ZANU-PF MP calls for less talk and more action on corruption

A Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front legislator has called for less talk and more action on corruption which he said was filthy and dirty.

Buhera West legislator and former police spokesman Oliver Mandipaka said corruption “is filthy, it is dirty, nobody would like it especially more so when it destroys the social fabric of our very, very poor people, those that are in the rural areas”.

“I always cry about those that are in the rural areas because they are the most disadvantaged.  I think we need to nip corruption in the bud, less talking, more action on those that have been found on the wrong side of the law in terms of corruption because when we improve on that aspect, some of the monies leaking outside the country, I think we are able to take it back and improve on our economy.”

Mandipaka also said even if people share different political views they ust speak with one voice instead of going about disparaging their country.

“We need sanity in our politics, it is a necessity. We cannot go around the world selling out our country as what has been happening to the detriment of our economy and poor citizens of this country.  This is one big mistake that our opposition has made to this country and I think they must regret that mistake,” he said.

Full contribution:

HON. MANDIPAKA:  Thank you Hon. Speaker.  I would want to congratulate Hon. Dr. Mashakada for a job well done.  He made quite some thorough research and I am pleased to note that in his debate, he offered solutions that can best assist our economy which is ailing.  I would also want to thank Hon. Chimanikire for supporting this very important motion.  It is one of those very critical motions to our survival as Zimbabweans.  That is why I was taking some notes when Hon. Dr. Mashakada was debating.

Suffice to say Hon. Speaker, I would want to make comments on very few observations that he made in relation to what he referred to as toxic political environment.  My memory serves me right to say we started to have toxic political environment at the behest of opposition politics in 1999.  Why do I say so?

 I notice Mr. Speaker that certain opposition elements now realise that it was very fatal for them to have called for illegal sanctions.  That is our starting point in as far as this economy is concerned.  Prior to 1999, the economy of this country was performing very well. 

So Hon. Dr. Mashakada was right to point out that our politics needs to be corrected.  Our politics must, as a necessity have a national outlook.  If we have a national outlook in our politics, then we are correct. 

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