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Feb 14 9 tweets 4 min read
1. How does ZanuPF even begin to talk of "the legacy of Tsvangirai"?

Tsvangirai's legacy was never about an institution, let alone a party name.

Why would they admit that the MDC "disappeared", when Mnangagwa captured it & offered it to his stooge, @DMwonzora?
2. One is tempted to ask, if ZanuPF is convinced that MDC is dead & buried in the history books, what is @DMwonzora leading now?

Does Mwonzora himself realise that ZanuPF assisted his MDC takeover, knowing fully well, it would "destroy MDC"?

What happens to their dialogue?
3. But anyway, Tsvangirai's legacy was never about a mere party name.

That is why citizens kept identifying with him, even after altering the MDC electoral name, 3 times.

Tsvangirai's legacy remains 'pursuing a democratic change of government, to win Zimbabwe for change'.
4. Admittedly however, MDC as an institution, as we've known it, is indeed dead.

After its capture by fatigued comrades &
overhyped chancers, whom the citizens can't identify with, @OurMDCT nolonger serves the MDC founding agenda.

If anything, Mwonzora's @OurMDCT threatens it.
5. As for the "Tsvangirai legacy", it remains very much alive

Tsvangirai's legacy is nothing but just a "Zimbabwean dream".
He personified it, & that torch was passed to @nelsonchamisa

Should fate have other plans, it will be passed to someone else

The dream itself won't die.
6. The demise & death of Dr Morgan R. Tsvangirai didn't kill the Zimbabwean dream.

The train didn't derail.

The death & decay of @OurMDCT didn't leave a void.
Citizens realized the journey needed a new vehicle and founded @CCCZimbabwe

Red faded & the citizens are now Yellow.
7. ZanuPF can continue with the political contradiction of giving PPFA funds to, & dialoguing with a 'dead MDC that has dissappeared into the political history books'.

But because the citizens are themselves clear, they will continue pursuing the struggle, under @CCCZimbabwe
8. As for Baba Tsvangirai, zororai murugare Pakuru

Those who tormented you when you lived, now fake concern over your "legacy".

Your fringe colleagues are now using your name to negotiate posts in the coup government.

Just as the citizens stood by you, they now stand with Nero
9. Thank you Baba Tsvangirai for leaving clear footprints, which citizens continue to follow.

You fought a good fight.
On this day of love, the citizens acknowledge you.

Thank you for the sacrifices
All gave some, but some gave all.

Continue to Rest in Power, Father Democracy.

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Feb 11
1] Politicians are strange human beings.

This strategy by the ZanuPF youth league to armtwist the 'Zimdancehall genre industry' into their party commissariat department is self-flattery.

Evidently, this free show-cum-rally will attract thousands yet it could be meaningless.
2] The event will be meaningless because all rational young people are fully aware that ZanuPF has no program aimed at changing their lives.

Heck, ZanuPF hasn't introduced any deliberate policy/program to assist those artists on the poster.
The covid situation made things worse.
3] At the end of the day, for those citizens attending, free shows are for fun. For the artists, shows are just another day at work.

Both will probably get what they came looking for.
As for the organizers, this won't bring any meaningful political dividend.
Read 19 tweets
Feb 9
1] Dr. Magaisa:

"After a nervy period of unsureness & deliberation, the political midwives eventually attended to the arrival of the CCC on the 24th of Jan 2022. That date earned a place in the history of party politics in Zimbabwe when MDC-A underwent a metamorphosis into CCC"
2] Dr Magaisa:

"Those who live through moments of history do not usually grasp their significance. It's those who look back and therefore have the advantage of hindsight, who can appreciate the weight of such moments."
3] Dr Magaisa

"It was like that hard moment of a farmer realising that although he loves his animal so much, the best option because it is broken beyond healing, is to put it to sleep. That way he spares it the excruciating pain and himself, the agony of watching it suffer."
Read 16 tweets
Feb 7
1] When your own lies & propaganda start catching up with you...

Mwonzora claims the 2017 MDC-A Coalition still exists, whose Principals endorsed his Leadership takeover.

So many months later, noone knows who these MDC-A Principals are.

No pictures.
No signed media statements. Image
2] Everything about the political behaviour of this Mwonzora MDC-A, clearly shows its different from the 2017 pre-election agreement.

Both MaKhupe & Prof @Welshman_Ncube were right to say "Mwonzora has formed his own MDC-A"

Simple case in point is the "allocation of seats". ImageImage
3] Mwonzora has claimed that PDP led by Matibenga is responsible for recalling MPs such as Biti, Chikwinya, Madzimure because they were allocated those seats.

Fast forward to 2022, all "MDC-A coalition" by-elections candidates are coming from MDC-T.

How then is it a coalition? Image
Read 10 tweets
Feb 4
1] Here are a few political lessons we've learnt so far:

Firstly, Chamisa always had a plan, completely divorced from what his detractors anticipated.

ZanuPF thought they had armed Mwonzora well enough, to isolate Chamisa & relegate him to the dustbins of our politics.
2] Another key lesson is that the Mwonzora outfit never budgeted for a rival party.

They preferred a scenario where Chamisa would fight for the "MDC" name, thereby maintaining a "legal battle" with him & team.

With the frightening levels of judicial capture, this was preferable
3] Another key lesson is that it was strategic for ex MDC-A MPs & Councillors not to resign en mass but allow the Mwonzora outfit to wield their axe.

Adv Chamisa did well in resisting attemps to initiate such an emotional political move, which many were clamouring for.
Read 15 tweets
Feb 3
1] Been taking time, like most citizens, to encourage fellow citizens to #RegisterToVote2023 as well as encouraging that citizens check their registration status.

Have realised a few challenges being encountered to this regards, as well as some information gap.

a thread.....
2] #WhenDoIregisterToVote

Voter registration is a all year round exercise. ZEC ordinarily has some 63 District offices & 10 Provincial officers allover the country, where one can register to vote.

Baring challenges affecting ZEC, registration itself is a continous exercise.
3] #WhatIsTheBlitzRegistration

This exercise has ZEC introducing "mobile registration" campaigns, meaning that registration centers are brought closer to our homes to compliment their Provincial & District offices.

It's important that all eligible voters take advantage of this.
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Feb 2
1] I invite fellow citizens to go through this short article by my brother, @DavidHofisi

After having gone through it myself, I share some personal thoughts over the same, particularly the key issues the author raises, in light of possible "illegalities" facing CCC party...
2] @DavidHofisi, a summary of one of the issues you raised, is on the constitutional provision allowing for the desolution of MDC-A party as per their constitution.

First concern is, you make no direct reference of the actual MDC-A constitution, but rather a MDC constitution.
3] It then somewhat sounds bizarre for me, for a seasoned lawyer, to actually pretend to quote a specific provision of the MDC-A constitution, by actually quoting a MDC constitutional provision (on dissolution).

This legal entanglement actually answers the question you asked.
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