enterprises Development...........................
Minister of Mines and Mining Development ...
Minister of State for State Enterprises,
Anti-Monopolies and Anti Corruption .........
Minister of State for Policy Implementation.....
Minister of State for Special Affairs
Responsible for Land and Resettlement
Programme.....................................................
Minister of Energy and Power Development ..
Minister of Foreign Affairs...............................
Minister of Information and Publicity
Minister of State Water Resources and
Infrastructural Development ...........................
Provincial Governor: Mashonaland East ........
Provincial Governor: Mashonaland West .......
Provincial Governor: Mashonaland Central....
Provincial Governor: Masvingo ......................
Provincial Governor: Matabeleland North ......
Provincial Governor: Matabeleland South......
Provincial Governor: Manicaland ...................
Provincial Governor: Midlands .......................
Provincial Governor: Harare...........................
Provincial Governor: Bulawayo ......................
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs ..................
Deputy Minister of Finance.............................
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs .....................
Deputy Minister of Agriculture ........................
Deputy Minister of Education Sport
and Culture .....................................................
Deputy Minister of Higher and Tertiary
Education........................................................
Deputy Minister of Industry and International
Trade ..............................................................
Deputy Minister of Health and Child Welfare .
Deputy Minister of Local Government, Public
Works and Urban Development .....................
Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism.
Deputy Minister of Transport and
Communications.............................................
Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining
Development ..................................................
Deputy Minister of Public Service,
Labour and Social Welfare .............................
Deputy Minister of Small and Medium
Enterprises Development ...............................
Deputy Minister of Youth Development
and Medium Enterprises Development ..........
Deputy Minister of Information and Publicity ..
Deputy Minister of Women Affairs, Gender
and Community Development ........................
Deputy Minister of Science and Technology
Development ..................................................
Deputy Minister of Rural Housing and
The Hon Chenhamo Chakezha Chimutengwende, MP
The Hon Joseph Mtakwese Made, MP
The Hon Aeanes Soko Chigwedere, MP
The Hon Francis Dunstan Chenayimoyo Nhema, MP
The Hon Christopher Chindeti Mushohwe, MP
The Hon Ambrose Mutinhiri, MP
The Hon Amos Bernard Midzi, MP
The Hon Paul Munyaradzi Mangwana, MP
The Hon Webster Kotiwani Shamu, MP
The Hon Flora Buka, MP
The Hon Michael Rueben Nyambuya, MP
The Hon Simbarashe Simbanenduku....................................
Mumbengegwi, MP
The Hon Munacho T.A. Mutezo, MP
Ray Joseph Kaukonde Esq, MP
Nelson Tapera Chrispen Samkange, Esq, MP
Ephraim Sango Masawi, Esq, MP
Willard Chiwewe, Esq, MP
Thokozile Mathuthu, MP
Angeline Masuku, MP
Tineyi Chigudu, Esq, MP
Cephas George Msipa, Esq, MP
David Ishemunyoro Godi Karimanzira, Esq, MP
Cain Ginyilitshe Ndabazekhaya Mathema, Esq, MP
The Hon Obert Matshalaga, Esq, MP
The Hon David Chapfika, Esq, MP
The Hon Rueben Marumahoko, Esq, MP
The Hon Sylvester Robert Nguni, Esq, MP
The Hon Isaih Masvayamwando Shumba, Esq, MP
The Hon Dr Sikhanyiso D. Ndlovu, Esq, MP
The Hon Phineas. C Chihota, Esq, MP
The Hon Dr Edwin Muguti, MP
The Hon Morris Sakabuya, Esq, MP
The Hon Andrew Langa, Esq, MP
The Hon Hubert Magadzire Nyanhonge, Esq, MP
The Hon Tinos Rusere, Esq, MP
The Hon Abedinigo Ncube, Esq, MP
The Hon Kenetth Kaparadza Mutiwekuziva, Esq, MP
The Hon Savior Kasukuwere, Esq, MP
The Hon Bright Matonga, Esq, MP
The Hon Abigail S. E Damasane, MP
The Hon Patrick Zhuwao, Esq, MP
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PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE
OFFICIAL REPORT
MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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PARLIAMENT OF
ZIMBABWE
Tuesday, 5 th September 2006
Parliament met at a Quarter-past
Two o’clock p.m.
PRAYERS
(MR. SPEAKER in the Chair)
ANNOUNCEMENTS BY MR.
SPEAKER
REPORTS RECEVIED FROM
THE PARLIAMENTARY
LEGAL COMMIITTEE
MR. SPEAKER: I have to
inform the House that I have
received non adverse reports on
all Statutory Instruments published
during the months of June, July
and August 2006 and the following
bills:
1. Criminal Procedure and
Evidence Amendment Bill [HB.
3, 2006].
2. Petroleum Bill [HB. 5, 2006]
3. Gazetted Land (Consequential
Provisions) Bill [HB. 8, 2006].
4. Judicial Service Bill [HB. 7,
2006] and
5. Domestic Violence Bill [HB. 9,
2006].
INTERCEPTION OF
COMMUNICATIONS BILL
MR SPEAKER: I also have
to inform the honourable members
that the Parliamentary Legal
Committee applied for an
extension to the period within
which it shall report to the House
on the Interception of
Communications Bill [HB. 4,
2006].
In terms of provisions of
Standing Order No. 198 (6), the
extension was granted on 1
September 2006 and is with effect
from 5 September 2006.
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MOTION
FIRST HALF 2006 MONETARY
POLICY REVIEW STATEMENT
First Order read: Adjourned
debate on motion on the First Half
2006 Monetary Policy Review
Statement presented to the nation
by the Governor of the Reserve
Bank of Zimbabwe.
Question again proposed.
THE DEPUTY MINISTER
OF INDUSTRY AND
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
(MR CHIOTA): I move that
the debate do now adjourn.
Motion put and agreed to.
Debate to resume: Wednesday,
6 th September 2006.
MOTION
PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH:
DEBATE ON ADDRESS
Second Order read: Adjourned
debate on motion in reply to the
Presidential Speech.
Question again proposed.
MRS ZINYEMBA:Mr.
Speaker Sir, I stand here on behalf
of my fellow members of the
House of Assembly to thank His
Excellency the President of the
Republic of Zimbabwe Cde R.G.
Mugabe for coming to address
members of both the House of
Assembly and members of the
Senate. I am sure as members of
both houses; we appreciate his
mapping up of the future of our
country Zimbabwe. We thank you
your Excellency for your guidance
and dedication towards the
prosperity of the country and its
people.
Mr. Speaker Sir, may I express
my own personal opinion to thank
one faction of the opposition party
which has shown that it is for
nation building by attending the
Presidential address. I for one can
now differentiate the external
faction from the internal. The
violent and the peaceful and those
who wish to take challenges and
those who are good at boycotting.
No wonder the pro-events broke
away from those who run away
from problems only to denounce
their motherland in order to please
the outside world. One wonders
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as to why that faction intends to
rule Zimbabwe when it does not
have respect for people as its
violent motive would always lead
to butchering not only men but
even women who happen to be
mothers and even old ones.
I hope these other members will
keep it up and allow people to see
who or which group of people is
the number one enemy of
Zimbabwe. As representatives of
the electorate we need to tackle
the challenges we face as they
affect all the people whether they
support the ruling party or the
opposition party.
Mr. Speaker, may I on behalf
of women of Zimbabwe thank His
Excellency for the vision he has
for women leaders and his full
support that women should also
take up decision-making positions
in our society. As women, we used
to take the back seat in such areas
due to fear, poverty and inadequate
education standards, but owing to
your support “Baba” we are now
bold enough to take the bull by its
horns.
The passing of Constitutional
Amendment No 17 has come as a
landslide victory for women as
now women can demand their
quota at all levels. This has now
enabled women to own land on
their own resulting in women
proving that they are a valuable
group of people who can compete
in all areas of development and
sometimes much better than men.
Mr. Speaker Sir, the issue of
inflation should really give each
and every Zimbawean sleepless
nights as this animal or monster
will lead us, if uncurbed into our
own destruction. It seems to me
Mr. Speaker that whilst we have
dedicated people who would strive
tirelessly to curb this destructive
animal called “inflation”, there are
some amongst us who also spend
sleepless nights undoing that,
which would have taken time to
be put in place to control the
animal. May I say Mr. Speaker to
all, “Zimbabweans lets aim to
build our country together so that
at the end of the road we can look
back and become proud of our
selves.”
Yes Mr. Speaker, this year, the
Almighty God heard our cries and
prayers and we received enough
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rains. Let us thank God for that
because those who worked hard,
indeed have enough food to feed
on despite failing to procure inputs,
especially fertilizers. Now that our
dams are full, we appeal to the
government through the Ministry
of Water to accelarate irrigation
programmes to supplement what
the nation harvested so as to cut
down on the importation of grain
for consumption. May we also
appeal to our experts and
technocrats to work flat out in
finding ways and means to
improve the supply of electricity
for both consumption,
manufacturing and mostly for our
dedicated farmers which will
enable each sector to maximize
on productions for domestic as
well as surplus for export to boost
our foreign currency base.
We also appreciate the long
awaited issuing of the 99 year lease
agreements. This move will now
enable farmers to access loans
from banks, as they will now be
in possession of legal documents.
This also will stabilize them, and
also enable them to map long term
plans for development thereby
boosting a lot of earnings and food
security.
Mr Speaker, honestly the
indiscipline in farms should be put
to a halt once and for all. People
who fight over boundaries,
infrastructure like houses, tobacco
barns, irrigation equipment, dams
to mention just but a few, are not
genuine farmers. They spend
much of their time running around
in offices and courts whilst the
land lies idle. Most of these people
are very good at vandalizing
infrastructure. Mr. Speaker, they
are part of those who engage in
sabotage and should be removed
and be replaced by productive
farmers.
Mr. Speaker, the emphasis
made by His Excellency, the
President of the Republic of
Zimbabwe Cde R.G. Mugabe on
the serious training of agricultural
personnel is extremely important.
Most people who have been
resettled do not have farming
knowledge. Training programmes
for these people should be
introduced so that they have basic
knowledge on the day to day
running of their farms.
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All avenues should be explored
in as far as researching is
concerned. Fuel is the backbone
of the economy and without it we
cannot move. We therefore firstly
thank you our scientists and
technocrats who, after researching
came up with the jatropha plant
that will boost fuel availability in
the country. We appeal to these
men and women to continue with
their researches on any other
resources that will alleviate this
economic set back. May the
government give maximum
support in funding technological
programs like these which will see
us producing our own fuel.
Mr. Speaker, one would wonder
whether veld fires are caused by
ignorant people who might not
understand all about the
environment. It is known world
over that Zimbabwe is one of the
countries with abundance of tourist
attractions, and perhaps our
enemies and detractors could also
have a hand on this destruction to
our country since they know that
the Ministry of Environment and
Tourism is gaining good ground
convincing the world that
Zimbabwe is a safe country to
visit. Somewhere somehow, our
enemies could engage in
destroying all those attractions so
that there is not much for the
tourists to admire. Let us not forget
that our enemies are also aware
that we get a lot of foreign
currency from tourism. Harsh and
stiff penalties should be charged
to all those found engaging in these
destructive torching of our
environment.
Mr. Speaker, Zimbabwe and all
that it has belongs to its people;
we must therefore applaud the
government for indigenising the
land and other natural resources.
Zimbabweans cannot be found to
be toiling in mines and in farms
enriching other nationals while we
the owners of this country become
their slaves.
We are hard working people
and have very intelligent experts
in almost everything, let us
therefore be on the driving seat of
our economy instead of folding
our hands whilst our wealth goes
out to develop and enrich other
countries. We therefore appeal to
our government to continue
empowering the nation so that we
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become masters of our own
destiny.
Mr. Speaker, the formation of
the Ministry of Small and Medium
Enterprise has enabled people
from all walks of life to display
what they are able to do. After the
formation of this ministry came
out people with brilliant ideas by
engaging in different types of
small and medium businesses,
creating employment and boosting
the economy. We therefore appeal
to the government to give enough
financial support for the full
growth of these S.M.Es and the
establishment of the people’s
shops and the woman’s clubs so
that all the people will be
empowered to sustain themselves,
create employment, and by having
S.M.Es in rural Zimbabwe will
curb the immigration of rural
people to urban areas or major
towns.
Operation Garikayi/Hlalanikuhle
Mr. Speaker is one of the
best programs the government
should be applauded for. The
government of Zimbabwe has
demonstrated its concern for the
people by providing decent
accommodation, which gives its
people dignity by being property
owners. Therefore Mr. Speaker
this housing program should be
accelerated and fully funded, as
we cannot afford to see our people
squatting in shacks for the rest of
their lives. May we also urge the
private sector to follow the
government by engaging in
constructing houses for its
workers.
The Ministry of Rural Housing
and Social Amenities is most
welcome. The rural people have
been somewhat a forgotten lot in
as far as rural housing and
amenities. Now that our
government has come up with this
ministry, the provision of houses
in the rural areas will balance the
lives of both the urban and rural,
and the rural will not envy life in
towns. We would expect the
maximum funding of the
ministry’s program in providing
schools , small dams, sanitation
e.t.c.
Mr. Speaker Sir, as has been
the mandate for our government,
we appreciate all the measures it
takes towards educating its people
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and the government’s desire to
give and equip people with skills
which will enable them to manage
their lives by securing employment
and venturing into their own
businesses. We also applaud the
government for observing our
cultural values as this now give
us our national identity as
Zimbabweans. Of course our
traditional leaders play a major
role in guiding us culturally.
The establishment of the
National Youth Data Bank is a
noble idea, which we must support
as a nation. Mr. Speaker, a nation
without dedicated, skilled and
disciplined youths is like a farmer
without seeds to sow. Therefore,
the Ministry of Youth should see
to it that our youths are fully
capacitated with all available
resources so as to establish a solid
base for the future generation.
Mr Speaker, I appreciate that
the people of Zimbabwe have now
come to realize the challenges and
results of gender based violent and
the abuse of children. This
unreasonable culture Mr. Speaker
can only be put to a halt if
everyone puts him or herself into
the victim’s position, and if a
person would, before giving in to
that extreme, to attack a wife or
husband, ask one’s self, “what if
this was me, my daughter or son?”
Grown ups who enjoy abusing
minors, should if found out be
given stiff penalties.
Mr. Speaker, Zimbabwe must
be applauded for its concern about
HIV and AIDS and all the
measures it is taking in educating
people about this deadly pandemic.
We the people of this nation should
not only look at the government
to provide information and drugs
for this menace whilst we keep on
engaging in unfaithful behavior.
We all know how the disease is
spread, why then should we expect
the government to conquer it when
we are so careless with our lives.
We should consciously thank the
government for the effort it puts
in procuring A.R.Vs to boost the
immune system of those already
infected. Mr. Speaker, we as a
nation are disturbed that our
children, after having been highly
educated and qualified in crucial
areas like medicine, end up
running away from the country
for greener pastures. We hope that
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along the way they will put their
motherland and its people first
before riches and instead of being
bonded for a certain period, they,
on their own, decide to dedicate
their services to the nation. We
therefore thank the government
and the Ministry of Health and
Child Welfare for coming up with
the training of primary care nurses
to man and serve our health
institutions.
Corruption!! Corruption!! Mr.
Speaker Sir, this word, which has
become a chorus, sung everywhere
and by everyone including
children has really gone out of
hand. It is now like a cloth that
has been thrown into the fire or
acid and for one to mend it; one
needs an extra of everything from
time to effort to put it back together
to its original state. This type of
veld fire must be extinguished
before we all perish. I am quite
sure everybody in this country
who lives a straight and honest
life feels sorry for President
Mugabe that even though he cries
out condemning this rotten
practice, no one seems to take heed
or care. Fellow Zimbabweans dirty
riches will never make us happy
no matter how wealthy we become
Zimbabwe is our motherland, lets
not destroy it, through selfishness
and greediness.
Mr. Speaker, earthquakes and
tremors are as his Excellency
expressed, a phenomenon to us
Zimbabweans. May the
government put in place all
measures to try and secure its
people and give us assurances so
as to stabilize our hearts and
minds, because most of us are now
living in fear of the unknown.
Sanctions, Mr. Speaker, these
have been imposed on us by our
enemies who do not want us to be
free from slavery. One would not
be as bitter about foreign enemies
but “shame” to Zimbabweans who
canvas for sanctions and assist our
outside enemies to torture us
Zimbabweans whom these internal
enemies pretend to protect. Time
will come when the masses will
realize who their actual enemies
are.
Hands up to His Excellency,
President R.G. Mugabe, the
commander in chief of our
Defence Forces. “You have, with
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those you command made us sleep
peacefully, conduct our business
in peace anytime of the day 24
hours, year in year out, going to
church in peace, in peace, and to
repeat in peace. Tinotenda mwana
wava Bona navaChatunga for the
security we enjoy in our peaceful
country. Mapurisa we-ee. Masoja
- we-ee- and the rest of the other
security organs, we Zimbabweans
are proud of you for securing
peace in our beautiful country and
abroad. “Keep it up magamba
edu.”
Lastly Mr. Speaker, I would be
very unfair to my constituency
Mazowe West if I am to stop here
without saying anything about it.
Mazowe West is the hub of the
nation due to its riches, prime land,
rich in different types of minerals,
beautiful scenery for the
establishment of tourist attractions
in areas like Christon Bank,
Mazowe Hills, e.t.c. Dedicated
farmers, in the most crucial crops
like tobacco, soya beans,
horticulture you name them. Dams
for irrigation e.t.c, the Mazowe
Earth Station for the world
communication.
Challenges in Mazowe West;
Roads; although the
constituency has a fairly developed
network composed of main trunk,
state and primary gravel roads, the
bulk of the roads ranges from
poor to fair. Therefore areas with
the poor road network do not have
any sort of transport for both
transporting the people and their
produce. People in some parts of
the constituency have to walk long
distances to get major roads for
transport. Railway transport passes
through the constituency but does
not give much service or the
service needed by the people.
Mazowe West was wholly a white
commercial farming area prior to
the Agrarian Reform Program.
During this period of resettlement
of both A1s and A2s, tax and rates
were not paid to council resulting
to poor service delivery especially
on roads. There is therefore, no
adequate transport for people and
their produce resulting in the
suffering of people and loss of a
lot of crops and cash.
Schools; there are 18 primary
and 8 secondary established
schools. We also have 24 satellite
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primary and 6 satellite secondary
schools with no sufficient books,
furniture, and accommodation for
the teachers. We also need
boreholes in most of the schools.
Health; There are only two
government hospitals in Mazowe
West constituency that is in
Concession and Mvurwi District
hospitals, three councils and 4
private clinics. Seven satellite
clinics had been identified but
unfortunately none of them has
been opened as yet and patients
including pregnant women and the
aged walk long distances to get
treatment. Drugs and ambulances
in these established hospitals are
not sufficient to serve the
constituency.
Communication; As for
communication lines, Mazowe
District as a whole is still having
part line telephone services which
have gone out of order as far back
as 1990s and cannot be repaired
anymore since there are no more
spare parts for these old lines. We
however have very limited direct
lines within the district I appeal
to the Ministry of Transport and
Telecommunications to erect
transmitters and provide the people
with mobile telephone lines so that
the farmers, business people,
companies’can have access to their
needs. To the Ministry of
Agriculture I on behalf of the
people in Mazowe West
Constituency, would appeal for
extension officers, veterinary
services personnel as well as
assisting farmers with cattle
breeding programmes for both
dairy and beef.
Ministry of Women’s Affairs
Gender and Community
Development; to assist with
machines for sewing clubs, peanut
butter making, oil presssing,
cassava and jatropha projects.
Ministry of Small and Medium
Enterprises. I appeal for stalls on
identified areas, people’s shops in
the vast constituency where people
will serve valuable time on their
businesses instead of travelling far
out in search of shops.
Ministry of Finance, Agribank;
I plead for the release of funds to
farmers in good time and if
possible, please give the farmers
some grace time to pay back their
loans.
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Mr. Speaker Sir, the civil
servants in Mazowe District are
working in extremely difficult
situations. There are very few
heads of departments with
vehicles. The police, which is the
most important sector, have one
vehicle per station if at all they
turn to have one. Major centres
like Mvurwi have no computers
yet they cover vast areas in the
process of their duties. Computers
enable them to have ready and
accurate information when dealing
with issues in areas of their
jurisdiction.
Mazowe having been a wholly
white commercial farming area,
at the time of the Agrarian Reform
Programs the former farm workers
were left behind and now the new
A1 and A2 farmers have not
managed to re-employ all of them,
resulting in rampant illegal gold
panning, stealing vandalism,
cutting of trees and a lot of other
illegal activities. Most of these
former farm workers and their
children do not have identity cards,
which then makes it difficult for
the police to arrest them. Some
of them vow that they do not want
to work for the black farmers.
Ministry of Youth
Development; since in Mazowe
West constituency we have very
few secondary schools, youths
then after completing their grade
seven and with nothing to do and
nowhere to go will then engage in
some of the illegal practices
mentioned above. My appeal to
this ministry is to mobilize these
youths and identify their areas of
interest train them so they can
become assests in the community
and the nation.
Ministry of Mine and Industry,
Mazowe West Constituency is rich
in minerals, gold in abundance,
chrome. We have other minerals
such as tungsten, kaslin,
corundum, nickel, mercury,
sulphur and iron. We would wish
that all miners are registered and
the Ministry monitors where and
to who these minerals are sold as
I believe that there is a great deal
of illegal activities happening.
There are also some registered
gold millers whom I think the
ministry should make checks and
balances of how their businesses
are run. We applaud the Ministry
of Women’s Affairs, Gender and
Community Development for
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encouraging women to venture in
mining.
All in all, Mazowe West
Constituency is a strategic area to
invest in and I appeal to business
people, legal miners, and
transporters to come to Mazowe
West and establish themselves, as
their investments won’t go to
waste.
On the motion of THE
MINISTER OF RURAL
HOUSING AND SOCIAL
AMENITIES, the House
adjourned at Seven Minutes to
Three O’clock.
pm.
Last but not least, words of
wisdom to every Zimbabwean; be
it heavy hailstorm today, tomorrow
the sun will definitely shine for
every brighter day comes after the
dark.
Don’t give up Zimbabweans,
Mr. Speaker Sir; Zimbabwe will
never be a colony again. Thank
you. Tatenda. Siyabonga.
THE MINISTER OF
RURAL HOUSING AND
SOCIAL AMENITIES: I move
that the debate do now adjourn.
Motion put and agreed to.
Debate to resume:
Wednesday, 6 th September, 2006.
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