5 September 2006 No.33-07 - Zimbabwe Parliament
5 September 2006 No.33-07 - Zimbabwe Parliament
5 September 2006 No.33-07 - Zimbabwe Parliament
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13 Presidential Speech: 5TH <strong>September</strong>, <strong>2006</strong> Presidential Speech: 14<br />
Debate on Address<br />
Debate on Address<br />
and the government’s desire to<br />
give and equip people with skills<br />
which will enable them to manage<br />
their lives by securing employment<br />
and venturing into their own<br />
businesses. We also applaud the<br />
government for observing our<br />
cultural values as this now give<br />
us our national identity as<br />
<strong>Zimbabwe</strong>ans. Of course our<br />
traditional leaders play a major<br />
role in guiding us culturally.<br />
The establishment of the<br />
National Youth Data Bank is a<br />
noble idea, which we must support<br />
as a nation. Mr. Speaker, a nation<br />
without dedicated, skilled and<br />
disciplined youths is like a farmer<br />
without seeds to sow. Therefore,<br />
the Ministry of Youth should see<br />
to it that our youths are fully<br />
capacitated with all available<br />
resources so as to establish a solid<br />
base for the future generation.<br />
Mr Speaker, I appreciate that<br />
the people of <strong>Zimbabwe</strong> have now<br />
come to realize the challenges and<br />
results of gender based violent and<br />
the abuse of children. This<br />
unreasonable culture Mr. Speaker<br />
can only be put to a halt if<br />
everyone puts him or herself into<br />
the victim’s position, and if a<br />
person would, before giving in to<br />
that extreme, to attack a wife or<br />
husband, ask one’s self, “what if<br />
this was me, my daughter or son?”<br />
Grown ups who enjoy abusing<br />
minors, should if found out be<br />
given stiff penalties.<br />
Mr. Speaker, <strong>Zimbabwe</strong> must<br />
be applauded for its concern about<br />
HIV and AIDS and all the<br />
measures it is taking in educating<br />
people about this deadly pandemic.<br />
We the people of this nation should<br />
not only look at the government<br />
to provide information and drugs<br />
for this menace whilst we keep on<br />
engaging in unfaithful behavior.<br />
We all know how the disease is<br />
spread, why then should we expect<br />
the government to conquer it when<br />
we are so careless with our lives.<br />
We should consciously thank the<br />
government for the effort it puts<br />
in procuring A.R.Vs to boost the<br />
immune system of those already<br />
infected. Mr. Speaker, we as a<br />
nation are disturbed that our<br />
children, after having been highly<br />
educated and qualified in crucial<br />
areas like medicine, end up<br />
running away from the country<br />
for greener pastures. We hope that<br />
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