Minister rubbishes $500 000 payouts for Zimbabwe war veterans

+HON. NDEBELE:  Mr. Speaker Sir, my question was not responded to.

THE HON. SPEAKER:  Order, order, please sit down.

HON. DUBE: Mr. Speaker Sir, let me repeat, the compensation for a war veteran who was injured in war commensurate with the damages.  If you have a war veteran who has lost sight, it is up to the examining doctor to state the percentage regarding that. If a war veteran lost a limb, it will be up to the assessing doctor who assesses the damage and therefore, that will determine the compensation that person should receive.

+THE HON. SPEAKER: Order, order, Hon. Minister. The question raised by the Hon. Member is that the compensation received by the war veterans is that they are given equal amounts regardless of the percentage of damages suffered by the war veteran.

HON. T. J. DUBE: Hon. Speaker, this is false this is untrue. War veterans do not receive equal amounts. They are paid compensation according to the damages as examined by the doctors. There is no uniform payment. What this Hon. Member is saying is a creation of the figment of his own imagination. I thank you.

THE HON. SPEAKER: I have not recognised you. Order, the Standing Orders are very clear. You do not start speaking before you are recognised. Now I am not allowing any supplementary question. If the Hon. Member has got information to that extent -[AN. HON. MEMBER: Which the Minister …]- Order. The Hon. Member should ask a written question with all details of those members who have different injuries, but are paid the same. So, let it come next week under Written Questions.

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