Chrispen Tabvura|Bulawayo- Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Lazarus Dokora emotionally charged at Bulawayo Journalists during a presser, accusing them of asking questions he considers “stupid”.
The Education Minister threatened the scribes warning them against asking questions he does not want to answer.
“You are asking stupid questions, which are not supposed to be asked me. I am not responsible for deploying teachers. Public Ministry does that.
“You must listen to me carefully, I have been restructuring the curriculum for the improvement of education and you ask me nonsense,” he charged after Tinomuda Chakanyuka and Chrispen Tabvura asked for clarification on forcing parents to accompany their children to salute the national flag on May 3rd this year.
Dokora’s temper was also further provoked after Tabvura asked him to answer on accusations by Matabeleland community, that his Ministry has been for 35 years disempowering the region’s children, by deploying non-Ndebele speaking teachers to the region. He also became vicious after he was asked to answer a question on why there are few science laboratories in Matabeleland North schools.
“We need to clarify this once and for all that we are now in the process of rectifying the problem. We are not supposed to be accused of disempowering anyone, as this is a national problem,” he added.
Dokora also said that he was not responsible as a minister to reduce himself to go and monitor classroom problems. He was responding to ZimEye.com’s question, on why he doe not visit the community schools to see the situation for himself.
“I cannot reduce myself to a class teacher by visiting classes and see their problems. I am a minister mind you. I cannot do that, I don’t have time for such small issues,” he said.
Dokora’s tours of the Matabeleland region have seen angry parents and community blasting him for what they termed “destroying” their language by deploying non Ndebele speaking teachers to primary schools in the region.
PICS: Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Lazarus Dokora captured threatening journalists last night. Pic By Chrispen Tabvura
Minister Dokora captured vending his anger to journalists during a presser in Bulawayo yesterday. Pic By Chrispen Tabvura
9 Replies to ““You Are Stupid!” … Dokora Tells Bulawayo Journalists”
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If he were a minister in another country he would have been fired. But in Zim can get away with it.
If he were a minister in another country he would have been fired. But in Zim can get away with it.
Dokora is anidiot, demernted fool and expecting anything good from an idiot is madness
Dokora is anidiot, demernted fool and expecting anything good from an idiot is madness
Ahhhhh nothing new here. Even the members of parliament can not be reduced to visit their constituencies. They live in Harare and only go there for re election. Kkkkkkkkk.
Ahhhhh nothing new here. Even the members of parliament can not be reduced to visit their constituencies. They live in Harare and only go there for re election. Kkkkkkkkk.
“I cannot reduce myself to a class teacher by visiting classes and see their problems. I am a minister mind you. I cannot do that, I don’t have time for such small issues,” he said.
The statement inotokutaurira everything about this minister. Cant say much im lost for words. Knowing what goes on in a classroom is a small issue what matters then ? all those policies that you formulate are played out in the classroom so why shun the arena where mutambo wese maunotambirwa. Thats why i love watching the British Parliament debating. The priminister even knows minute details of the health and education sector. Anotopinda muzvipatara nemuzvikoro achinzwa feedback from teachers parents and children. Haaaaaaaa
“I cannot reduce myself to a class teacher by visiting classes and see their problems. I am a minister mind you. I cannot do that, I don’t have time for such small issues,” he said.
The statement inotokutaurira everything about this minister. Cant say much im lost for words. Knowing what goes on in a classroom is a small issue what matters then ? all those policies that you formulate are played out in the classroom so why shun the arena where mutambo wese maunotambirwa. Thats why i love watching the British Parliament debating. The priminister even knows minute details of the health and education sector. Anotopinda muzvipatara nemuzvikoro achinzwa feedback from teachers parents and children. Haaaaaaaa
people like dokora should not be ministers. If he does not know what is happening n classrooms why should he keep his job as a minister for education. he should lose his job. he is an arrogant brat who should never have been given a ministerial job. he is pompous. he cannot stoop sp low as to visit classrooms. how sad for teachers to have such an uncaring minister who looks down upon them.