HON. MLISWA: You shall be punished dearly by the Constituents because you are aiding to corruption. I want to support Hon. Chamisa’s point and we as Members of Parliament must ensure that our dignity and integrity is intact. We must exonerate ourselves from the behavior of the Executive. A Member of Parliament for ZANU PF is not a Minister or Executive. We should walk together on this for us to show that there is a concern.
The President equally acknowledged about the US$15 billion which went missing. Up to now, there has not been an investigation, neither has there been a probe to bring the people to book. We now have Members of Parliament wasting time and resources sitting down on these Committees deliberating a lot of issues which we know very well that there is no political will to address these issues.
My question is, what are we doing here? When you go back to the Constituencies and people are talking about corruption, look at me. What do you say? What do you say? ZANU PF, MDC; what do you say? The Members of Parliament who are mandated with representing people are poor themselves and failing to discharge their duties. We just got about US$30 million in Parliament but yet we are busy endorsing monies to go to Government Departments which are stealing.
We must take this seriously. We cannot continue. As Members of Parliament, we should speak for the voiceless. Who is speaking for the voiceless? They are not here represented but it is as if some are dumb. They see but they do not talk. What did you come to do in Parliament if you are not able to denounce the cancerous corruption which even the President and First Secretary of ZANU PF has equally spoken of members of ZANU PF. Who really are you supporting? I would expect you to support the voice of His Excellency. In supporting the voice of His Excellency, denounce corruption, expose corruption and let us deal with corruption.
We have the Hon Vice President Mnangagwa, who each time I see him on television, is denouncing corruption. He is equally the Minister of Justice but being the Minister of Justice which is an arm of the Government that deals with the judiciary system; there is not much being done. The President is paying lip service to corruption. When the Head of State pays lip service to corruption, the 2I C (2nd in charge) will equally do the same because the Vice President cannot go against the President.
Now, when corruption happens, it is now reduced to factional fights. We do not care about the factional fights. Whether you have stolen or not, you must appear before the courts. Do not hide behind factions. Madam Speaker, we do not eat factions. This House is not about factions and the business should not be about factions. It must be about Parliament having oversight. Even if you belong to a faction, Parliament has oversight over your faction.
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order Hon. Member, address the Chair. I do not know where the factionalism is coming from concerning this report.
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