MP says he is praying that the crop of old leaders goes so that we fix Zimbabwe

A Bulawayo legislators says he is praying all the time that the crop of old leaders goes so “that we can fix Zimbabwe”.  Though he seemed to be wishing that they die, he put it in polite terms saying he wished they “are elevated to higher service”.

“We are tired,” Anele Ndebele said in his contribution to the debate on the Land Commission Bill during which he said Zimbabwe was sitting on a time bomb by not solving the land problem in Matebeleland.

“I applied for land in 1999 and like any law abiding citizen, I still await my turn to be given land, so if you have got land, here is a sincere question that you must ask yourself that why you and not the next person,” Ndebele said.

“Hon. Speaker, this thing is bothering us in Matabeleland; land has been allocated to superior tribes than the local tribes. This is very true, we may hide behind the finger but this is the only truth that we have to live with no matter how uncomfortable it is.

“Prime Matabeleland game land has been given to people from elsewhere, where people are making a lot of money every season through hunting quotas. We do not have that. So, the land question in Matabeleland is far from being settled……….

“I will speak for Matabeleland because I come from there. It is a time bomb and this government is sitting on that time bomb.

“We know that every time we speak the uncomfortable truth to this government, they reply us with a lot of fire. We know how they behave. We know you are in charge of the instruments of physical control but we will still have our say Mr. Speaker. So Hon. Minister, I would like this Commission to be given teeth to revisit the waiting list because I am still on the waiting list.

“At one point I was told that the resettlement process has come to an end but every morning when I read the newspaper, someone has invaded a fresh Macadamia Farm. If the process is still ongoing, please consider those who are still on the waiting list.”

Full contribution

HON. NDEBELE: Good Afternoon Hon. Speaker? Thank you very much for this opportunity to add my voice to this motion.  Let me thank the Minister and also allow me to thank the Chairperson of that Portfolio Committee for a comprehensive report. I think it speaks to bravery.  The report is sincere to their cause.

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