It is undeniable that many projects are not complete today because there may be incompetence, corruption, maladministration or sabotage on the part of those who should be involved in overseeing such projects.
Corruption is rearing its ugly head in the country and it is estimated that at least US$2 billion is lost annually to corruption in the country.
This is nauseating and one wonders why officials implicated in such unethical practices are allowed to remain in offices.
There is real disaster in both the Local Government ministry and the Lands ministry, while vulnerable citizens suffer at the hands of a few land barons who are grabbing everything they lay their hands upon.
Where is the entire Local Government ministry when land barons are terrorising residents, in most cases they resort to name-dropping?
For years, settlers at Warwick Farm in Zvimba have not known peace. Warwick Farm was gazetted in 2000 under the land reform programme; alas, farm ownership was later changed to be in the name of an individual, a development that mesmerises everyone.
The same settlers, who fought Mr Johnson, the previous land owner, are now facing eviction from a land developer today. Mr President, your people have tears on their cheeks, yet a solution is not far away if you intervene. Anyone caught on the wrong side of the law should be arrested as a matter of urgency.
Medical practitioners applied for agricultural land in 2021 through the office of the President who acted swiftly by writing to the Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs and the Lands minister. Medical practitioners were tossed back and forth with no help coming our way.
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Some colleagues went further to identify pieces of vacant land that went through the district lands committee procedures; alas, the issue was unceremoniously suppressed, especially in Mashonaland East, Seke district.
Allegations of land being stolen were raised and the Standard carried numerous stories of alleged corruption by some officers who are known to this day. We have a record of all the suspected corrupt officials who were impediments to our success, especially in Seke district and the lands head office, and we have submitted their names to the relevant offices. The medical practitioners are still in need of the land, as supported by the President.
Medical practitioners have remained steadfast and dedicated in this country, hanging on to serve the country.
We fought the dreaded COVID-19 when the whole world thought we were going to be annihilated as a country but we turned out to be one of the best countries globally.
Private medical practitioners have been ignored on numerous things that include duty-free vehicle schemes, land applications, stands and cheaper loans, yet about 40% of health service delivery is provided by private practitioners in the country. Why not consider even just one duty-free vehicle for 10 years as motivation?
We have level-headed government officials like Obert Jiri, the permanent secretary in the Lands ministry. Whoever removed the chief director in the Lands ministry should get more blessings from the Lord. The man raised many issues concerning land applications. Today, we appreciate a co-operative director in the Lands ministry, one Mr Nyamutukwa. We pray that he continues to discharge his duties professionally in order to maintain his dignity and integrity as a public officer. The President should know the calibre of people he entrusts with delivering for the nation.
Agricultural land falls under the purview of the Lands ministry and when the ministry verifies a specific piece of land, the Provincial Affairs ministers should not be allowed to delay the process. It is really sad that in most cases the blame will be laid on Lands officials, yet they will have completed due process in time.
Does it take two years to sign for land verified by the minister? I want the President to know the characters of some of his trusted ministers. Mashonaland West should wake up from a slumber. I have evidence of some applicants whose land was verified almost 2 years ago, but the schedules have not been signed by the same minister, missing two good rainy seasons. What type of leadership is this?
Land barons will take advantage of the vacant land, invade and sell it, yet the applicants are waiting. Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs should be diligent in discharging their duties, remembering that public offices are supposed to serve the public.
Please act on Warwick Farm in Zvimba; there is chaos at the farm.
