Recalled MDC Renewal Team MPs fall on hard times

The 21 former MDC-T MPs who were recently recalled from Parliament after they defected to the MDC Renewal Team have reportedly fallen on hard times and are failing to service their vehicle loans and property mortgages.

Some of the affected legislators, mostly in Harare and Bulawayo, have reportedly approached their party seeking a rescue package to cushion them against the harsh economic situation which has been compounded by the withdrawal of their parliamentary allowances and benefits.

Several MPs received Ford Ranger vehicles worth $35 000 each and they were now expected to repay the loans from their pockets. MDC Renewal spokesperson Jacob Mafume confirmed the development yesterday.

They are already assisting all victims of conscience in our party as you are aware MPs are not the only victims of this regime.

They have people who have been maimed, killed, fired from jobs for being MDC. They have set up safety nets for them.

The vehicles are safe and some of the MPs are owed money by Parliament, therefore, they are actually owed, not owing, Mafume said.