Chinamasa says government will deal with those who refuse bond notes

*THE HON. SPEAKER: Order, order. Kumhanya handikusvika. The Hon. Vice President had not yet finished – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –  If he had finished answering you, you could have understood.

HON. MNANGAGWA: Hon. Speaker, I have heard that the Hon. Member knows the answer to his question because if he did not have the answer, he could have listened to my answer.  Whilst I am giving out the answer, he says it is not correct, why would he ask me a question for which he knows the answer?  He said that the Government is denigrated by the people because it is not consistent in its statements and I said no, people voted the people whom they have trust in and they are here.

HON. CHIBAYA: Mr. Speaker Sir, my question is very loud and clear.  I asked a very clear question and said, we have a Committee which is currently moving around the country on a fact finding mission, seeking the people’s opinion on the use of bond notes and this is not the only Committee which will go out on an outreach programme seeking the public opinion.  My problem is, the next time these bodies go out, there is going to be a problem.  When the next Committees go out, people are going to look down upon these Committees.  So, I am saying, Mr. Speaker, please protect your Committees because if we undermine the intelligence of the public, they will also undermine these Committees.   When they go out, they will not take them seriously.  Therefore, when you are asking people to give their opinion on the use of bond notes, why are we asking them when these bond notes are already in circulation?  Are we respecting public opinion?

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (HON. CHINAMASA):  I think to assist the august House – [HON. MEMBERS:  Inaudible interjections.]-  Ehe, I am his assistant.  Yes, ndishefu wangu kauyu, ndishefu wangu kauyu.

THE HON. SPEAKER:  Order!  Can we hear the Hon. Minister.

HON. CHINAMASA:  Mr. Speaker Sir, I just want to complement what the Hon. Vice President and Leader of the House has said with respect to the legal framework on the basis on which the bond notes have been introduced.  To start with and this is what– [HON. MEMBERS:  Inaudible interjections.]-

THE HON. SPEAKER:  Wait, wait.

HON. CHINAMASA:  To start with, we have made it clear…

HON. CHIBAYA:  That is not the question.

HON. MARIDADI:  He is setting his own question and answering it – [HON. MEMBERS:  Inaudible interjections.]-

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