Opinion / Columnist
ZANU PF dismissals, campaign for People First
28 Jan 2016 at 18:47hrs | Views
While disciplinary action is necessary in ZANU PF when its supporters are going against the principles and ideology of this revolutionary party but some of such disciplinary actions need to be actioned with caution as they have some chances of creating divisions within the ruling party leaving it exposed to infiltrations and penetrations by the opposition political parties especially the yet-to-be launched People First (PF) project.
Recently one of the Politburo members, Cde Josiah Hungwe is reported to have admonished the ZANU PF Masvingo Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) against random sacking of its members in the province saying that doing so was campaigning for the People First movement. Cde Hungwe's fears come on the backdrop of that almost all of those fired from the ruling party in Masvingo had sought to resurrect their political relevance by joining this yet-to-be launched People First political movement. Some people like Kudakwashe Bhasikiti, Claudius Makova and the host of others in Masvingo province have confirmed their allegiance to this new political movement, People First.
For that reason, Cde Hungwe's advise to the Masvingo PCC should be taken seriously and it is not only the Masvingo PCC which needs to take Cde Hungwe's advice aboard alone but all the ZANU PF PCC across the country should take that advice seriously. While there is no one who could tolerate indiscipline within the ruling party but the way how disciplinary actions have been carried out leaves a lot to be desired. Some of the dismissals that have been taking place across the country seem to have been propounded by those with a borne to chew against each other. Some reasons put forward against some victims cannot be used as means to chuck out someone from the party if really those people carrying out such dismissals have the ruling party ZANU PF at heart not fighting for its disintegration.
Close analysis of what have been taking place since the time when the vote of no confidences were carried out against party cadres across the country show that there is a hidden hand causing all these issues. The ruminants of the Mujuru cabal in ZANU PF working as some of the disciplinarians could be the ones fighting for the downfall of ZANU PF from within as a way of propping up their People First project. Actually some of the issues that are raised causing other people to be dismissed are so trivial to the extent that they can be solved amicably without necessarily causing one to be sacked or dismissed from the ruling party.
ZANU PF is facing a serious challenge from various opposition political parties in the 2018 harmonized elections due to some deteriorating economic situations in the country, but the so called proponents of those vote of no confidences are doing nothing for the economy. They are seized with their project of destroying the ruling party from within through the carrying out of those vote of no confidences against any dissenting voice. Such a move makes one to conclude that those proponents of the vote of no confidences against others have no ZANU PF at heart but are fighting to destroy it so that the People First project gets momentum.
Zimbabweans in general and ZANU PF supporters in particular thought that the sacking of the former Vice President Dr Joyce Mujuru in 2014 would come up with unity in the ruling party but alas the opposite is the centre of everything. Some top officials within ZANU PF are creating problems in the ruling party as they hope that their People First project would survive the test of time. The way how things are being handled in ZANU PF shows that the sacking of former VP Mujuru left behind other Mujuru sympathisers who are now campaigning for that project to succeed, through some dubious vote of no confidences against those seen to be not towing their line of thought.
People should be aware that the same people who created some factional wars during the Mujuru era are also the same proponents of the current factional wars which are threatening to destroy the ruling party, ZANU PF. It is now clear that those people creating factional wars within ZANU PF have no love for the survival of the party but are now fighting for the People First project to succeed. For that reason people should appreciate that Cde Josiah Hungwe was right to come out openly in advising the Masvingo PCC to stop dismissing allegedly rowdy ZANU PF members as that could add in the campaign for the People First project.
It is clear that those who have the ruling party at heart doing not spend their time on fighting for positions within the party but they do spend their time finding solutions for the economic problems in the country. Zimbabwe is currently facing one of its worst economic problems in history and such a situation does not augur well for the ruling party to spend its time on factional wars while the economy is decaying.
Zimbabweans are looking forward to the ruling party to come up with solutions on how the economic problems can be solved. Everyone is putting his hope to the top ZANU PF gurus to take drastic measures in solving the economic situations in the country. The unemployment rate is increasing every year once some colleges churn out their graduates. For that reason Zimbabweans are not prepared to read day in and out political fights within the ruling party with no economic fights being put forward. So the ruling party should be seized with some efforts on how it would tackle these economic problems not only seized on who would take this position and that one. Such political bickering creates problems for the ruling party leading to some opposition parties to boost their support bases.
As such people want to know about business investments opportunities and prospective economic solutions being proffered in the country not factional wars within the ruling party. They also want to listen and hear about some economic debates coming from national radios and televisions that could give hope on what to expect in the country. Some factional wars allegedly coming from the ruling party do not bring any bread and butter issues on people's plates, hence, those proponents of such factional wars should focus more on the turnaround of the economy and give some Zimbabweans a break.
Zimbabweans in general and ZANU PF members and supporters in particular should take Cde Josiah Hungwe's advice seriously for unity to prevail in the ruling party ZANU PF.
Recently one of the Politburo members, Cde Josiah Hungwe is reported to have admonished the ZANU PF Masvingo Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) against random sacking of its members in the province saying that doing so was campaigning for the People First movement. Cde Hungwe's fears come on the backdrop of that almost all of those fired from the ruling party in Masvingo had sought to resurrect their political relevance by joining this yet-to-be launched People First political movement. Some people like Kudakwashe Bhasikiti, Claudius Makova and the host of others in Masvingo province have confirmed their allegiance to this new political movement, People First.
For that reason, Cde Hungwe's advise to the Masvingo PCC should be taken seriously and it is not only the Masvingo PCC which needs to take Cde Hungwe's advice aboard alone but all the ZANU PF PCC across the country should take that advice seriously. While there is no one who could tolerate indiscipline within the ruling party but the way how disciplinary actions have been carried out leaves a lot to be desired. Some of the dismissals that have been taking place across the country seem to have been propounded by those with a borne to chew against each other. Some reasons put forward against some victims cannot be used as means to chuck out someone from the party if really those people carrying out such dismissals have the ruling party ZANU PF at heart not fighting for its disintegration.
Close analysis of what have been taking place since the time when the vote of no confidences were carried out against party cadres across the country show that there is a hidden hand causing all these issues. The ruminants of the Mujuru cabal in ZANU PF working as some of the disciplinarians could be the ones fighting for the downfall of ZANU PF from within as a way of propping up their People First project. Actually some of the issues that are raised causing other people to be dismissed are so trivial to the extent that they can be solved amicably without necessarily causing one to be sacked or dismissed from the ruling party.
ZANU PF is facing a serious challenge from various opposition political parties in the 2018 harmonized elections due to some deteriorating economic situations in the country, but the so called proponents of those vote of no confidences are doing nothing for the economy. They are seized with their project of destroying the ruling party from within through the carrying out of those vote of no confidences against any dissenting voice. Such a move makes one to conclude that those proponents of the vote of no confidences against others have no ZANU PF at heart but are fighting to destroy it so that the People First project gets momentum.
Zimbabweans in general and ZANU PF supporters in particular thought that the sacking of the former Vice President Dr Joyce Mujuru in 2014 would come up with unity in the ruling party but alas the opposite is the centre of everything. Some top officials within ZANU PF are creating problems in the ruling party as they hope that their People First project would survive the test of time. The way how things are being handled in ZANU PF shows that the sacking of former VP Mujuru left behind other Mujuru sympathisers who are now campaigning for that project to succeed, through some dubious vote of no confidences against those seen to be not towing their line of thought.
People should be aware that the same people who created some factional wars during the Mujuru era are also the same proponents of the current factional wars which are threatening to destroy the ruling party, ZANU PF. It is now clear that those people creating factional wars within ZANU PF have no love for the survival of the party but are now fighting for the People First project to succeed. For that reason people should appreciate that Cde Josiah Hungwe was right to come out openly in advising the Masvingo PCC to stop dismissing allegedly rowdy ZANU PF members as that could add in the campaign for the People First project.
It is clear that those who have the ruling party at heart doing not spend their time on fighting for positions within the party but they do spend their time finding solutions for the economic problems in the country. Zimbabwe is currently facing one of its worst economic problems in history and such a situation does not augur well for the ruling party to spend its time on factional wars while the economy is decaying.
Zimbabweans are looking forward to the ruling party to come up with solutions on how the economic problems can be solved. Everyone is putting his hope to the top ZANU PF gurus to take drastic measures in solving the economic situations in the country. The unemployment rate is increasing every year once some colleges churn out their graduates. For that reason Zimbabweans are not prepared to read day in and out political fights within the ruling party with no economic fights being put forward. So the ruling party should be seized with some efforts on how it would tackle these economic problems not only seized on who would take this position and that one. Such political bickering creates problems for the ruling party leading to some opposition parties to boost their support bases.
As such people want to know about business investments opportunities and prospective economic solutions being proffered in the country not factional wars within the ruling party. They also want to listen and hear about some economic debates coming from national radios and televisions that could give hope on what to expect in the country. Some factional wars allegedly coming from the ruling party do not bring any bread and butter issues on people's plates, hence, those proponents of such factional wars should focus more on the turnaround of the economy and give some Zimbabweans a break.
Zimbabweans in general and ZANU PF members and supporters in particular should take Cde Josiah Hungwe's advice seriously for unity to prevail in the ruling party ZANU PF.
Source - Kazamula Matilaya
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