By Nyashadzashe Ndoro | Nehanda Politics |
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has boasted that he is not a medical expert but he has the capacity to run the Health and Child Care Ministry in Zimbabwe.
The VP who doubles as Health Minister said this while giving oral evidence on issues raised in the petition by the Retail Pharmacist Association who want pharmacists to be considered for administrative posts in the Ministry.
Responding to comments by Hurungwe Central Zanu PF legislator Dought Ndiweni on why he was a Health Ministry boss when he is not a doctor, Chiwenga said his post was a political appointment.
Chiwenga added that he had the capacity to run the Ministry but not necessarily to be a technical doctor.
“Honourable Ndiweni, thanks for your comments. Yes you’re quite right that I’m not a doctor but this is a political appointment. One does not need to have a medical background to run a ministry but it is that ability that would have been looked into,” Chiwenga said.
“Having said that, when it comes to the real job we need to put the right page in its right hole. Here we are talking about the professionals and the scientists who are trained and supposed to be dealing with a particular issue which is health and child care.”
In an interview with Nehanda Radio, MDC Alliance national deputy spokesperson Clifford Hlatywayo said his party believed that the Ministry of Health is a technical department which should be headed by someone with a medical background.
“We believe in professionalism. We believe in working and rewarding expertise. We expect that ministries like health must be run by technical people. Persons with the know-how of the dots and lines of that particular Ministry.
“You cannot run the ministry without knowledge. You’re not a doctor, you’re not a medical practitioner and not even a nurse. How can you run something you do not even know because those are technical ministries?” He said.
“As MDC Alliance, we believe that people who are capable and equipped technically and academically with the knowledge of that area must run those ministries. Chiwenga is right that he is capable of running the Ministry because he is running it to the wilderness.
“That is why there is no progress in the ministry. In fact, there is no progress in the whole government because the deployment of people is based on who is who in terms of sloganeering and your history in abusing the people of Zimbabwe,” Hlatywayo said. Nehanda Radio
@VPChiwenga what have you achieved? any meds at Harare Hospital or Mpilo?
That he is not a doctor is not the issue. One does not need to be a Dr to run a Ministry of Health we… https://t.co/95MVMyZev9
Child care ipi. Dai wayive ne care nevana wayisa torera shingi mukadzi wakayita kuti vana vake dzive nherera. Dai wayive nerudo nevana wayisa shungurudza Mary vana vachiwona u are abusing vana. Ku health awunga run zvewutano iwe usina wutano . RIP
Ashfort Mgove Chiwenga ndiye akatora mukadzi here or mukadzi waShingi ndiye hure? Leave the General alone.
Succ MukangaSucc Mukanga mukadzi awuyi usina kumunyenga him as a respected person ayinyeengerei mukadzi wemunhu mhata ya chiwengwa
Ashfort Mgove iye Mary akabvumireyi kunyengwa iye anemurume? Usambomurwira, anoda zvinhu too much so let her face the music.
Succ Mukanga u and yo devils gateway
It will wrk u will not wrk
Okay
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Ok tazvinzwa runner
Chiwenga cannot run his own life 😁🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Kunyepa
You can say that again and again… Those educated ones sometimes always do shortcuts
Fortune Zihura inzwai mwana we condom zvarotaura
Fortune Zihura 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Decide Mutimbire kkkkkk
A doctor is no a professions a doctor is a labourer.
Rebhara😂
Rebhara …. you will not work simple
This guy is just but a big joke! Sets his own exam, writes it and marks it then prints his own transc… https://t.co/mrrKQuwBbL
Chabuda hapana
Africa you can be anything you want 😂😂
Pane run yekumhanya ne run yekugona basa…. 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
Mahumbwe
He is failing people die at hospitals without getting medication.
threatening doctors and nurses is not running the health ministry
Of coz u can run the ministry of health but not efficiently……shut your mouth old man…..chawabudisa chii ipapa hautonyari kuzvitutumadza
Chii chawaita chinoshamisa
Kumeso kune Makwamba
Idzivo dzeface ine zvigamba ungati dzakabaiwa- baiwa nenareti dzongorotomoka hakusi kuchisoja zveuku kwadzajaira kutevura ropa risina mhosva
Lol this dude running a ministry can be done by any jack or jill but efficiently?
Kaface kacho kunga chimpanzi
Only in Banana Republics
U are letting yur wife dying woti unogona tsek mazimezi
This man has got all the experience how many times has he been in and out of different hospitals both Africa and overseas
I’m not a pilot but I believe I can fly a plane😊😊
Dhibhiritetingiri and iti hwiri weki
The legend!
To hell
Is he happy with the way he is running it.he is running it down
Experience of being in and out of hospitals also helps a lot
hahaha he has seen it all
You mean running the ministry down as he is doing .dhemet
Pane zvamusingagone here dokota?
Blessing Murombedzi mavawona here Dhokota!???🤣
Rambai makadzvanya ipapo cde
In Zim there is an office called Parliament where members who enters it only discuss destroying the nation.
Coz u are selfish
but in the west u don’t necessarily have to be a doctor to run that ministry as long as ur good at what u do that’s all they consider
Bullshit baba
True
Ko magara mogona zvese ka!!!! Hamuwoni kuita 2 very HIGH profile jobs in-between being a patient???.🙄🙄🙄🙄
Ministries are run by perm secretaries and directors who are professionals in a given field,
Kak
False bravado. He can’t even run his marriage properly.
Run or ruin
Skilled rebhara