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Outrage as Mnangagwa appoints son, nephew as deputy ministers
11 Sep 2023 at 15:19hrs | Views
President Emmerson Mnangagwa was accused of nepotism on Monday after naming his son as deputy finance minister in a new cabinet following his controversial re-election.
David Kudakwashe Mnangagwa will deputise finance minister Mthuli Ncube while the president's nephew, Tongai Mnangagwa, was named deputy minister of tourism and hospitality.
The cabinet has 26 ministries.
Citizens Coalition for Change lawmaker Fadzayi Mahere said Mnangagwa's cabinet was "indefensible."
"It's a toxic mix of illegitimacy, corruption, violence, nepotism, incompetence and sex scandals – everything but the ethical leadership Zimbabweans want and deserve. No wonder the national mood is so funereal," Mahere said.
Mnangagwa also named a husband and wife team - Christopher and Monica Mutsvangwa - as ministers. Mutsvangwa will head a new ministry of Veterans of Liberation while his wife is the new minister of Women's Affairs and SMEs.
David Kudakwashe Mnangagwa will deputise finance minister Mthuli Ncube while the president's nephew, Tongai Mnangagwa, was named deputy minister of tourism and hospitality.
The cabinet has 26 ministries.
"It's a toxic mix of illegitimacy, corruption, violence, nepotism, incompetence and sex scandals – everything but the ethical leadership Zimbabweans want and deserve. No wonder the national mood is so funereal," Mahere said.
Mnangagwa also named a husband and wife team - Christopher and Monica Mutsvangwa - as ministers. Mutsvangwa will head a new ministry of Veterans of Liberation while his wife is the new minister of Women's Affairs and SMEs.
Source - zimlive
