By Correspondent ZANU PF's tactic to force through Constitutional Amendment Bill No3 has been the gift that keeps on giving for rogue opposition elements. Finally the voting is here and ZANU PF, to the opposition's hidden shock, has pushed for a public vote. This is a scary scenario for all those who have been feasting on the gifts and now must pay. They can't sell out with plausible deniability. Or what looks like it! We all can and will see who voted for what. Trail of Benefits It has been a long trail of slurping up easy gifts as ZANU PF has been steadily massaging them for long. In 2022 Zimbabwean lawmakers and Ministers rreceived housing loans ranging from US$40,000 to US$500,000 each. Several legislators told VOA Studio 7 that they signed an agreement with government for the provision of the money to purchase stands, which will be used as collateral. One of the lawmakers, who declined to be named, said: "We need this money because we get a monthly salary of US$200 and no other benefits. "People are not happy with this but we had no option but to get the loans. "We will use it to buy stands as it is impossible to buy a reasonable house with US$40,000 that we will be given by the government.” Temba Mliswa, who was then Member of Parliament for Norton, said lawmakers have the right to get these loans. In a series of tweets, Mliswa, who was the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Welfare Committee, said: "MPs are the headmasters who watch over other arms of state. "Why are we unsettled with their lesser benefits even against the humongous allocations for Ministers and Dep Ministers US$500K and US$350K respectively? "Certain things are obligatory for certain positions! "It's paradoxical that we require effective representation but are not willing to fund it. …
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