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Mnangagwa's cabinet closes debate on multiparty govt - MDC official
02 Dec 2017 at 07:29hrs | Views
An MDC official Discent C Bajila has said the announcement of cabinet ministers by President Emmerson Mnangagwa closes the chapter of debate as to whether there would be a multiparty government in Zimbabwe.
This was after Mnangagwa produced a statement with a list of cabinet ministers most of them those who have been thee in former President Robert Mugabe's cabinet spelling doom for the nation as citizens start losing hope on ED.
"As I said it from day one, it doesn't make sense for anyone with 70% of Parliament and 100% military backing to form a multiparty government. This also means that Patrick Chinamasa was right and Christopher Mutsvangwa was wrong. EDM is allowed by law to appoint 5 people from outside Parliament to become Ministers," he said.
"If I am not mistaken there are 9 namely July Moyo, Prof Amon Murwira, Perence Shiri, Sibusiso Moyo, Chris Mutsvangwa, Lazarus Dokora, Prof Clever Nyathi,Winston Chitando and Victor Matemadanda. All male. All old. EDM has 90 days to find a seat in Parliament for at least three of these. Otherwise he must do another reshuffle or face court challenges for violation of the constitution."
He said the argument on whether or not EDM supports a small government has also been resolved.
"A 22 Member Cabinet is not by any chance small. Retaining Chris Mushowe as Minister of Scholarships comes as icing on the cake. The inclusion of such people as Lazarus Dokora also resolves the argument of whether or not EDM wants people who deliver around him. The debate on whether EDM is supportive of affirmative action or not has also been resolved. 2/22 Ministers in the EDM Cabinet are Women. 0/22 are youths," he said.
"With EDM as President while his wife is Chirumanzi MP and now Chris Mutsvangwa as Information Minister while his wife is Minister of State for Manicaland Province, the days of dynasties are far from over."
This was after Mnangagwa produced a statement with a list of cabinet ministers most of them those who have been thee in former President Robert Mugabe's cabinet spelling doom for the nation as citizens start losing hope on ED.
"As I said it from day one, it doesn't make sense for anyone with 70% of Parliament and 100% military backing to form a multiparty government. This also means that Patrick Chinamasa was right and Christopher Mutsvangwa was wrong. EDM is allowed by law to appoint 5 people from outside Parliament to become Ministers," he said.
He said the argument on whether or not EDM supports a small government has also been resolved.
"A 22 Member Cabinet is not by any chance small. Retaining Chris Mushowe as Minister of Scholarships comes as icing on the cake. The inclusion of such people as Lazarus Dokora also resolves the argument of whether or not EDM wants people who deliver around him. The debate on whether EDM is supportive of affirmative action or not has also been resolved. 2/22 Ministers in the EDM Cabinet are Women. 0/22 are youths," he said.
"With EDM as President while his wife is Chirumanzi MP and now Chris Mutsvangwa as Information Minister while his wife is Minister of State for Manicaland Province, the days of dynasties are far from over."
Source - Byo24News
