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ÙN£ OFFICIAL REPORT I7 JUIL 1981, UNREVISED Xte- — ^ ^ &&ÙN£ OFFICIAL REPORT i7 JUIL 1981, UNREVISED ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY Vol. 2 No. 1. Tuesday, 19th August, 1980. CONTENTS ANNOUNCEMENT BY MR. SPEAKER: Unnecessary Interjections. PERSONAL EXPLANATION: Reply to Statement by the Minister of Information and Tourism. MOTION: A.D.F. Appointment of Select Committee. Finance Bill: Budget Debate. Adjournment of the House: Lt.-General Peter Walls. FIRST READING: Finance BilL COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY: Main Estimates of Expenditure: Vote No 24. V Printed by Order of The House of Assembly Three Cents PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY SPEAKER: THE HON. DIDYMUS NOEL EDWIN MUTASA DEPUTY SPEAKER AND CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES: SIMBARASHE SIMBANENDUKU MUMBENGEGWI, Esq., M.P. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES: ENOS CHAMUNORWA CHIKOWORE, Esq., M.P. SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT* M. A. VAN RYNEVELD, Esq. DEPUTY SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT: L. B. MOORE, Esq. THE MINISTRY Prime Minister ■ The Hon. Robert Gabriel Mugabe, M.P. Minister of Defence Deputy Prime Minister ..... ... ■ The Hon. Simon Vengayi Muzenda, M.P. Minister of Foreign Affairs ........ Minister of Home Affairs ........ The Hon. Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, M.P. Minister of Economic Planning and Development Senator Dr. the Hon. Bernard Thomas Chidzere Minister of the Public Service . The Hon. Richard Chemist Hove, M.P. Minister of Transport and Power The Hon. Ernest Rusununguko Kadungurc, M.P. Minister of Labour and Social Services .... The Hon. Kumbirai Manyika Kangai, M.P. Minister of Natural Resources and Water Development Senator the Hon. Joseph Wilfred Msika Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs . Senator the Hon. Simbi Veke Mubako Minister of Works The Hon. Clement Muchachi, M.P. Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office The Hon. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, M.P. Minister of Education and Culture .... The Hon. Dzingai Barnabas Mutumbuka, M.P. The Hon. Mrs. Teurai Minister of Youth, Sport and Recreation .. Ropa Nhongo, M.P. Minister of Finance Senator the Hon. Enos Mzombi Nkala Minister of Agriculture Senator the Hon. Denis Robert Norman Minister of Mines and Energy Resources . > The Hon. Tapfumaneyi Maurice Nyagumbo, M.P. Minister of Lands, Resettlement and Rural Development Dr. the Hon. Sydney Tigere Sekeramayi, MJP. Minister of Information and Tourism .. Dr. the Hon. Nathan Shamuyarira, M.P. Minister of Roads and Road Traffic, Posts ant Telecommunications The Hon. Tarcisius George Silundika, M.P. Minister of Commerce and Industry The Hon. David Colville Smith, G.L.M., I.C.D., M.P. Minister of Manpower Planning and Development The Hon. Edgar Zivanai Tekere, M.P. Minister of Health Dr. the Hon. Herbert Sylvester Masiyiwa Ushewokunze, M.P. The Hon. Eddison Jonas Mudadirwa Minister of Local Government and Housing . Zvobgo, M.P. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs .... Dr. Witness Magunda Mangwende, M.P. Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Senator Tarisai Ziyambi Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Services Robson Dayford Manyika, Esq., M.P. Deputy Minister of Education and Culture Mrs. Victoria Fikile Chitepo, M.P. Deputy Minister of Youth, Sport and Recreation Cephas George Msipa, Esq., M.P. Deputy Minister of Finance ...... Dr. Oliver Musa Munyaradzi, M.P. Deputy Minister of Agriculture Simba Herbert Stanley Makoni, Esq., M.P. Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy Resources Jini Enock Gwaula Ntuta, Esq., M.P. Deputy Minister of Lands, Resettlement and Rura Development Moven Enock Mahachi, Esq., M.P, Deputy Minister of Roads and Road Traffic, Posts and Telecommunications Dr. Naomi Pasiharigutwi Nhiwatiwa, M.P. Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry . Moses Jackson Mvenge, Esq., M.P. Deputy Minister of Health Simon Charles Mazorodze, Esq., M.P. Deputy Minister of Local Government and Housing Godfrey Guwa Chidyausiku, Esq., M.P. 1 Personal Explanation— 19th AüGUST, 1980. Reply to Statement. 2 PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE I repeat what I said on a previous occasion about certain practices detracting Tuesday, 19th August, 1980 from the dignity of Parliament and must The House of Assembly met at a point out that the contraventions of the rules of debate in which hon. members have Quarter-past Two o'clock p.m. recently indulged have done precisely this. PRAYERS I would once more appeal to hon. mem¬ (MR. SPEAKER in the Chair) bers to desist from the undesirable practices ANNOUNCEMENT BY MR. SPEAKER I have mentioned. Failure to do so will necessitate sterner measures on my part. UNNECESSARY USE OF INTERJECTIONS PERSONAL EXPLANATION MR. SPEAKER: Before proceeding with REPLY TO STATEMENT BY THE the business for to-day, I must remind the MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND House of my comments on 18th June, regard¬ TOURISM ing the unnecessary use of interjections, and my statement that all hon. members have an MR. IAN SMITH: I wish to reply to the equal opportunity to speak if they so desire. Minister of Information and Tourism and I also drew attention to the provisions of the statement he made in this House last Standing Order No. 52, which clearly state Friday morning, in which he made an un¬ that no hon. member shall interrupt another fortunate and unwarranted attack on myself hon. member while speaking, save with the and,my Party. I have no intention of in¬ consent of that hon. member. volving myself in the affairs of General Walls as this is none of my business. I am Unhappily my appeal to hon. members happy, to give a categorical assurance to this to discontinue these interjections has been House that the first time I heard of Opera¬ disregarded. I repeat, it is not the custom tion was saw of this House for hon. members to remain Quartz, when I it in the communications media last week. My in¬ seated and shout across the Chamber. This vestigations confirm "that other'members of is unfair to those hon. members who are my party are in the same position. I note speaking. If an hon. member wishes to with interest, however, that in to-day's intervene, will he please stand up and ask press, John Ellison, the author of the origi¬ the hon. member who is speaking, if he will nal article from what the Minister give way. quoted, states that the case presented by Another disturbing feature is the increas¬ the Minister to Parliament was a distortion ing use by hon. members of derogatory, of the truth. This is a grave charge because disrespectful, offensive or unbecoming words it reflects on the integrity of the Minister. against other hon. members, which is a contravention of the provisions of Standing I have 'before me a copy of the article Order No. 59. I must point out that the from what the Minister quoted and I find, right of freedom of speech and debate con¬ like John Ellison, that the Minister has ferred upon hon. members by the Privileges, deliberately excised portions which did Immunities and Powers of Parliament Act, not fit in with his version of the story. carries with it a corresponding obligation I quote: "It now seems certain that Lord to be factual .and responsible at all times. Soames" — I quote from the text of thé Accordingly, hon. members must accept original article — "It now seems certain responsibility for what they say and should that 'Lord Soames and the British had at not make unfounded allegations or state¬ least an inkling of Quartz". Why did the Minister hide this ments they are unable to substantiate. away from hon. members? 3 Personal Explanation— 19th August, 1980. Reply-to Statement. 4 :[Mr. Ian Smith] are not prepared tò accept the new order, should pack their bags and go. — [HON. — obviously because he wished to implicate MEMBERS: Yes. When are you going?] me. Hon. members are well aware of the The Minister preaches democracy in his true facts. Lord Soames was in control of statement, but he obviously does not prac¬ our Security Forces and was working with tise it. — [DR. USHEWOKUNZE: What General Walls. I had been, out of the seat do you know about it?] — Ordering people "of authority for more than eight months, of a particular colour to pack their bags and knew nothing of what was going on. and go, smacks of fascism and communism. 1 was never consulted or brought into the There is no difference, Mr. Speaker. picture on any plans. Let me inform the Minister that we Further down in this article, John Elli¬ Whites have no intention of packing our son does mention my name, not in con¬ bags and going. — [MR. STUUTTAFORD: nexion with any military takeover, but with Hear, hear.] We have as much right to a political alliance. The 'Minister avoided stay in this country as he does. — [DR. that point. Then the article goes on to men¬ USHEWOKUNZE: You had better behave.] tion certain black leaders in this same connection. Why did the Minister not refer MR. SHAYA: On a point of order, Mr. to this? Because he was building up a ca'se Speaker, I believe the hon. member has to attack white people, and by including referred to the stupidity of the Minister. Is the truth, he would have destroyed his this in accordance with the practice of this case. Accordingly, the Minister avoided the House? ■» truth in order to deceive this hon. House. MR. SPEAKER: Would the hon. member This evidence proves conclusively that the wish to withdraw that statement about the Minister is a dedicated racialist. — [HON. stupidity of the Minister? MEMBERS: Nonsense. Rubbish.] MR. IAN SMITH: If this is offensive, I MR. SPEAKER: Order. If hon. members wihdraw it. want to intervene, would they please do so MR. SPEAKER: The hon. member properly. Would the hon. member please may continue. continue? MR. IAN SMITH: Not only does the MR. IAN SMITH: Let me inform the Minister that we no Minister use this false base from which Whites have intention of to attack me and my Party, he also uses packing our bags and going.
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