Corrupt cabint ministers lie to Mugabe - Joseph Chinotimba says

Zanu PF legislator Joseph Chinotimba has lashed out at Cabinet ministers who routinely rush to Harare International Airport to receive aging President Robert Mugabe but tell him lies about the state of the country.

Cabinet ministers stampede at the airport each time Mugabe returns to the country from his numerous foreign trips.

They could be seen 'wrestling' each other to be the first   to shake Mugabe's hand and get a brief audience with him.

That habit seem to have angered Chinotimba who condemned it in Parliament on Tuesday.

Chinotimba also told parliament that Police Commissioner Augustine Chihuri told him that ministers are corrupt.

Below is his contribution as recorded by the parliamentary Handard :

Thank you Madam Speaker.  I would like to thank Hon. Members who debated before me on the budget.  I also want to thank Minister Chinamasa for the budget presentation.

However, I would also want to add some things that Hon. Maridadi left out as he was on the floor referring to Ministers. 

Issues to do with corruption are shameful amongst Ministers. 

When the President arrives at the airport, all the Ministers rush to the airport to welcome him.

There is no Minister who tells the President that people are dying of hunger, they only back-bite other people.

We want to build the nation and not go and welcome the President and not telling him the truth of the matter on the ground.  

Our Ministers should work hard and they should not be corrupt.

Yesterday I interacted with the Police Commissioner, Cde. Chihuri and I asked him whether the police officers are corrupt and he said it is not only his officers who are corrupt but even Ministers, ZIMRA and many others are also corrupt.  This was shameful to hear and I said this man is now talking.