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MP digs into Presidential input scheme
28 Nov 2015 at 10:00hrs | Views
MP for Mutasa Central Trevor Saruwaka, has probed the transparency surrounding the distribution of presidential input scheme to the affected areas a move that implies that there must be some top officials in the ruling party who are diverting the inputs to their own use or friends and relatives.
Saruwaka made the inquiry on the issue during parliament in Harare on Wednesday.
"I would like to check with the Minister when he spoke about the Government's programme of support to about 300 000 for the vulnerable," he said.
"Could the Minister explain to the House, how this particular Presidential Input Scheme is being conducted. Is it being done in a manner that is fair in terms of identification of beneficiaries? Who are those members who form the committee which is doing the selection and if you can also explain the role of elected officials that is the Councillors and Members of Parliament in that committee?"
The questions come in the wake of reports that in many parts of the country Zanu PF officials were distributing the inputs on partisan grounds.
Saruwaka made the inquiry on the issue during parliament in Harare on Wednesday.
"I would like to check with the Minister when he spoke about the Government's programme of support to about 300 000 for the vulnerable," he said.
"Could the Minister explain to the House, how this particular Presidential Input Scheme is being conducted. Is it being done in a manner that is fair in terms of identification of beneficiaries? Who are those members who form the committee which is doing the selection and if you can also explain the role of elected officials that is the Councillors and Members of Parliament in that committee?"
The questions come in the wake of reports that in many parts of the country Zanu PF officials were distributing the inputs on partisan grounds.
Source - Byo24News
