The Ministry of Local Government has admitted it is operating illegally by distributing devolution funds without a disbursement plan that is supposed to be created under an Act of Parliament.
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube last year doubled the financial allocation towards the devolution programme and set aside ZWL42,5 billion (US$388 888 889 according to the official rate of the time) for 2022, up from ZWL19,5 billion that was set aside for 2021.
The funds are supposed to be directed primarily towards transport and related infrastructure, education, health, electricity, social amenities, water and sanitation projects.
Harare East MP Tendai Biti on Wednesday asked Local Government Deputy Minister Marian Chombo how the government was disbursing devolution funds without any legal framework supporting the formula it is using.
Biti asked: “Madam Speaker Ma’am, the disbursement of devolution funds provided by Section 301 presupposes the existence of an Act of Parliament – that Act of Parliament is not there. How are they distributing devolution funds when that Act of Parliament is not there?
“Secondly Hon. Speaker Ma’am, why 11 years after the enactment of that Constitution have they failed to bring a law to Parliament dealing with devolution, Chapter 14 of the Constitution?”
Chombo responded by admitting the anomaly saying the Ministry was working on a Bill to regularise the way ZWL42,5 billion devolution funds were being distributed.
“Thank you Hon. Speaker and thank you very much Hon. Biti for those questions. Definitely, we have been working on the Bill. We do not control the pace; it had to go back and forth. We are very sincere in whatever we do.
“Of course, there is not yet an Act to disburse the funds but given the situation, these councillors were elected in the last election – they are there. So we are using them to disburse the funds but I hear you that there is no Instrument in place but we had to weigh the options.
“Do we just keep the money and not develop the communities until that legal Instrument is in place? For sure, the Attorney-General as I said is seized with that Bill, and it is coming to Parliament very soon,” she said.
Her response got Norton legislator Temba Mliswa warning her that what the Ministry was doing was illegal. He threatened to call the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) to arrest her and July Moyo, the Minister responsible.
“She has submitted for the first time that they are acting illegally, and ZACC should be standing outside to get you arrested with your accomplice July Moyo – that is where you should be.
“I want to call ZACC to arrest you! Mauraya nyika, mbavha dzevanhu! Kuswera muchiba mari naJuly Moyo uko, mabvuma kuti hamhuna Statutory Instrument. Muchapinda mujeri zvamusati mawona!” Mliswa blasted before he was stopped by the Speaker of Parliament.
#Dem loot#
Mliswa ndiye munhu ega
Beatrice Dumburashe naa Musengezi
Eria Ellano Vhutuza they dnt pretend
Beatrice Dumburashe ndo varume ava,Musengezi havasi kumira
Kuba kuri kuitwa munyika yedu hmmm the “shef havatongwe, havabvunzwe syndrome has destroyed us bcz no one accounts for anything anymore.zacc has ignored whistle blowers for anything done by politicians who are deemed political correct.
Iro zimudhara iro zimbavha remunhu ndiyo team yekuda kutengesa Warren Hills Golf course kuita mastands edzimba
Ko muriswa Infor anowanepi i
They will grant him bail
Sungai ZANUPF bosses ese mbavha idzo
Anotaura chokwadi
Batai vanhu
So this speaker of parliament is also protecting these thieves how sad!
Madhara Aya kuita matama ne hupfumi hwekuba, ndofunga kana ivo mbuya ne handa vanongotaurwa ne zvavo ne zanupf vainge vari zigororo chairo
William Musindo 🤣🤣🤣🤣 kuita musindo sezita rako mudhara Kkkk ndanakidzwa hnguuu
Mliswa is no longer on the feeding trough that’s why he is blabbering his mouth angofanana naJonathan Moyo but they’re all baboons….
Rashanduka Tonderai Mauruka I couldn’t have said it better myself
Calna Muchenje Moyo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Rashanduka Tonderai Mauruka no, mliswa achida kudya anodya , UT he is a very morally upright person
Yes
Themba fear noone kkk
I love these really men who are able to show anger in Parliament over public resource mismanagement. Not so for the politicians in the counties bordering the Ocean. When it comes to plundering the economy, they’re all equal
Fredrick Madonga it’s all show. Every one wants their picture in the paper.
No one Acconts for anything in e country,ingaite nyika iyoyo
Kuba vanoba zvisina kana muganhu. Mazimbvha evahu nxaaaa 😡😡😡
Ivo speaker of parliament avo ndivo vekuti chero benzi rikangoti I want to recall any opposition member vanobva vangoti chero zvamada ndoita
Tonderai Chivero Mambundo yes ko vanenge vachiudzirwaka vopihwa mari
July anetsa please
Speaker ndostrategist pakuuraya democracy,freedom
Ndedzemudanga dzinonanzvana idzo for the past where were you Temba haisiyo misodzi yegarwe here yaurikuita he must go temba uyu ccc field a candidate aende uyu kunyunyuta kwechimbwanana chanyimwa mukaka ndagumbuka fani zvekurara na4pm dzino
Vese vari muhurumende ye zanu pf zivai kuti kana hurumende yachinja hupfumi hwese hwamuinawo kubvira kuvZukuru venyu tichatora zvova pasi pe hurumende itsva zvisazokushamisai ne remangwana zvichiitika no matter you wil be alive or dead.
Ngazviende mberi
Zacc inebasa guru rainofana kuita but zanu yakazvidyara mumakoti edu ose saka zacc ikapedza basa inopa Koti Kuti itonge ndipo panovigwa mbavha idzodzi malaba malaba zi Satan ziguruguru ndivo vanoviga humbavha hwese
…..but seriously July Moyo is by far the w*rst minister ever to be appointed since independence!!The w*rst!Phew!