Opinion / Columnist
President Mnangagwa's government must read people's mood
16 Jan 2018 at 07:51hrs | Views
The newly appointed executive of the government must be alert and put their ears on the ground and listen to the voices of the people.
The government must not live in the past , where it used to draft closed door policies rather than engaging or consulting the people and other stakeholders in the society. People are now watching closely any movement done or taken by the government, scrutinizing and taking stock. Gone are the days of passiveness and just folding their hands. The electorate has become so much involved and participative in modern day politics and are able to read between the lines.
Surely the President should read carefully the mood of the populace or else he risk digging his own grave. The buying of these cars amounts to vote buying which negates or compromise the spirit of a free, fair and credible election. We should never be tempted to follow Robert Mugabe's policies.
Currently the city of Harare is struggling to treat its water because there are no funds to rehabilitate some of the water works but the government saw it fit to give the cars to the chiefs. The people are not against the chiefs but are against the misplaced priorities.
The conditions of rural schools are in pathetic state where the standards are an eyesore. We have a government that is just less than four months old and they have inherited a lot of debt from the previous government which used to chew more than it could eat
Is it about the election timing as we draw near the polls? The government ought to channel its resources to important issues which will benefit the whole nation.
The new leadership must not behave like what the old dispensation used to do. There are inadequate hospital beds and lack of drugs in the health sector. People are dying of curable diseases. We expect President Mnangagwa to change his political vision and desist from following the flaws of the former President. His policies must be in tandem with what the people want. The former President caused rapture both in the party and the government, the lesson must be learnt.
Impressing a chief at this juncture can't be more important than other national issues.
Buying these top of the range cars from South Africa by the government and subsequently dishing them to the chiefs over the weekend has caused an out cry from political analysts and general nembers of the public.
The government is much aware of the state of our roads which are in bad state. The economy hasn't yet started performing and the promise to cut the budget is already going to the drain.
Zimbabweans are now witnessing the blunders being made by the President and his true colours are now emerging of who he stands for.
During his inauguration on his first appearance at Zanu PF Headquarters President Mnangagwa said that "the voice of the people is the voice of God" and the people are expecting an action from what he said on tbe inauguration. Hope the President will listen.
The deal to buy the cars could have been finalised by he former President but President Mnangagwa could have exonerated himself from that.
Are we not going to see the chiefs dancing to the tune of the government? The chiefs will be asked to subject their subjects to cast their votes according to what the chiefs say. This is crystal clear.
One other point would be the issue of making sure the chiefs have valid driving licences failure which they should prove that the vehicles would be put in the hands of a qualified person, so some of them would need to employ a chauffeur to drive them around. Soon or later those vehicles would be wrecked or become unserviceable.
Political grandstanding is not helpful in this case.
It would be a good idea if the vehicles would serve the community at large.
The problem we have with the buying of cars for the chief in the current scenario is derived from the expectancy of genuine change generated by the inaugural speech and the budget statement made by Patrick Chinamasa. The budget categorically stated that there were no funds for the vehicles.
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Email- konileonard606@gmail.com
The government must not live in the past , where it used to draft closed door policies rather than engaging or consulting the people and other stakeholders in the society. People are now watching closely any movement done or taken by the government, scrutinizing and taking stock. Gone are the days of passiveness and just folding their hands. The electorate has become so much involved and participative in modern day politics and are able to read between the lines.
Surely the President should read carefully the mood of the populace or else he risk digging his own grave. The buying of these cars amounts to vote buying which negates or compromise the spirit of a free, fair and credible election. We should never be tempted to follow Robert Mugabe's policies.
Currently the city of Harare is struggling to treat its water because there are no funds to rehabilitate some of the water works but the government saw it fit to give the cars to the chiefs. The people are not against the chiefs but are against the misplaced priorities.
The conditions of rural schools are in pathetic state where the standards are an eyesore. We have a government that is just less than four months old and they have inherited a lot of debt from the previous government which used to chew more than it could eat
Is it about the election timing as we draw near the polls? The government ought to channel its resources to important issues which will benefit the whole nation.
The new leadership must not behave like what the old dispensation used to do. There are inadequate hospital beds and lack of drugs in the health sector. People are dying of curable diseases. We expect President Mnangagwa to change his political vision and desist from following the flaws of the former President. His policies must be in tandem with what the people want. The former President caused rapture both in the party and the government, the lesson must be learnt.
Impressing a chief at this juncture can't be more important than other national issues.
Buying these top of the range cars from South Africa by the government and subsequently dishing them to the chiefs over the weekend has caused an out cry from political analysts and general nembers of the public.
The government is much aware of the state of our roads which are in bad state. The economy hasn't yet started performing and the promise to cut the budget is already going to the drain.
Zimbabweans are now witnessing the blunders being made by the President and his true colours are now emerging of who he stands for.
During his inauguration on his first appearance at Zanu PF Headquarters President Mnangagwa said that "the voice of the people is the voice of God" and the people are expecting an action from what he said on tbe inauguration. Hope the President will listen.
The deal to buy the cars could have been finalised by he former President but President Mnangagwa could have exonerated himself from that.
Are we not going to see the chiefs dancing to the tune of the government? The chiefs will be asked to subject their subjects to cast their votes according to what the chiefs say. This is crystal clear.
One other point would be the issue of making sure the chiefs have valid driving licences failure which they should prove that the vehicles would be put in the hands of a qualified person, so some of them would need to employ a chauffeur to drive them around. Soon or later those vehicles would be wrecked or become unserviceable.
Political grandstanding is not helpful in this case.
It would be a good idea if the vehicles would serve the community at large.
The problem we have with the buying of cars for the chief in the current scenario is derived from the expectancy of genuine change generated by the inaugural speech and the budget statement made by Patrick Chinamasa. The budget categorically stated that there were no funds for the vehicles.
Contacts
Facebook- Leonard Koni
Twitter- @leokoni
Whatsapp- +27747402042
Email- konileonard606@gmail.com
Source - Leonard Koni
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