Good afternoon House Chairperson, thank you to the hon Ncube- Ndaba for chairing the ad hoc committee, my fellow members of the committee support staff and especially Neliswa Nobatana for the extraordinary effort she puts in to ensure the supports and coordination of the process.
Thank you to the 19 nominees who availed themselves for these vacancies. They represented the beautiful diversity of our country; north, south, east and west, male, female and nonbinary, shades of black, brown and white, age between 26 and 69, differently abled and differently skilled. It was a true reflection of the wonderful diversity we have.