Mliswa Optimistic Mugabe Will Attend Missing $15 Billion Hearing

Mines and Energy portfolio committee chairperson, Temba Mliswa is optmistic that former President Robert Mugabe will attend a hearing meant to answer questions on the allegations he made that Zimbabwe lost $15 billion in diamond revenue.

Despite being served with letters inviting him, Mugabe has failed to appear before the committee and clarify claims he made in 2016. Speaking to The Herald, Clerk of Parliament, Mr Kennedy Chokuda said Mugabe had not confirmed if he will appear today. However Mliswa is confident Mugabe will appear today. Said Mliswa:

We expect him to have time to appear before Parliament. We expect him to co-operate and Parliament has power to summon anyone. I think he will comply because he is a man who understands the Constitution and he is our statesman. In view of the time, we have resolved that we will write to Mugabe to appear before us at 2pm, taking into cognisance the fact that 9am was too early because when he was in office, he would do Cabinet meetings late in the afternoon at 2pm.

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