CCC MPs defend US$40k loans

OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Members of Parliament yesterday said there was nothing wrong in them accepting the US$40 000 housing loans despite criticism by their leader Nelson Chamisa who labelled them as selfish.

Addressing a Press conference in the capital yesterday, CCC chief whip Prosper Mutseyami said they had benefited from such loan schemes before.

“On Tuesday, the CCC hosted a parliamentary caucus convergence in Harare to look at things affecting Zimbabwe, we discussed the much-published US$40 000 loan granted to Members of Parliament (MPs).

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