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Jul 7 10 tweets 3 min read
1] Fellow citizens, tomorrow is officially #YellowFriday

In the spirit of solidarity, let's play our own little roles, in calling out the continued persecution of CCC MPs, Godfrey Sithole, Job Sikhala, and the #Nyatsime13, arrested after the brutal murder of Moreblessing Ali.
2] In the same vein, let's use #YellowFriday to continue encouraging all eligible voters, to register & vote for change, come 2023

Past developments over the past month especially, have reinforced the desperate need to end the ruinous ZanuPF disaster, calling itself 2nd Republic
3] ZanuPF is clearly unrentling, in its use of lawfare & political persecutions against CCC leaders & supporters, to tighten its grip on the reigns of authority, and resist a democratic change of government.

#Fakapressure, is the only way to respond to these shenanigans.
4] Zimbabwe in its current state, isn't safe for anyone.

It doesn't escape noticing, that there's an ever growing number of Opposition leaders and members of the broader pro-democracy movement, facing all sorts of frivolous and endless court cases, for being 'anti-status qou'.
5] The systematic attack on CCC whereas tragic, is equally a reminder of the need to fight on.

Randomly think of any CCC leader & you'll realize they're facing one trumped up case or another.

And because it's all political persecution, most of the cases have dragged for months
6] Through lawfare and specifically the abuse of our legal and justice system, ZANUPF is systematically politically isolating Adv Chamisa by using prisons to eliminate his comrades, & it'll worsen.

This is the tragedy facing CCC as an institution, which should be faced head on.
7] The institution itself has found it difficult to operate, especially through using conventional methods.

A few weeks ago, Hwende was bemoaning the difficulties he faced as SG, in finding offices or conferences for holding meetings, or even opening party bank accounts.
8] To that end, CCC finds itself in a tight spot wherein the party is forced against using traditional and conventional means of operation.

The whole noise on structures & a clear system of operation, are coming from those exploring means of influencing & crippling the party.
9] I once again call upon citizens to be unrentling in standing in solidarity with Opposition leaders, activists & civil society leaders when they find themselves under persecution from the regime.

Solidarity fuels those who are fighting for change, to stay the course.
10] Prospective political leaders under CCC equally have a duty to show solidarity with compatriots,& equally show leadership, particularly in spaces where voids are being felt, in the absence of those being incarcerated by the regime.

The burden of leadership should be lived.

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Jul 9
1] Fellow citizen, i'll do something a bit out of character, and publicly address Adv Nelson Chamisa & @CCCZimbabwe.

Adv Chamisa needs to urgently provide decisive political leadership & galvanize citizens in rejecting the nonsensical appointment of those ZEC Commissioners by ED
2] It can't be business as usual, when Mr EDM, a political competitor, appoints the daughter of his deputy, as an electoral referee.

Already, ZEC's Spokesperson, is Jaspet Mangwana, relative to Mnangagwa's Sec for Legal Affairs & Propagandist, Paul & Nick Mangwana respectively
3] It's equally troubling that the other ZEC Commissioners, Catherine Mpofu & Kudzai Shava, are allegedly related to Mnangagwa long time loyalists, Obert Mpofu & Fredrick Shava.

Add them to the list of ex-military officers currently working for the ZEC secretariat.
Read 17 tweets
Jul 7
1] Mukoma @DMwonzora, the whole press conference you had today, is but a reaffirmation of the fact that youre not a significant player, in as far as Zim politics is concerned.

If anything, the whole press statement sounded like your desperate attempt to craw back to relevance.
2] As for the substantive issues you raised, you raised an interesting issue

You claimed that 'councilors are not technical people who understand finer details of such deals'

How do you reconcile this, with the fact that it was your MDC dominated Council, that signed this deal?
3] How does it happen, that your party which supposedly fielded Councilors in 2018, won a majority be in council,wherein they sign deals they don't understand?

What message are you communicating to voters & citizenry of Harare, through this bizarre admission, mukoma @DMwonzora?
Read 13 tweets
Jul 6
1] A short thread....

Eventually got to read Baba Jukwa's story/article on his cite, Kukurigo regarding Fadzayi Mahere's supposed infidelity.

Unsurprisingly, I confirmed two things that were always clear from the get go, when this otherwise useless saga developed.
2] The first issue is that, the agenda is scandalizing CCC, as an institution.

Baba Jukwa couldn't resist the temptation of this interesting headline:
"CCC Spokesperson caught up in a businessman marriage collapse...".

Though it was his prerogative, that choice was deliberate.
3] To further expose how Baba Jukwa is pursuant of an agenda to scandalize CCC, he equally alleges that 'CCC senior leadership is aware of this relationship...'

Once more, he brings the CCC institution into this scandal, & by default, attacks their own individual moral standings
Read 16 tweets
Jul 4
1] Hell hath no fury like a nutty professor...

The Bishop warned those who cared to listen, about these characters.
In return, he was scorned and labeled.
Even some Cde in the alternative cryptically attacked him and those who shared his sentiments, for 'not being accomodative'.
2] Among his many gifts, the Bishop could see lying down, what most of us could never see standing at the peak of Mount Everest

The Bishop also understood the wisdom that anything that happens once, can never happen again. But if it happens twice, it will happen for the 3rd time
3] To once more borrow some ancient wisdom, indeed every saint has a past.

Furthermore, only fools and dead people never change their minds.

That wisdom right there, advices our accomodative attitudes towards some people,,,until they once more, show their chameleonic nature.
Read 20 tweets
Jun 23
1] Dear @ProfJNMoyo, in the spirit of engagement, I share my individual reaction to your mischief, deliberately misrepresented as a legal/intellectual argument.

I emphasize that this is my INDIVIDUAL thoughts, that shouldn't be linked to any structure nor party. 🤣

A thread....
2] Firstly, Iet me express how much I was absolutely impressed by your audacity to quote our constitution, to justify your temper tantrum.

Clearly, there's no limit to the frightening lengths you're willing to go, when your sense of superiority & self importance, is disregarded
3] Fortunately for citizens, unlike the pre-2017 era, when you had the luxury to influence state institutions against (perceived) opponents & opposition to your interests, thoughts & unholy desires, you now find yourself mostly whispering in the wind.

It's a bit of a relief.
Read 23 tweets
Jun 20
1] Seems like debates over the structuring of CCC, just won't go away.

At face value, these conversations are political manure, that will certainly help grow our democracy.

Politically also, these conversations reinforces the position of CCC as the ultimate alternative.
2] Writing an article attached below, I did opinion that it would be naivety of the highest order, for CCC to behave, and for its supporters to equally demand that it behaves, as if Zimbabwe is a normal democracy.

Doing so, will only lead to its demise .

enkosii.blogspot.com/2022/04/has-no…
3] #PoliticalIdeology

I always laugh when I read that CCC has no political #Ideology.

By definition, an #ideology is a set #ideas; #beliefs; #values; and #opinions, providing #actionplans, for #public #policy making.

These spell out the party's overal #political #action.
Read 22 tweets

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