Zimbabwe News Update
nehandaradio
2 min read
harare – opposition citizens coalition for change (ccc) legislator chalton hwende has come under fire after publicly defending a proposal for members of parliament (mps) to receive us$150,000 housing loans each, a move that has sparked widespread outrage among zimbabweans. hwende, who represents kuwadzana east constituency, argued that such perks were not new and had been enjoyed by both ruling party and opposition mps since 2000. writing on x (formerly twitter), hwende said critics were being selective in their outrage.
“the uncomfortable truth is that everyone who has been an mp since 2000 for the opposition and ruling party has received cars, stands, loans, medical aid, salaries, bonuses, and some even got cars from (gideon) gono outside parliament, but they are your favourites; you will pretend like you don’t know,” hwende wrote. he maintained that the proposal for the housing loans was a collective position agreed upon by all legislators. “my position was a collective position. i don’t need the salary myself or the loan, but we work as a team. that’s why i am happy to take the insults on behalf of 360 mps because at the end of the day it’s the collective that matters,” he said. “i have been an mp for two terms. why should i want to be an mp again and earn us$268 when i have a kid in university in australia?
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