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Mliswa Queries Number Of War Veterans

2 years agoTue, 27 Dec 2022 04:23:07 GMT
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Mliswa Queries Number Of War Veterans

Norton Member of Parliament, Temba Mliswa (Independent) has accused the government of corruption and misinformation after the number of war veterans rose from 34 000 to 142 000 since 1997.

Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube announced plans to disburse US$57.5 million to war veterans when he presented his 2023 national budget before Parliament in November.

However, during the debate in the National Assembly last week on the 2023 national budget, Mliswa queried how the number of ex-combatants has grown from 34 000 in 1997 to 142 000 in 2022. He said:

The war veterans population shows the highest level of corruption, misinformation, and its criminal nature that there is no way war veterans can increase from 34 000 to 142 000 in 2022.

Despite that increase, what boggles my mind is that 142 000 war veterans have been given $46 billion, which is US$57.5 million, 1% of the total budget while social protection has been given $50 billion, which is about US$63 million, 1.12% of the total budget.

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Mliswa argued that the funds should have been used to feed and pay school fees for millions of children who are in dire need of assistance. He said:

This is despite the fact that the Zimbabwe Social Protection Unit is in a dire situation with 3.8 million rural people facing food starvation and 1.6 million facing urban starvation.

There are 4.6 million children living with severe acute malnutrition and 4.8 million in need of the Basic Education Assistance Module, known as BEAM.

Therefore, if one is to take into account these allocations, it is fair to argue that the budget is not inclusive and it disregards the plight of the marginalised and vulnerable citizens.

The 2023 national budget was passed by Members of Parliament last week, which means that the allocations will be effected. | NewsDay

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15 Comments

Dubs · 2 years ago
By the year 2028 the number of war vets will balloon to 200000.
Dubs · 2 years ago
It's the case of the pot calling the kettle black.
Nyasha Blessing Madododo · 2 years ago
Pa ma laptop amaitengerwa ema US 9200 hauna kana Kumboti bufu nhaiwe Mliswa
Fradrick Shereni · 2 years ago
This was deliberately done to lure them to vote for Zanu of in the coming elections.Simply vote buying.
this idhiyoti have started again · 2 years ago
you mliswa extended zanu go and join it you love it why can't you join the bunch of failures
Maparamuro · 2 years ago
Sadly for Temba though he was at the forefront justifying the $40kUS loans so his noise is hypocritical
Maparamuro · 2 years ago
Worst part is after receiving these payouts the same war vets will demand free health care, free education for their children and grand children which must be paid for from social services fund, they will demand free food after receiving free farming inputs. This gvt is bankrupt of ideas. The $57mln could have been invested in social services for everyone and the whole country would be benefitting not just 142000 people
WILLIAM SONBOY CHINEMBIRI · 2 years ago
I have found a colleague in Temba Mliswa. Why does the number of the war veterans keep on ballooning ? Are war veterans' children become war veterans as soon as they become of age ? This disparity must be explained by a high ranking Government official who should tell the citizens why, why and why this number keeps on ballooning. This is corruption in the making and in high offices. [ POVO CAN NOT LET THIS SCENARIO TO CONTINUE. IT MUST BE STOPPED IN ITS TRACKS ]. [ VOTE FOR GWETA NELSON CHAMISA FOR REAL CHANGE ]. Yours sincerely William Sonboy CHINEMBIRI [THE BUSH LAWYER4CCC].
Nyasha Blessing Madododo · 2 years ago
Bvapo Mliswa ko ma 500k ne ma 40k akapihwa dai akapihwa the marginalized vaukutaura
Mhazi of Silobela · 2 years ago
Themba the explanation is simple - mwana we mu warvet is a warvet. simpuru. Visit Silobela Vote CCC
Ghetto Gladiator · 2 years ago
manje so!
lnnocent · 2 years ago
Zvichashandei iro rakatopasa kare budget. Anonyepera kusvora asi ari mumwe wevanoda hunhu ihoho hwekusakoshesa povho
Anonymous · 2 years ago
It was a debate in the National Assembly,which means the situation needs to be addressed and corrected in the next budget..zvekuti yakatopasa ya drama
me · 2 years ago
in as much he may not be a darling to all.... Themba raises pertinent issues but anozongokurirwa ne Whipping system in parliament. Still I think this should hardly knock sense into everyone 's minds
· 2 years ago
While zanupf only thinks of their own welfare, the struggling suffering majority will be thinking of voting zanupf out of power.
ooro · 2 years ago
ha Zvakaoma

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