Maridadi asks Mphoko, do you eat or sleep at night when you hear so much corruption in government?

Madam Speaker, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development, the report that has been presented by the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee makes very sad reading.  I have browsed through the Appropriation of 2016 and it makes equally very sad reading.  The Permanent Secretary who was in the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development who has just been transferred to another Ministry is a former General Manager of National Railways of Zimbabwe.  He then became a Principal Director in Government, was promoted to Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development and now moved to Ministry of Mines and Mining Development.  The Ministry of Mines and Mining Development in Zimbabwe is one of the most problematic because money has been lost in that sector.  The President has alluded that money has been lost in that sector.

The Permanent Secretary, Mr. Munodawafa is replacing Prof. Gudyanga who has been recommended to be fired by your Parliament because of incompetence and fraud.  The Portfolio Committee on Public Service has recommended that he be fired yet he has been transferred to another Ministry.  I am so happy that the Vice President who is the deputy head of State, the deputy head of Government and the deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces is here.  I want to ask a question to Hon. Vice President Mphoko – what goes on in your head when you hear a report like the one that has been presented in this Parliament?  Do you go home, eat supper and sleep? – [HON. HOLDER:  Address the Speaker!] –  In this Parliament, back benchers are not in this Parliament to protect Ministers.  They must know that – [HON. MEMBERS: Hear, hear.] –  Back benchers are not here to protect speakers.  The Vice President of Zimbabwe, Hon. Mphoko, the Vice President of Zimbabwe Hon. Mnangagwa and the Head of State of this country, Cde Robert Mugabe are very intelligent men.  They do not need to be protected by back benchers because they can protect themselves – [HON. MEMBERS: Yes!] – Why should a back bencher who got – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –

THE TEMPORARY SPEAKER: Order, order Hon. Members.

HON. HOLDER: On a point of order Madam Speaker! – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –

THE TEMPORARY SPEAKER:  Order, order – [HON. HOLDER: Point of order!] – Order, order Hon. Members, Hon. Vice President Mphoko please.

THE VICE PRESIDENT AND MINISTER OF NATIONAL HEALING, PEACE AND RECONCILIATION (HON. MPHOKO): I want to help him so that at least he continues.  Madam Speaker, he asked about how we feel when such reports are presented?  Personally, I am very allergic to corruption, I do not like it.  I am not a corrupt man. – [HON. MEMBERS: Hear, hear.] – Thank you. – [HON. MARIDADI: Thank you.  Ngiyabonga baba Mphoko, ngiyabonga kakhulu.] –

THE TEMPORARY SPEAKER:  Order, order Hon. Maridadi please stick to the debate.  – [HON. HOLDER: Inaudible interjection.] – Hon. Holder, I will not allow any points of order at this juncture.  The Hon. Vice President has spoken and I will not allow you to speak after him. – [HON. HOLDER: Zvakanaka!] – Hon. Maridadi, please continue with your debate.

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