Hon Speaker, I always hear allegations that there are people who are employed who don't qualify. Who are they? [Interjections.] Who are they? [Interjections.] No, I don't know them. I always hear this cry. I don't even know their percentage. You are just making a political statement. You can't even produce one. Can you produce one? [Interjections.] You can produce three? [Laughter.]
I am saying this, because, to me, this is just a generalised statement. If one day somebody comes and says, "These are the individuals who don't qualify," then we can talk seriously, but not if it is a generalised statement, a political statement made to deal with political issues. [Interjections.]
Again, on the matter of people who are political or not political, you make this seem as if this is a rule that operates in the world. Systems are not the same. There are countries where there are professional public servants, and it does not matter which government is in power, they are there. There are leading democracies where, once elections are fought and won, the old party goes and the new party comes in with its own people. These are the kinds of democracies that you always quote. [Interjections.]
You cannot tell me that the systems that come with the party are not politically inclined. [Interjections.] Don't create systems that don't exist for convenience. I am saying that you don't have one type of system. There are different systems. It depends on which system a country prefers. Don't make out as if this is the system, and if you go out of it, then you are breaking the rules of how the civil servant should be. I don't think that should be the case.
You know that when people are employed, whatever home they come from, whether it is a political one or not, they go through very rigorous interviews. They produce papers of their qualifications. [Interjections.] I haven't met a single person who is there without a single paper. I am just saying that some questions are too general, and you are trying to paint the government into a corner where it doesn't belong. That is why I started by asking: Can you tell me how many people don't qualify? You can't tell me. [Interjections.] You can't tell me. [Laughter.]
You cannot, therefore, tell this government to stop doing something that it is not doing. We are not doing that. We employ people accordingly. I am sure some of the people who were once in this administration will agree - who are sitting in the opposite benches. Nobody was just brought in without ... [Interjections.] [Laughter.] Ndabezitha! [show of respect.] if you have cases, you should present them so that we can deal with the cases. That would be wonderful. Then you can say, "Look at the case; deal with it; take the appropriate decision." Thank you very much, hon Speaker. [Applause.]