adminFarirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter
A Vocational Training Centre being built by the Uzumba- Maramba-Pfungwe Community Share Ownership Trust in partnership with Zimbabwe Defence Forces, is set to open in January next year and will benefit thousands of youths in the districts.
This was said by Uzumba National Assembly representative Cde Simbaneuta Mudarikwa, while contributing to debate on President Mugabe’s speech delivered during the opening of the Second Session of the Eighth Parliament last year.
“The most important thing in my constituency as we debate today is, there is Nhakiwa Vocational Centre, which is being built by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and the Community Share Ownership Trust, which has contributed $4 million.
“This is a very important institution in my community. I want to thank Uzumba-Maramba-Zvataida Rural District Council for a job well done, for realising that it is important that we must empower our youths who are the future leaders and future Members of Parliament,” he said.
Cde Mudarikwa said three classrooms and three staff accommodation blocks had already been constructed.
“It is expected to improve the quality of our youths.
“Three classrooms and three staff accommodation blocks have been constructed. Our first intake will be in January 2016. We will be taking youths from Shamva, Murewa and Mutoko. This is basically to improve on the quality of the skills of our youths,” he said.
Cde Mudarikwa hailed President Mugabe’s computerisation programme, saying it had improved pass rates in the three districts.
“I want to salute His Excellency Cde Mugabe for a job well done, for giving us computers so that the people of Uzumba from Muhume to Mazoe River are computer literate,” he added.
The Uzumba legislator said efforts were also being made to provide housing stands at Nhakiwa Rural Service Centre, Katiyo Rural Service Centre and Tamutsa Rural Service Centre with 3 000 stands already serviced.
“All these will be given to people on the council’s waiting list so that we provide decent accommodation for our people,” he said.
Cde Mudarikwa also called on Government to protect local farmers especially those involved in horticulture saying cheap imports from South Africa were affecting their viability.
“Uzumba Constituency is one of the leading districts that produce vegetables which we sell to Mbare Musika. I appeal to this august House that we must make laws that ban importation of vegetables to be sold at Mbare Musika. Our people are competing with GMO vegetables coming from South Africa. If we have signed any agreement as the august House, we must withdraw that agreement. We cannot be a province of South Africa.
“Let us be patriotic and consume what we produce,” Cde Mudarikwa said.
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