State Security Minister Takes His Arrogance From House Of Assembly To Senate Refuses To Be Addressed In Ndebele
3 March 2020
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State Security Minister Owen Ncube

State Security Minister Owen Ncube declined to answer a question from a Senator who had posed a question in Ndebele saying he does not understand the language.

Ncube, a close ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, was acting Leader of the House during Senate’s question and answer last Thursday when MDC Senator Siphiwe Ncube asked him a question in Ndebele.

“I would like to ask the Minister if they are aware that teachers have letters of agreement with schools that teachers should go to school once a week giving reasons that the money that they get is only equivalent for them to be coming to school for teaching lessons once a week,” asked Sen Ncube.

The State Security Minister, also from Mnangagwa’s Midlands province, responded saying:

“Unfortunately I did not get the question as I do not understand Ndebele,” he said.

The deputy president of the Senate Michael Nyambuya asked for any government official to answer tree question.

Deputy Defence Minister Victor Matemadanda , also from the Midlands province, responded to the question but first asked if he could speak in Shona.

Said Nyambuya after objections from the floor, “Minister you are right. You do not demand they talk in that language. You chose Ndebele and he is choosing Shona, but anyway you may answer the question in Ndebele.”

Parliament was on Wednesday forced to adjourn earlier than planned when MDC MPs angrily voiced their disapproval over the ‘shallow’ manner with which State Security minister Owen Ncube was responding to questions