By Paul Nyathi|Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ziyambi Ziyambi claims that President Emmerson Mnangagwa never promised to end the country’s cash crisis in his first hundred days in office.

Responding to a question asked by Glenview North Member of Parliament Fani Munengiwa in the House of Assembly on Wednesday, Ziyambi Ziyambi said that Mnangagwa never committed to solving the cash crisis in the country in his first hundred days in office.

“I would like to thank the Hon. Member for the question which he asked pertaining to the programme of Government, the Hundred Day Programme and what he indicated as promises to end queues within hundred days which is not correct,” said Minister Ziyambi.

“When the President came in, he promised to introduce a new culture of working and of accountability. Hence the Government came-up with the hundred day targets to ensure that we turn around the economy and introduce a new culture and work ethic.”

Among the targets which were set, nobody indicated that the problem of cash is a problem that can be overturned overnight,” Ziyambi said.

On further questioning by the House, the Minister who was attempting to answer on behalf of the Minister of Finance who was not in the house asked Munengami to send the questions in writing to the Finance Minister.

His dicing of the question attracted heavy protests from the members led by Themba Mliswa who took swipe at the Minister.

“This issue of cash is critical to the country and we cannot keep on postponing that issue. Why does he allow himself to take questions which he knows he cannot respond to? It is a waste of time. The whole nation wants to know what legislators are doing about the cash crisis,” said Mlilo.

“Mr. Speaker, it is either the Government admits that it has failed and then we go to a new Government so that it can solve the problems.”