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Hon. MATHEW NYASHANU PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH DEBATE

HON. MATHEW NYASHANU: Thank you Mr Speaker Sir. I
would like to start by thanking you Mr Speaker Sir for according me the opportunity to support the speech by His Excellency during his SONA in this august House.

HON. NYASHANU: Let me also commend Hon. Togarepi
and Hon. Mhona who also debated in support of the President’s Speech. I would like to appreciate his words which were so encouraging which are going to pave way for development.

HON. NYASHANU: Let me also thank all the Hon. Members who have supported the President’s
Speech during the SONA. The first issue was of corruption, the constitutional issues and children’s issues.

HON. NYASHANU: I would like to thank the President who spoke passionately about development which is evident in Government programs. The President is doing his best to make sure there is development in Zimbabwe.

HON. NYASHANU: The other issue that was presented during the SONA is an issue which resonates with what the late leader of the United Nations, Kofi Annan used to talk about. He used to explain that development means bettering people’s lives.

HON. NYASHANU: Looking at young children who travel long distances going to school, when these issues are addressed, then it means there is development. Looking at women who walk long distances to access medical care from clinics, then we would claim that we have
development.

HON. NYASHANU: I would like to thank @edmnangagwa for his passion regarding development in Zim. The major challenge is corruption. We have a number of people among citizens who engage in corrupt activities.Such people are disadvantaging vulnerable women who need medical attention

HON. NYASHANU: They disadvantage the sick that need
Paracetamol and other medication. Corruption at the moment is being addressed by ZACC. Most corrupt people are the people we live with. These are people who go to church, led by headman and led by Pastors.

HON. NYASHANU: My question is, what are Pastors & fathers doing in their homes to address this scourge?
Our parents were principled people who used to assist even strangers,but we are externalising large amounts of money to other countries whilst our own people are suffering.

HON. NYASHANU: This issue pains me a lot. My desire is that fathers, headmen & church leaders should be
found addressing corruption because some of the money being externalised and raised through corruption is being used to pay tithes. We need to work together to address this.

HON. NYASHANU: I will talk about the new law regarding the rights of young children which was spoken about by His Excellency. Children are our future and our heritage and they are Zimbabweans. We need to look after them.

HON. NYASHANU: We are looking forward to this new Act of Parliament to benefit young children. We know some Hon. Members of this august House sire children and such children are disadvantaged. They are not looked after.

HON. NYASHANU: The law should prosecute such people who neglect their own children because Government
cannot, through the Social Welfare department look after such children, but we want parents to be responsible for their children.

HON. NYASHANU": With these few words, I would like to thank the Buhera Central people whom I represent in this House. I thank you Mr. Speaker.