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Few MPs dominate parly debates
23 May 2017 at 19:06hrs | Views
A total of 52 members of parliament have to date not made a single contribution in parliament.
A group of 35 both men and women dominate the debates, Women in Politics Support (WIPSU) executive director Sakhile Sifelani Ngoma told a Zimbabwe Parliamentary Journalists Forum on Monday.
"We have a half way report where we compile a list of who is talking.
"As we talk right now there are 52 out of the 350 members of parliament as of March 2017 who are earning wages off our taxes who have not said a word.
"These are both men and women," Ngoma is quoted saying.
"Talking, in this context, means sharing a ministerial statement, raising and or debating a motion and talking during question and answer. Basically, we have a group of 35 both men and women who do the bulk of the talking."
A group of 35 both men and women dominate the debates, Women in Politics Support (WIPSU) executive director Sakhile Sifelani Ngoma told a Zimbabwe Parliamentary Journalists Forum on Monday.
"We have a half way report where we compile a list of who is talking.
"These are both men and women," Ngoma is quoted saying.
"Talking, in this context, means sharing a ministerial statement, raising and or debating a motion and talking during question and answer. Basically, we have a group of 35 both men and women who do the bulk of the talking."
Source - Byo24News
