The Hansard ii

This time around I hae chosen to review for our benefit ,the hansard from one of our neighbours;Botswana.Interesting stuff.I must say i was impressed by the professional debate particularly in the Hansard for 7 April 2009.The batswana were talking about their economy and it makes very impresive reading.

A motion debated first by Mr Magama was picked up by the parliamentary leader of opposition Mr.Otsweletse Moupo.It was on the economy and the opposition to privatisation plans .Oh my G!I have never seen this type of debating in our own parliament,Zimbabwe,that is.Typifying our exciting moments are mockings like the one where a young parliamentarian once mocked some sleeping geriatric during a session. The debates lack any academic detail.Suppose it might be difficult to engage certain people in any debate especially those who believe their role in parliament is to safeguard the gains of independence whatever that means.

anywhere Mr moupo a lawyer and holds a journalist diploma from the London school of journalism.I donot know how eloquent he really is but following his quotes and debates he sounds quite verbose.mr Moupo tried to raise the success stories and lessons from the Latin Americas and East Asia .He argued quoting authors and scenarios from the world war.He turned that debate into some academic discussion .

The deputy Minister of Finance came in and tried to answer him.At some point an MP asked him if he was for capitalism or for nationalisation as his arguement was for government to create parastatals .His answer was that he personally is for mixed economy.Theories like the keynesian economy the great depression.Russian economic turn around.Roman abromovic and chelsea fc feature prominantly too.Even the responses from the deputy Minister of Finance were equally impressive.Overwhelmed by all this academic bombardment the Minister himself eventually asked to be shown anywhere in the policy where government had said they wished to privatise.What an answer to so much waffling.