SPEAKER
of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has bemoaned the limited academic
qualifications of some legislators saying this contributes to their failure to
grasp parliamentary processes.
He said this while addressing students from the National Defence College at Parliament last week.
The students were drawn from the Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Republic Police, Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services, the President's Office, and the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance.
"To be an MP, there is no basic academic or professional qualification requirement. They come by popular vote. The only requirement is that you should be over 18 and be a registered voter.
"So, you get people who are so popular for some reason and come to Parliament but they do not have the basic academic tools to understand some of the Bills. Some of the Bills address complicated and technical issues and they (MPs) get lost," he said.
SPEAKER
of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has bemoaned the limited
academic qualifications of some legislators saying this contributes to
their failure to grasp parliamentary processes.
He said this while addressing students from the National Defence College at Parliament last week.
The students were drawn from the Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Republic Police, Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services, the President's Office, and the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance.
"To be an MP, there is no basic academic or professional qualification requirement. They come by popular vote. The only requirement is that you should be over 18 and be a registered voter.
"So, you get people who are so popular for some reason and come to Parliament but they do not have the basic academic tools to understand some of the Bills. Some of the Bills address complicated and technical issues and they (MPs) get lost," he said
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He said this while addressing students from the National Defence College at Parliament last week.
The students were drawn from the Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Republic Police, Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services, the President's Office, and the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance.
"To be an MP, there is no basic academic or professional qualification requirement. They come by popular vote. The only requirement is that you should be over 18 and be a registered voter.
"So, you get people who are so popular for some reason and come to Parliament but they do not have the basic academic tools to understand some of the Bills. Some of the Bills address complicated and technical issues and they (MPs) get lost," he said
- See more at: http://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-43322.html#sthash.1GBbPfz9.dpuf
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