BY MIDWEEK REPORTER
For Agrippa Mutema (not his real name), the sworn-in Legislators especially the young renewed his hope for a robust parliamentary debate that will culminate in the passage of legislation that promotes the interests of the people.
Critics blamed the Ninth Parliament for passing controversial pieces of legislation such as the Patriotic Act and the Private Voluntary Organisation (Amendment) Act.
Zanu PF took advantage of the squabbling opposition political parties to pass draconian legislation meant to stifle dissenting voices.
Mutema is hopeful that the current crop of Members of Parliament from both Zanu PF and CCC will stir economic development instead of concentrating on trading barbs and self-aggrandizement.
Young people need employment opportunities and access to financial resources to enable them to earn a decent living.
The recent scourge of drug abuse among youths is mainly attributed to limited employment opportunities hence the need to urgently lift the country from socio-economic quagmire.
There is a need for political leaders to nip egoism in the bud.
The recent political developments in our motherland before, during, and after the harmonised elections show that polarization is a thorn in the flesh that threatens to keep Zimbabwe in a vicious cycle of underdevelopment.
President Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second term following a 52.6% win in last month’s harmonised elections and the opposition CCC firebrand leader Nelson Chamisa who got 44 percent refused to accept the results citing quite a number of electoral irregularities.
Election Observer Missions (EOMs) like the SADC, African Union, Carter Centre, and the European Union also condemned the conditions under which the elections were held.
Mutema, however, remains optimistic that the current political impasse will soon be broken.
He called for political leaders to smoke a peace pipe and join forces to rebuild the faltering economy.
