SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has called on the government to revive the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) so that the bulk transporter can contribute to the growth of the economy.
Mudenda made the call during the Parliament Capacity Building Workshop for the Portfolio Committees on Industry and Commerce; Mines and Mining Development; Foreign Affairs and International Trade and Transport and Infrastructural Development held in Bulawayo over the weekend.
He said NRZ played an important role as it transported bulky loads cheaply while creating employment opportunities for citizens.
“We need to come up with solutions to the revival of our industries and we implore the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to work with tertiary institutions to come up with machinery that encourages growth within our economy and address challenges that are faced by our industries,” he said.
Mudenda advised the Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade to implore ambassadors to market Zimbabwe.
“We challenge the Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade to implore ambassador to market our nation so that we have trade with other nation which will uplift our economy for the development of the nation,” he said.
Mudenda said the budget analysis workshop was meant to come up with meaningful measures to uplift the nation, imploring MPs to take it seriously.
“This analysis is very critical as we work to implement and come with measures that make our nation to have a functional economy,” he said.
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Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution minister Judith Ncube expressed hope that the budget analysis will help in the revival of industries in the city.
“We hope our city will acquire necessary resources and funds to revive our industries as our city was once an industrial hub and employed a large number of population,” she said.
