Rudo, I write to differ with you on the impression you are trying to paint in your write-up that MCP and other opposition Members of parliament are doing something bad by talking all the time. What did you expect them to do whilst in the august house? Sleep and snore? I thought the word ”Parliament” literally originated from the french word ”Parle” which literally means talking or voicing out? Parliament is for talking. One cannot play an oversight role by being quiet or indifferent on important national issues. On my side, I give kudos to the Kamlepo Kaluas, the Kusamba… Read more »

Even to my tired old brain, both the nature of the problem and the solution are obvious. If we promise to pay people huge amounts of money, and offer them duty-free vehicles and other perquisites, we are not going to attract parliamentary candidates who are selfless, honorable and devoted to serving the interests of their constituents. We will attract greedy, grasping, selfish candidates, motivated primarily by the desire for self-enrichment. Rudo, if you intend to establish a new party, your first policy statement should declare that your objective is the reduction of MPs’ salaries and allowances to levels which are… Read more »