Staff Writer
NORTON legislator, Temba Mliswa has teared into recent has teared into Justice Mayor Wadyejena for spending lavishly in a foreign country shortly after being mired in the controversial Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) US$5 million fraud case.
The Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator made headlines last year after being implicated by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on allegations of fraud and money laundering amounting to US$ 5 million.
Wadyajena was arrested alongside Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (COTTCO) officials, Pius Manamike, Maxmore Njanji, Fortunate Molai and Pierpont Moncroix director Chiedza Danha.
However, early this year, Wadyejena was removed from remand after the state failed to submit evidence against him which was yet to be investigated.
This week, Wadyejena’s images with a young beautiful lady went viral on social media, prompting Mliswa to question where the legislator is getting that kind of money to finance lavish holidays.
“It’s disturbing that we still have people voting for politicians like these. This is a guy who has been involved in a US$5 million Cottco case which has disenfranchised many farmers. Here he is lavishly spending the money in a foreign land while we say we are fighting corruption.
“Back here the people he swindled are suffering the effects and there has been no accountability. Why do people still vote for such? As the electorate are you not partly to blame when you get low standard leaders because of your voting choices?” said Mliswa.
He said Wadyajena has been chairman of the Agriculture Portfolio Committee for about five years and in that period has only submitted requisite reports only two times! The incompetence and condescension is shocking. He seldom attends Parliament and never contributes to the debates.
“I have called for a reshuffle of these Committees because many are no longer useful. They are compromised and ineffectual. Some no longer abide by the dictates of Parliament and don’t submit any reports as required.
“When was the last time you ever saw Wadyajena’s contribution in the National Assembly? And yet people vote for such! Recently images were posted of the atrocious roads in his constituency. Nothing has been done about that and he massages the people with cheap goodies for votes.
Why is the electorate so gullible and cheap? Mungavotera vanhu vakadai? They can afford to frolick around in foreign lands and yet tell you the West is evil and sanctions have destroyed the country. How is he in an evil nation now, if it’s so bad?” said Mliswa.
