Senator Makore says Zambezi project is the lifeline for Zimbabwe

Senator James Makore has said the Matabeleland National Zambezi Water Project must be always regarded and considered to be the life line of the country in terms of water supply and should be pushed to success.

"We realise that if the issue of water has been addressed, that of the Zambezi Project, it would assist us in bringing in a lot of water. The issue of food security is an issue that if a province is to produce enough food, it does not feed its own province, but that food is taken to the various areas in the country. This motion makes us reiterate that the Government Ministry that thought of this project did a good initiative," he said.

"We want this project to be completed in order to address the issue of food security. I do not want to say much, but what I am saying is that we have a lot of irrigation schemes in the country. We think that if people were to use irrigation schemes available, there is no reason for us to be found wanting in terms of food security."

He said what it means is that they  need to investigate what is happening in those areas that is affecting food security.

"Furthermore, we also need to ensure that those areas without water are addressed and they engage in irrigation," he said.