Thread by @Laque_davis

1] Did a thread, January 6th, after the proclamation of by-elections vacancies, pieces of which I shall attach to this thread.

This thread, part of what I'm terming #YellowReview, engages citizens on their views regarding political developments affecting the democratic project

2] One of the issues was to do with the party name, after months of uncertainty.

The then MDC-A party, could have opted against participating in the by-elections, thereby keeping opponents guessing, on the intended way forward.

This had its consequences

https://twitter.com/Laque_davis/status/1479031180376825857?t=w33NzAuMC8jhOZgK7mBp2A&s=19

3] As fate would eventually have it, wisdom prevailed, & a new party was formally introduced,Jan 24th

Can quickly add that for those who sensed this inevitability, concern was on the new party name

With the benefit of hindsight, are you as a citizen satisfied with the name CCC?

4] My own quick assessment is that the new name is brilliant.

CCC is easy on the tongue & allows for interesting word play.

ZanuPF itself has abandoned MDC.

It's pending electoral humiliation will turn into a mere history book legend, unable to evoke much emotional reaction

5] I rallied behind calls for participation in the by-elections, bcoz it allowed for the new to test its candidates selection strategies, especially the community consensus system

Equally suggested that all eligible recalled candidates be allowed to run

https://twitter.com/Laque_davis/status/1479032384582475780?t=w33NzAuMC8jhOZgK7mBp2A&s=19

6] Quick assessment is that the new dd well with the candidates

Firstly, there was a 100% successful rate for Parly candidates, in all 28 vacancies

There was 98% success for council seats, with challenges experienced in 3 out of 143 seats

For a new party, that was a good start

7] As a citizen, what's your #YellowReview of the whole processes?

Is there satisfaction with the community consensus system, & the candidates?

Is there enough activity in the 28 constituencies & 143 wards, towards a resounding win?

What would you change & where, if possible?

8] The other issue was obviously on ZEC.

Wisdom was that participating would allow for testing & exposing ZEC's preparedness & shenanigans

Already, ZEC had found ways of disenfranchising the then MDC-A party by not calling them to stakeholders meetings

https://twitter.com/Laque_davis/status/1479033826328432650?t=GTkL6mthBGlGF2tz5UCCMA&s=19

9] My quick assessment is that CCC is very much hands on this time around.

The involvement & efforts of @PacheduZW are an absolute game changer

Already, ZEC is denying its own voters roll, & is firing its staff for exposing their incompetence & rigging ploys

The VR is very key

10] Whereas the exposure has an unintended consequence of leaving citizens disillusioned, they should actually leave us satisfied that there are citizens working round the clock, to expose rigging.

As a citizen, what's your #YellowReview feeling over the attention given to ZEC?

12] On the Jan 6th thread, I equally opinioned that political activities to be activated through the new's decision to participate in the by-elections, would allow citizens to have their voices heard.

For the longest, citizens had been silenced.

https://twitter.com/Laque_davis/status/1479037612811857924?t=GTkL6mthBGlGF2tz5UCCMA&s=19

13] My own assessment has been that citizens have spoken out loudly

It's impossible to convince an outside that CCC is less than 2 months old, if they saw the rallies visuals

As a citizen, what's your #YellowReview of how you & citizens in your communities, feel about the CCC?

14] For today, will end my #YellowReview thread here

Remember this particular thread is mostly interested in generating discourse & conversations on citizens' views over certain political developments, particularly affecting the Yellow movement.

Let's engage

...enkosi!!