{"id":17775,"date":"2020-01-06T21:14:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T19:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=17775"},"modified":"2020-01-06T21:14:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T19:14:39","slug":"justice-minister-reminds-polad-members-that-theyre-not-an-arm-of-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/justice-minister-reminds-polad-members-that-theyre-not-an-arm-of-government","title":{"rendered":"Justice Minister Reminds POLAD Members That They\u2019re \u201cNot An Arm Of Government\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe\u2019s Justice Minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi has reminded members of the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) forum that they cannot be consulted on policy issues nor can they direct government on such matters since they are not an arm of the government.<\/p>\n<p>Ziyambi\u2019s remarks come when members of POLAD are expressing displeasure after the government gazetted the Constitutional amendment bill which they say needed input from all stakeholders first. Ziyambi responded:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>We are shocked that they want to stop a process which is allowed by the country\u2019s laws, they want us to sit down and consult them, yes they are in POLAD but if you check with Bills we don\u2019t take them to POLAD<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"feuloAKQ\">\n<p><strong>They are trying to make POLAD an arm of government, if they have their views and ideas they can discuss them there and then they are brought to Cabinet and discussed then they become policy, but that we as government to go to them to ask them on laws, policies or budgets as they want us to do, that would mean we have lost the mandate that we were given by the people to rule.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"feuloAKQ\">\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"feuloAKQ\">\n<p>He added that if POLAD members have concerns, they can channel them through proper channels including the clerk of parliament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe\u2019s Justice Minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi has reminded members of the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) forum that they cannot be consulted on policy issues nor can they direct government on such matters since they are not an arm of the government. 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