1] At face value, you would think, we need to fully open #Parliament.
Gov needs to be kept on check.
Policy discussion & dissemination of info,all point towards the need to #ReopenZimParliament
However,the more you watch it, the less you're convinced we need Parliament at all.
2] Was laughing at #Mwonzora as he castigated #MDC_A #MPs who have defied his court granted authority, to continue going to #Parliament.
His argument was, gvt needs to be kept in check.
A few hours back, #ZiyambiZiyambi had embarrassingly belittled him in that same #Parliament.
3] If #Mwonzora is to be honest with himself, he hasn't achieved anything in that #Parliament as #Senator.
Not even because he isn't effective, but because the people they are supposed to be playing #watchdog on, are just unrelenting.
You barely see any meaningful engagements.
4] Over the years, #ParliamentPortfolioCommittes have been reduced to theaters for political posturing.
People are summoned and don't show up.
Some do and are defended by other committee members.
#Legislators can easily start fighting amongst themselves.
It's pathetic.
5] #Ministers are the worst.
The majority barely attend sessions.
Those who do aren't consistent.
Those who are consistent easily hide behind #sanctions & the #legitimacy debacle whenever they can't account.
Our #Parliament has just been systematically rendered #disfunctional.
6] So really, instead of MPs going to sleep in #Harare hotels, let's have them in their #constituencies attending to day to day issues.
The likes of @regaitsunga, @hwendec @TembaMliswa @BitiTendai have/had become very visible in their constituencies.
We need more of this.
7] Talking of #Hwende, spare a thought for #Kuwadzana residents.
A party selected #Mwonzora, took away their elected representative probably when they needed him most.
But that sums up the nature of #Zimbabwean #politics.
The worst amongst us are the most #powerful.
8] In SA for instance, #PresRamaphosa will avail himself for #Parliament grilling.
He will be personally accountable should @ParliamentofRSA open.
Down here, if we open tomorrow, who will be showing up?
Respectfully, why then do we even need the #AugustHouse to start running?
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