President Robert Mugabe has officially opened the fifth
session of the eighth Parliament in Harare today.
In his speech at the official opening ceremony, President
Mugabe said the August House must put emphasis on the remaining 30 pieces of
legislation to be aligned to the Constitution of Zimbabwe.
He said some of the bills to be tabled before the August
House include the Labour Law amendment bill to facilitate job security and the
Land Developers bill so as to bring sanity to the work of land developers as
well as the realignment of the defence forces act.
President Mugabe however bemoaned the continued loss of
lives through road traffic accidents and said a Motor Vehicle Accident Fund is
on the cards as a measure of relief to survivors and families of victims.
He also appealed to motorists and other road users to play
their part in curbing accidents.
“Disaster Risk management bill and the Labour Law Amendment
bill will be brought before the house in view of natural disasters caused by
climate change and to facilitate job security,” says the President.
President Mugabe urged the finalisation and Parly’s
scrutiny of the Mines and Mining bill in order to ensure successful
implementation of value addition and beneficiation.
Cde Mugabe said the country succeeded in regaining its food
sufficiency owing to command agriculture and Presidential inputs scheme, and
said work is underway to invest more resources towards water harvesting
projects and irrigation development.
The President said the Child Justice Bill which provides
for a dedicated child justice system will be brought before the House.
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