Implementation of the empowerment legislation

The Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act introduced by Parliament in 2008 by parliament in 2008 as a means to correct economic imbalances said to be created during the colonial era has since yielded no positive results.

The Ministry of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment, last year held a two day empowerment conference under the theme – consolidating empowerment as a tool for sustainable economic development. It was meant to enlighten the world on the country’s model of empowerment. Questionably, is this empowerment strategy inclusive of all Zimbabweans? Or it is meant for a few? More so, are the citizens aware of this empowerment programme, its roots, benefits, effects and so forth or it’s just a misconception.

According to the director of indigenisation and empowerment in the ministry, the conference was meant to ensure and share knowledge strategies to the local, regional and International delegates. Of concern, is the knowledge shared among these delegates passed down and or interpreted to the ordinary citizens or it is meant for the minority. In particular, the Zimbabwean media has since not clearly explained the empowerment strategy, as such the citizens are omitted in this economic development. For that reason, economic disparities are still rife in Zimbabwe.