Tuesday, December 22, 2020 NewsdzeZimbabwe
MINES minister Winston Chitando was yesterday kicked out of
Parliament by angry MPs after he came late to give oral evidence.
Chitando had been invited to appear before the Edmond
Mkaratigwa-led Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines to speak on the
ministry’s action plan in response to mining disasters.
An invite from the Parliament of Zimbabwe read: “The
Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines will be meeting with the Minister of
Mines and Mining Development at 1100 hours at Parliament Building to discuss
the follow up on the ministry’s action plan concerning mine disasters.”
MPs waited for Chitando to appear before them, but he was
MINES minister Winston Chitando on Wednesday came under fire from legislators demanding answers on what his ministry was doing to prevent fatal mine accidents. Legislators from the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy also piled pressure on Chitando over his ministry's sluggish approach to addressing mine disasters, as it has failed to rescue dozens…