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MDC-T bows to Grace Kwinjeh pressure, offers her a seat
30 Jun 2013 at 08:32hrs | Views
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC says it has offered disgruntled founding member Grace Kwinjeh one of the six seats reserved for women in Manicaland province.
Under the proportional representation system, 60 seats in the National Assembly will be reserved for women, with six seats for each province.
MDC spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora said: "Grace Kwinjeh was offered one of the six seats meant for proportional representation in Manicaland. These seats were meant for women, we do not know whether she has accepted the offer."
He said they looked at seniority in the party, consistency and personal attributes of the person to be fielded.
"We know that many women are quite capable in the MDC and they can be more than 60 so if anybody was left behind, that was not because of lack of qualities," Mwonzora said.
Kwinjeh, a journalist-cum-politician came out guns blazing when her victory in the primaries for MDC Makoni Central Constituency a fortnight ago was reversed.
"That is what I do not understand, it discredits the whole process," she fumed. "I do hope the party leadership can resolve that quickly. I have lodged a complaint with the party leadership. I am waiting to hear from them, in particular our party president, Morgan Tsvangirai as he is the highest authority. I think in the case of a dispute he has the authority to decide," she told the Daily News.
Under the proportional representation system, 60 seats in the National Assembly will be reserved for women, with six seats for each province.
MDC spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora said: "Grace Kwinjeh was offered one of the six seats meant for proportional representation in Manicaland. These seats were meant for women, we do not know whether she has accepted the offer."
He said they looked at seniority in the party, consistency and personal attributes of the person to be fielded.
"We know that many women are quite capable in the MDC and they can be more than 60 so if anybody was left behind, that was not because of lack of qualities," Mwonzora said.
Kwinjeh, a journalist-cum-politician came out guns blazing when her victory in the primaries for MDC Makoni Central Constituency a fortnight ago was reversed.
"That is what I do not understand, it discredits the whole process," she fumed. "I do hope the party leadership can resolve that quickly. I have lodged a complaint with the party leadership. I am waiting to hear from them, in particular our party president, Morgan Tsvangirai as he is the highest authority. I think in the case of a dispute he has the authority to decide," she told the Daily News.
Source - Daily News
