There is plenty mealie-meal: CIO minister

THE question and answer session in the National Assembly degenerated into a circus yesterday after State Security minister Owen Ncube briefly assumed the position of acting leader of the House and gave very vague responses to questions thrown at him by MPs until opposition legislators walked out of the House in protest.

Zanu PF MP Perseviarance Zhou (PR) asked Ncube to explain government plans to support farmers involved in winter cropping.

“We have winter maize crops already growing and we have enough maize to feed the people,” Ncube responded.

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