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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The opposition CCC Parliamentary Caucus has denied claims that the US$40 000 loans granted to Members of Parliament by Treasury are donations.<\/p>\n

CCC MPs have received a lot of criticism especially on social media platforms for taking the loans.<\/p>\n

Critics accuse the opposition MPs of joining the \u201cgravy train\u201d saying they are no longer serving the interets of the electorate, but their selfish interests.<\/p>\n

Even CCC president Nelson Chamisa has criticised his MPs for accepting the loans and warned them that they will be punished by voters.<\/p>\n

But CCC Chief Whip in Parliament Prosper Mutseyami defended the party\u2019s MPs, saying the loans are a \u201cgenuine part of the MPs\u2019 welfare.\u201d He said:<\/p>\n

The suggestion in some quarters that loans are donations is not correct. In the midterm supplementary budget of September 2022 approved, provision was made for a housing or vehicle loan of US$40 000.<\/p>\n

This loan was understood as a genuine part of the MPs\u2019 welfare. The loan is therefore not a surprise executive instrument but one that went through the due process of appropriation as is provided in the constitution.<\/p>\n

It is not a discretionary issue or an executive gratuitous gesture like the grants granted to ministers and deputy ministers.<\/p>\n

In October of 2022, MPs were made to sign binding loan application forms which they executed.<\/p>\n

In late November, parliament made partial disbursements of these loans. The loan in question is above board.<\/p>\n

Mutseyami, who is the MP for Dangamvura, said it was unfair to compare CCC legislators with those of ZANU PF simply because they accepted the loans. He said:<\/p>\n

The loan in question is no excuse for state failure or the deplorable state of public services.<\/p>\n

It is no excuse for 42 years of mismanagement and misallocation of public resources. And most certainly the loan cannot bribe or derail our cause.<\/p>\n

We therefore reject the equalisation. We are not Zanu, have never been Zanu. We have remained principled and committed.<\/p>\n

We have remained unwavering in our quest for transformation and change in our country We have faced dictatorship and its billions of dollars weaponised against our people.<\/p>\n

Mutseyami also claimed that MPs are currently earning ZWL$$200 000 \u201cwhich is equivalent to US$200.\u201d He added:<\/p>\n

The new salary remains way below the poverty datum line by a long margin.<\/p>\n

It also remains way below the average regional salary of MPs which is US$2 000 even in economies smaller than Zimbabwe or countries such as Kenya and others where MPs are paid around US$13,000 a month.<\/p>\n

This is in addition to the provision of constituency offices, and paid research assistance.<\/p>\n

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