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Welshman Ncube tables proposal to have new Parliament built in Bulawayo
28 Mar 2012 at 06:25hrs | Views
Welshman Ncube has tabled a proposal to have the planned new Parliament built in Bulawayo to the Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs minister Eric Matinenga.
Ncube, who is also the MDC president, said he was now planning to meet his counterpart to discuss the move he believes would help spur development in the country's second biggest city.
In April last year, there were reports plans to construct a new Parliament building at Harare's Kopje area were on course with a Chinese delegation expected at the end of this month to start the groundwork.
Ncube said he believed it would make sense to set up the new structure in Bulawayo.
"We submitted our documents to the Minister of Constitutional Affairs and I said I would also make time to meet him," he said at the weekend.
Ncube underscored benefits of moving Parliament to Bulawayo, saying the arrangement had succeeded elsewhere in the region.
Ncube, who is also the MDC president, said he was now planning to meet his counterpart to discuss the move he believes would help spur development in the country's second biggest city.
In April last year, there were reports plans to construct a new Parliament building at Harare's Kopje area were on course with a Chinese delegation expected at the end of this month to start the groundwork.
Ncube said he believed it would make sense to set up the new structure in Bulawayo.
"We submitted our documents to the Minister of Constitutional Affairs and I said I would also make time to meet him," he said at the weekend.
Ncube underscored benefits of moving Parliament to Bulawayo, saying the arrangement had succeeded elsewhere in the region.
Source - NewsDay
