Columnist / Kennedy kaitano
Mangudya threatens to freeze businesses' bank accounts
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya has threatened to freeze the bank accounts of businesses which are taking advantage of the lower forex auction rate to make exchange gains through...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:38hrs | 1288 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Greed costing Khupe-led party
I HAVE seen Press statements from the MDC-T 2014 Matabeleland South and Harare provincial leadership teams instructing people from their respective provinces not to attend the extraordinary congress w...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:38hrs | 966 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Chamisa, Khupe factions must seek ZCTU mediation
SO, the constitutional and rule of law champions Morgen Komichi, Douglas Mwonzora, MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe and Tapiwa Mashakada want the world to believe that their understanding of constitutiona...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:32hrs | 3279 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Mnangagwa must explain Chasi's exit
AFTER the revelations or allegations that have been raised of possible corruption by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the Zesa Holdings crisis which saw the Zesa chair, board chairperson Sydney Gata an...Published: 17 Aug 2020 at 07:26hrs | 1922 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF exposing itself
THE so-called experts on diplomatic etiquette and Zanu-PF officials have exposed Zanu-PF and government's hand in denying South African special envoys their desire to meet with opposition parties....Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 09:45hrs | 513 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Khupe has failed MDC-T
MEDIA reports indicate that the MDC-T acting president Thokozani Khupe plans to approach the Supreme Court to seek extension of her tenure at the helm of the opposition party without holding the extra...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 08:05hrs | 1492 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Govt proves its soft spot for Khupe
DESPITE the fact that all records show that the MDC Alliance and the MDC-T contested as different political formations in the 2018 elections, and notwithstanding the fact that Justice Munangati Manong...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:47hrs | 4254 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Why is State media giving 5-star coverage to Khupe faction?
I HAD a discussion with a member of the Thokozani Khupe-led faction who was concerned that activists from the MDC Alliance accuse them of being Zanu-PF agents.It is very unfortunate if people ...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 13:07hrs | 1929 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Komichi knows the rules he must apply them
A REPORT by one daily on May 17, 2020 stated that there were some hardliners on both sides of the MDC feud who were working hard to scuttle negotiations for the extraordinary congress suggested by the...Published: 04 Jul 2020 at 15:36hrs | 2187 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Khupe fast embarrassing herself
I TRY to avoid the use of harsh words in expressing opinions about personalities, but I can't help but endorse the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) secretarygeneral Japhet Moyo's description of...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 18:25hrs | 3570 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Bhebhe will be drowned by greedy colleagues
READING through Abednigo Bhebhe's contributions to the standing committee of the MDC faction led by Thokozani Khupe, I was so full of admiration of his desire for unity of purpose to dislodge the clue...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:28hrs | 1878 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Zanu-PF working with Khupe to remain in power
IAM a concerned citizen who is worried bout the corrupt collusion between Parliament, government and a faction of the opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) following a "moot"Sup...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 08:12hrs | 1671 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Police, army cannot deny daylight atrocities
IF denials by the Zimbabwe National Army and the Zimbabwe Republic Police are to be taken for truth, our country has certainly become a dangerous place to live and invest in, where marauding bogus arm...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 08:31hrs | 980 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Khupe shredding MDC constitution
THE feud within the MDC family is a result of the perception by the Supreme Court that processes made to appoint people into positions, from the appointments of Nelson Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri as dep...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 08:01hrs | 5769 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Did Supreme Court judgment provide for night takeover?
SO, armed soldiers and the police went and took over opposition MDC Alliance headquarters, the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House at midnight in what Thokozani Khupe’s MDC-T has initially said was goin...Published: 06 Jun 2020 at 18:24hrs | 574 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Chamisa expulsion is null and void
II is all over in the media that MDC-T acting leader Thokozani Khupe expelled MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa from the MDC-T party. Very interesting indeed, as your action shows you have no...Published: 06 Jun 2020 at 18:24hrs | 1656 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Mwonzora must listen to Komichi about quorum
REINSTATED MDC-T 2014 deputy chairman Morgen Komichi knows very well when meetings can make binding decisions, that is, when there is a quorum.Komichi is quoted by a local weekly publication s...Published: 02 Jun 2020 at 09:28hrs | 3062 | by Kennedy Kaitano
I had always admired Douglas Mwonzora
I had always admired Douglas Mwonzora, who I thought was being ill-treated by his colleagues in the MDC Alliance before the Supreme Court ruling. Sometimes when you are not in physical contact...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:42hrs | 2266 | by Kennedy Kaitano
MDC EOC discussions must start in earnest
IT is pleasing to note that the reinstated 2014 MDC-T structures seem to be finding common ground now regarding the Supreme Court judgment, which ruled suggested that an extraordinary congress be held...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:47hrs | 1196 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Tsvangirai's wish must be respected
I LISTENED with great admiration to the interview by one of the founding members of the MDC, Elias Mudzuri, where he emphasised the need for leaders to sit down and talk to each other.It is pr...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:23hrs | 1655 | by Kennedy Kaitano
'No Zanu-PF card, no food donation'
Dear Paul Mavima,I assume that as Social Welfare minister, your ministry is responsible for the distribution of support packages received from donors to assist the vulnerable during the corona...Published: 19 May 2020 at 07:40hrs | 2238 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Komichi, a ruling party project
DEAR Morgen Komichi,You were quoted in a local newspaper saying: "What we know is that we are not a member of Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) and Thokozani Khupe has not been mandated to rep...Published: 18 May 2020 at 07:55hrs | 3228 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Mudenda erred in recalling MDC Alliance MPs
HAVING reflected on the facts on the ground, including statements attributed to Douglas Mwonzora soon after the Supreme Court judgment, I realised that there is no basis to recall MDC Alliance MPs....Published: 13 May 2020 at 07:41hrs | 4183 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Opposition caught in ethical dilemma
MANAGEMENT guru Gillyher describes an ethical dilemma as a situation where there is no obvious right or wrong decision, but there is a right or wrong answer. An ethical dilemma is a conflict between c...Published: 11 May 2020 at 08:21hrs | 997 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Supreme Court ruling means Zimbabwe's 2018 election null and void
DO the following people, Senator Douglas Mwonzora, Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda, MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe, lawyer Lovemore Madhuku, Senator Morgen Komichi, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi ...Published: 09 May 2020 at 08:15hrs | 3793 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Shameless move when people are starving
PUBLIC Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Paul Mavima tells the world that government can only afford to cater for people facing hardships to enable them to survive the impact of COVID-19. ...Published: 08 May 2020 at 00:35hrs | 747 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Parliament's recall of MDC Alliance leaders misguided
DEAR Speaker of Parliament,Do you realise that your decision to recall MDC Alliance leaders from Parliament at the request of the MDC-T is a very unfortunate development?You argued that yo...Published: 07 May 2020 at 00:12hrs | 857 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Mwonzora waving obsolete MDC Alliance agreement
DEAR Senator Mwonzora,You have obviously been in the news following the Supreme Court judgment. You have mostly been very factual, and I applaud you for that. Facts speak louder than words, and le...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 22:30hrs | 3964 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Komichi, you are violating the Supreme Court judgment
DEAR senator Morgen Komichi,I was watching a video interview where you were being interviewed by some online paper, where you insinuated that you were the bona fide MDC-T chairperson.T...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 08:11hrs | 2489 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Lovemore Moyo, not Morgen Komichi was the chairperson of the MDC-T
So, the Supreme Court has ruled that the MDC-T must revert to its 2014 or 2016 structures, is that correct? My recollection is that Lovemore Moyo, not Morgen Komichi, was the chairperson of th...Published: 11 Apr 2020 at 11:10hrs | 3962 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Polad members just in it for money
POLAD, your silence when Zanu PF continues to abuse the people of Zimbabwe is astonishing. One of the latest cases of abuse is the distribution of food aid donated by the United Nations in a partisan ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 04:59hrs | 266 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Mnangagwa must resign or face humiliation
NOW that the collusion between President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has been exposed, the best thing for Mnangagwa is to resign from his position as President-elect and...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:53hrs | 4962 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Tsvangirai's death must unite warring MDC leaders
EDITOR, As we celebrate the life of Morgan Tsvangirai, let us be reminded of the things he fought for.The man fought for a better life for the people of Zimbabwe, from his days in...Published: 18 Feb 2018 at 22:08hrs | 93 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Mnangagwa misled at World Economic Forum
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa tried hard to impress at the just-ended 48th World Economic Forum, but a few mistakes that he made could work against him.The biggest error he made was to answer a...Published: 01 Feb 2018 at 05:35hrs | 850 | by Kennedy Kaitano
'Mnangagwa must allow Diasporans to vote'
EDITOR,President Emmerson Mnangagwa tried hard to impress at the just-ended 48th World Economic Forum, but a few mistakes that he made could work against him.The biggest error he made ...Published: 31 Jan 2018 at 14:07hrs | 1056 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Kasukukuwere, Sekeramayi unwittingly sell out dictator Mugabe
Dear Editor,Allow me space to raise a very pertinent observation that proves beyond any reasonable doubt that Mugabe has instructed the police not to arrest anyone who commits crime for the sa...Published: 26 Jul 2017 at 08:33hrs | 4802 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Tsvangirai only viable candidate
As expected, some opportunistic political parties with no grassroots support were up in arms following the Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC-T's resolution to field a candidate with a real chance of winni...Published: 10 Feb 2017 at 11:37hrs | 1543 | by Kennedy Kaitano
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