By Cde Sikhosana Bambazonke
Harare – MPs in Zimbabwe have discovered the true meaning of public service: serve yourself first, ask questions never.
While citizens dodge potholes, power cuts, and poverty, Parliament’s committee chairpersons are cruising comfortably in a fresh fleet of luxury vehicles — their second in just over a year — worth more than US$2 million.
Public Accounts Committee chair Charlton Hwende and CCC’s Charles Moyo were among the first to receive their new toys — a reward, perhaps, for mastering the ancient art of crossing the floor in both Parliament and principle.
Moyo, who earlier made headlines for tabling a motion aligned with Zanu PF’s Agenda 2030, has now found himself cruising down the path of bipartisan luxury.
Each car in this exclusive fleet, including Ford Everests, Fortuners, and Isuzus is worth between US$60,000 and US$80,000.
Notably, this follows a previous round of vehicles last year, which we can only assume have since been demoted to “school-run duty.”
Marondera Central MP Caston Matewu initially proposed the idea, only to later pull a disappearing act more impressive than a Houdini trick — claiming he was merely “reading resolutions” and not, heaven forbid, representing the views of the people who elected him.
Naturally, backbenchers are livid.
Some are demanding their own luxury upgrades, because if Zimbabwe is going to drive itself off a fiscal cliff, everyone wants a seat in business class.
Meanwhile, ordinary citizens continue to walk to work, queue for hours in collapsing clinics, and pay taxes to fund a Parliament that appears to have mistaken itself for a car dealership.
While MPs rev their engines and test their shock absorbers on freshly tarred driveways, one thing is clear: in the New Dispensation, it’s not oversight that matters — it’s oversteer.
