Devolution of government can not be implemented now

Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna has told parliament that the clause of devolution of power which people voted for can not be implemented now because as the country faces economic crisis it has no financial capacity to run sun councils.

He said he touched on the Affirmative Action that has seen us grow to the tune of 35% of women representation in Parliament as enshrined in Constitution.

"We have a lot of things in our Constitution that we are currently unable as a nation to adhere to. A country is measured by the way it upholds its Constitution. The Minister of Finance has come here several times on the issue to do with devolution of power; we cannot build and empower those councils because we have no capacity because we are financially crippled," he said.

"However, what I want to say is that; if we cannot adhere to our own Constitution, we still have the right to change it until such a time when we have the resources to empower those sectors. As I conclude, the issue to do with empowerment of the SMEs also speaks to the increased access to the health care. If we empower those people, they will be able to pay for their own health upkeep. We have done well as a nation in that regard, so let us not draw back our efforts by not empowering and resourcing the SMEs."