1] The key thing to read from this cryptic tweet is that there's a #Leadership vacuum in the so called #MDC of #Tsvangirai
Knowing too well that some #MDC-T supporters feel very strongly against her, the intention is to politically pronounce that #Khupe is a transitional Leader.
EM is making political notification to MDC-T supporters, that MaKhupe should be accommodated for the duration of the EOC preparations.
Politically,it cannot happen.
There is no judgement that can erase the political realities of the past 2 years.
4] It's easy to accuse people of promoting personality politics, as if you can remove people & their personalities in political activities.
It is not lost to #MDC supporters that #MaKhupe had her own outfit in 2018 which #campaigned (& lost) against #MPs she now supposedly leads
5] It is not lost to #MDC supporters, regardless of how pragmatic one choose to be, that #MaKhupe went on to endorse Pres ED in #POLAD & even infamously said "i will always support him".
How does she now lead people who are politically & morally against her political decisions?
6] It defies political logic, forcing #MDC supporters to embrace #Khupe's #Presidency even if its for 3 seconds.
She is not even an enemy.
She is simply a #Leader of a separate political entity & cannot involve herself with the #Leadership & political capital of the #MDC-A
7] There's characters are involving themselves in a political mess.
Firstly, may I propose that we pause a little bit, reflect, & just acknowledge the documented & unknown efforts that ensured citizens have a strong alternative, going into this election
For me, that alone is a beautiful success story worth celebrating
2. Citizens, we have gone from a time where there was a real threat of going into this election with either a weak or nonexistent alternative.
What Nelson was able to do together with colleagues, on the backdrop of genuine support from citizens of this country, kept hope alive.
3. Many feared Zanupf had done just about enough to permanently mute strong resistance to ED's reelection agenda
That we talk of an institution that has successfully offered alternative candidates everywhere and kept the change agenda alive is a story for the history books.
1. These optics of senior citizens attending CCC rallies tell a beautiful story.
This is the very generation that lived during colonial rule; witnessed & participated in the liberation struggle; & potentially supported ZanuPF
They've seen it all yet are investing in change.
2. ZanuPF's campaign is hinged on liberation rhetoric, where criminals self-characterize as custodians of the liberation cause, which they've long betrayed
Disappointingly, it's a message that resonates with some youths who've been brainwashed
Yet some of our grandparents refuse
3. Disappointingly, some youths & citizens in their 50s argue that a 45 year old Chamisa is "too young to lead."
Yet there are senior citizens again, who've trust in Chamisa's individual capacity, and that of his generation of new leaders, to rightfully lead 🇿🇼 into the future.
1. After watching a few ZanuPF rallies, particularly those addressed by ED, I fully appreciate why ZanuPF has no electoral blueprint for this election.
Beyond rhetoric, propaganda & praising each other through totems, these gerontocrates have no development agenda nor planning.
2. It's a tragedy of monumental proportions that we go into an election where the incumbent is offering history.
How do you march thousands of citizens all over the country so that you can share war tales, 43 years into independence, as the sole reason why you must be elected?
3. History may very well document & remember that ED's 2023 election campaign was dominated by chicken inn & bread.
It's certainly impossible to remember Mnangagwa campaign for anything else, beyond bussed crowds and free meals
The insensitivity of such a culture is regrettable
Had personally resolved not to comment on those circulating pictures below until I read the attached comment, allegedly attributed to Ricky Fire.
If you carefully read that explanation attributed to Ricky, you'll correctly characterise him as a victim.
2. The context provided by Ricky exposes how these associations go deeper than freedom of association
ZanuPF is their means to an end
They're supporting themselves for the sake of the immediate benefits associated with ZanuPF, ED's sons, & the music producers they've captured.
3. This has been ZanuPF's modus operandi where they impoverish citizens and then start throwing freebies to buy loyalty and support but, most importantly, sustain dependence.
Many are suffering from Stockholm syndrome, where hostages develop a psychological bond with captors.
On Aug 1 2018, demonstrators took to the streets against a delay in announcing election results.
The riot police & the army responded viciously, resulting in destruction of property, the death of six unarmed civilians, and about 35 recorded injuries
2. These civilians [including none participants in the demos] lost their lives