Opinion / Columnist
Time to pick up the pieces and stop political grandstanding
30 Aug 2018 at 07:57hrs | Views
Zimbabwe a land full of plenty but grappling in poverty where the majority are living under the poverty datum line.
Now that the elections are over which have been disputed from the time the results were announced until the Constitutional Court finalised the matter on the 22nd of August 2018 where most people said was a black friday.
The current political status is just ushering a ray of hope cascading from the top leadership down to the most trodden thousands of jobless university graduates. With the unemployment rate shooting above the unprecedented levels, the current government is faced with a mammoth task to carry and fulfill its promises as per their election manifesto.
Their priorities must dwell much on a national healing process to the Zimbabweans who are currently very divided on political grounds. The government must address issues of corruption where little action has been done. The issuing out of brand new cars to chiefs will not solve any economic challenges bedevelling the government. Its not the right time to embark on such an expenditure. In fact such costs must be cut and the money used on more income generating projects, where employment creation must be a priority.
The President's idea of moving around the country in all the provinces thanking prople who have voted for him is a mispriority and will execerbate economic woes and will gobble unnecessary government funds which must be directed into either road construction or health care , which is in a sorry state. Do we really need these thank you rallies? Aren't we supposed to get hitting the ground?
Such kind of rallies will do harm than good to the economy and there is zero economic gain from them. That would rather force or push the Fidelity printers to print more bond notes. Was that allocating of such a huge money budgeted for? Its like taking more steps backwards than forward.
There are distortions in the market coupled with cash shortages. Have we addressed such important issues? Surely our government is taking more than it can chew which is a recipe for economic disaster. The idea is to please our friends and comrades in arms but that will rather sink our economy into deep morass. We have a liquidity crisis.
There is no feja feja in the real economic world. If the government is not sincere with figures surely the economic sector will behave like a bullfrog.
There are signs of catastrophic fiscal decay as shortage of commodities are being felt across the country at major local retail supermarkets. We must be realistic at all the times so that we cannot be found wanting. The country is in a dire debt.
When Tendai Biti left the Ministry of Finance in 2013 the government domestic debt had ballooned to USD 200million. It is now a staggering USD 9 billion. Of that 9 billion, 4 billion was accrued since the November 2017 Operation Restore Legacy. This information is based on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's own data.
Zanu PF must stop political grandstanding at this time and concentrate on resuscitating the economy. It has no capacity to manage such a screwed economy. Zimbabwe needs a radical economic transformation where everyone should oil the fulcrum role to boost the economy.
I think we should stop idolizing any individuals and look at what we are supposed to be doing now that elections are over and time for celebrating is over. We can't keep on with celebrations when there is work to be done. The election mode is done and we must be seen hitting the ground. Unfortunately we have already started idolizing and bootlicking, yet the country is sitting on a billion dollar debt.
There is also a serious discord which must be promptly attended to by President Emmerson Mnangagwa where war veteran Matemadanda is dishing out conflicting statements.
On 31 July 2018 war veteran Victor Matemadanda said Nelson Chamisa is a gambler, buried and dusted and not fit to rule amd opted for Douglas Mwonzora to take over the reigns.
When everybody thought he was done on 21 August 2018 when the election case was at the Constitutional Court he went on to say that an opposition without Chamisa was welcome. One would start to wonder who is actually calling the shots in a country where there is a President?
Surprisingly he made an abrupt U- turn on 28 August 2018 where he said there can't be progress without Nelson Chamisa. This is the kind of hollow leadersship which we are found in. Can we build this nation with such kind of behaviour. One thing for sure about two million people voted for Nelson Chamisa and they didnt vote on social media thereby respect is needed.
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Twitter- @Leokoni
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Email- konileonard606@gmail.com
Now that the elections are over which have been disputed from the time the results were announced until the Constitutional Court finalised the matter on the 22nd of August 2018 where most people said was a black friday.
The current political status is just ushering a ray of hope cascading from the top leadership down to the most trodden thousands of jobless university graduates. With the unemployment rate shooting above the unprecedented levels, the current government is faced with a mammoth task to carry and fulfill its promises as per their election manifesto.
Their priorities must dwell much on a national healing process to the Zimbabweans who are currently very divided on political grounds. The government must address issues of corruption where little action has been done. The issuing out of brand new cars to chiefs will not solve any economic challenges bedevelling the government. Its not the right time to embark on such an expenditure. In fact such costs must be cut and the money used on more income generating projects, where employment creation must be a priority.
The President's idea of moving around the country in all the provinces thanking prople who have voted for him is a mispriority and will execerbate economic woes and will gobble unnecessary government funds which must be directed into either road construction or health care , which is in a sorry state. Do we really need these thank you rallies? Aren't we supposed to get hitting the ground?
Such kind of rallies will do harm than good to the economy and there is zero economic gain from them. That would rather force or push the Fidelity printers to print more bond notes. Was that allocating of such a huge money budgeted for? Its like taking more steps backwards than forward.
There are distortions in the market coupled with cash shortages. Have we addressed such important issues? Surely our government is taking more than it can chew which is a recipe for economic disaster. The idea is to please our friends and comrades in arms but that will rather sink our economy into deep morass. We have a liquidity crisis.
There is no feja feja in the real economic world. If the government is not sincere with figures surely the economic sector will behave like a bullfrog.
There are signs of catastrophic fiscal decay as shortage of commodities are being felt across the country at major local retail supermarkets. We must be realistic at all the times so that we cannot be found wanting. The country is in a dire debt.
Zanu PF must stop political grandstanding at this time and concentrate on resuscitating the economy. It has no capacity to manage such a screwed economy. Zimbabwe needs a radical economic transformation where everyone should oil the fulcrum role to boost the economy.
I think we should stop idolizing any individuals and look at what we are supposed to be doing now that elections are over and time for celebrating is over. We can't keep on with celebrations when there is work to be done. The election mode is done and we must be seen hitting the ground. Unfortunately we have already started idolizing and bootlicking, yet the country is sitting on a billion dollar debt.
There is also a serious discord which must be promptly attended to by President Emmerson Mnangagwa where war veteran Matemadanda is dishing out conflicting statements.
On 31 July 2018 war veteran Victor Matemadanda said Nelson Chamisa is a gambler, buried and dusted and not fit to rule amd opted for Douglas Mwonzora to take over the reigns.
When everybody thought he was done on 21 August 2018 when the election case was at the Constitutional Court he went on to say that an opposition without Chamisa was welcome. One would start to wonder who is actually calling the shots in a country where there is a President?
Surprisingly he made an abrupt U- turn on 28 August 2018 where he said there can't be progress without Nelson Chamisa. This is the kind of hollow leadersship which we are found in. Can we build this nation with such kind of behaviour. One thing for sure about two million people voted for Nelson Chamisa and they didnt vote on social media thereby respect is needed.
Contacts
Facebook - Leonard Koni
Twitter- @Leokoni
WhatsApp - +27747402042
Email- konileonard606@gmail.com
Source - Leonard Koni
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