Opinion / Columnist
Khama congratulate Mnangagwa for 'smooth transition of power' - none of coup thugs had a twitchy trigger-finger!
13 Dec 2017 at 19:08hrs | Views
"Botswana Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation Dr Pelenomi Vincent Moitoi has delivered a special message to President Emmerson Mnangagwa from his counterpart President Ian Khama congratulating him on his recent appointment and also indicating areas of further cooperation between the two countries," reported Bulawayo 24.
"Dr Moitoi said the relationship between the two countries is bound to grow from strength to strength following the smooth transition of power in Zimbabwe."
Given Zimbabwe turbulent political history under this Zanu PF dictatorship, forcing Mugabe to resign at gun point was always on the cards the fact that the thug, on this occasion, did not pull the trigger has to be seen as a bonus and thus constitute a "smooth transition of power".
It is a great pity that President Ian Khama was the only SADC leader who refused to endorse Zanu PF's 2013 rigged election as a free and fair. If the other leaders had followed his lead Zimbabwe would have been forced to implement the democratic reforms and last month's coup would have been avoided.
Next year's election will not be free, fair and credible because none of the democratic reforms agreed in 2008 have been implemented. The regime will not produce a verified voters' roll because the voter registration exercise which should have started three years ago only got underway three months ago. There is no free press. The regime continues to spend billions of dollars from looted diamonds to bankroll its various vote rigging schemes, etc.
If SADC rubber stamp another rigged Zimbabwe election then we should not be surprised if the next transition of power is not as smooth. After waiting for over four decades for free, fair and credible elections, who can guarantee that not even one of the next coup thugs will have a twitchy trigger-finger.
SADC leaders have another chance next year to end Zimbabwe's political crisis before these Zanu PF thugs drag the nation and the region into the abyss, "kwamvura yacheka makumbo," as one would say in Shona.
"Dr Moitoi said the relationship between the two countries is bound to grow from strength to strength following the smooth transition of power in Zimbabwe."
Given Zimbabwe turbulent political history under this Zanu PF dictatorship, forcing Mugabe to resign at gun point was always on the cards the fact that the thug, on this occasion, did not pull the trigger has to be seen as a bonus and thus constitute a "smooth transition of power".
It is a great pity that President Ian Khama was the only SADC leader who refused to endorse Zanu PF's 2013 rigged election as a free and fair. If the other leaders had followed his lead Zimbabwe would have been forced to implement the democratic reforms and last month's coup would have been avoided.
Next year's election will not be free, fair and credible because none of the democratic reforms agreed in 2008 have been implemented. The regime will not produce a verified voters' roll because the voter registration exercise which should have started three years ago only got underway three months ago. There is no free press. The regime continues to spend billions of dollars from looted diamonds to bankroll its various vote rigging schemes, etc.
If SADC rubber stamp another rigged Zimbabwe election then we should not be surprised if the next transition of power is not as smooth. After waiting for over four decades for free, fair and credible elections, who can guarantee that not even one of the next coup thugs will have a twitchy trigger-finger.
SADC leaders have another chance next year to end Zimbabwe's political crisis before these Zanu PF thugs drag the nation and the region into the abyss, "kwamvura yacheka makumbo," as one would say in Shona.
Source - zsdemocrats.blogspot.co.uk
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