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1] Just finished once more, watching the @ProfMadhuku interview on @HStvZim, by @bbmhlanga

I've begrudgingly decided to do a short thread response to you, @ProfMadhuku, particularly on some issues I found extremely concerning.

[Interview link below]

fb.watch/egQFOGCtUB/
2] Firstly, I must commend you @ProfMadhuku, for your consistency in being opposed to the current 2013 constitution.

At one point, you even said some unkind words towards Dr MRT regarding the issues.

You've substantiated this dissatisfaction with highlighting it's loopholes.
3] It's however ridiculous on your part Prof, to try and shield Mr Mnangagwa from criticism, over his appointment of a controversial ZEC Commissioner, on the basis that he acted within the law, since the shortlist came from our 'multi-party' Parliament.

That's extreme naivety.
4] In 2019 for instance, Mr Mnangagwa defiantly 'rejected' the 3 shortlisted names regarding the appointment of Deputy Attorny General Kumbirai Hodzi

He openly bypassed the 'constitutional' JSC shortlist

Evidently, Mr Mnangagwa actually acts on the basis of his own calculations
5] Back to ZEC, your attempt to create a disconnect between the ZanuPF First Secretary, and the Parliament SROC, chaired by his fellow Politburo member, the overzealous Jacob Mudenda, is nonsensical.

If anything, it's the role of MDC-T led by your "good friend", thats concerning
6] It was however commendable in the interview Prof, that you retracted your assertion that CCC was involved in the interviewing process.

History should properly record that it was solely a MDC-T & ZanuPF affair, and the two parties made up the ZEC Commissioners shortlist.
7] I equally took notice of your valiant attempt to smuggle back CCC into the debacle, by claiming that some of the official MDC-A MPs in Parly actually belong to CCC.

Since you couldn't name these individuals, particularly their role in the interview, your claim is farfetched.
8] Secondly, it's farfetched to gloss over apparent dominance of certain social groups over others.

Uneven gender, racial & tribal composition during appointments, evidently depict historical & deliberate marginalization, using clear patterns

This must be exposed & challenged
9] Thirdly, whereas your official condoning of the controversial appointment of Abigal Mohadi as a ZEC Commissioner as NCA is acknowledged,,the same remains unacceptable.

Her candidature doesn't give ZEC a good public image & this dissatisfaction needs not, any sugar-coating.
10] Whereas you've a right to have your own position on the Mohadi matter,you can’t take away the same rights from others

Claiming 'some criticism is coming from unqualified individuals' regrettably & unacceptably takes away citizen rights to express opinions over public matters
11] Fourthly, your attempted justification of controversial appointments through saying "ZEC doesn't vote" is extremely ill-thought.

Perhaps you're an idealist...but downplaying the influence of an election regulatory body, especially in Zimbabwe, is extremely shocking.
12] We are coming from a historical background wherein the adage "its not who votes that counts, but who counts the vote that counts", is absolutely appropriate

In 2018, ZEC "didn't vote", but changed the official Presidential results a record 3 times.

This is extremely telling
13] I however fully associate with your assertion on the need for electoral reforms (I'll ignore the contradiction with your attempt at minimalizing the role of ZEC).

Will be waiting to see the 'reforms' you claim to have influenced Parliament to operationalise, through #POLAD
14] Still on #POLAD, I pray you realize the web you find yourself in.

By claiming countless times, that you'll "influence" Mr Mnangagwa, you willingly turned yourself (atleast as POLAD), into his political Cabinet

Consequently, his successes & failures are by default, yours too
15] In the spirit of accountability, as #POLAD, you'll need to explain to the citizens, why & how you unjustifably received cars & held countless meetings & indabas, at expensive holiday resorts, using taxpayers money

You're effectively through your actions, an arm of government
16] Fifthly, I took notice of your explanation or dismissal of the 'rise in political violence'.

I equally took notice of your valiant attempt to downplay the evident increase of the same, particularly against leaders & members of one particular party, towards 2023 elections.
17] You made the claim @ProfMadhuku, that there hasn't been any significant cases of ZanuPF engineered violence on CCC.

The basis of this conclusion was perhaps your drawn parallels with what used to happen during the Mugabe-warvets era (where you were also left with scars).
18] You opinionated CCC risks shielding the actual perpetrators of murder & sporadic violence, by appropriating blame on the institution (ZanuPF), without any investigated evidence to this regard.

In doing so, you painted the perpetrators as individuals acting individually.
19] Your assertion is problematic on many fronts.

Evidence suggests:

(i) A clear pattern of violence specifically targeting CCC, it's leaders & members

(ii) ZanuPF officials, eg VP Chiwenga, publicly made a rally speech threatening to squash CCC last March, & violence erupted
20] It is to this end, that any attempts to shield ZanuPF from being responsible for this institutionalized violence becomes regrettably.

I can equally add the trend where many 'individual perpetrators' have escaped the hands of violence, because of ZanuPF's forced influence.
21] So when there's a clear pattern of politically motivated violence aimed at demobilizing a particular party, by one superitending over State institutions, demanding that the former’s officials desist from calling out that party, is farfetched

Violence is ZanuPF modus operandi
22] Sixthly, I associate fully, with your opinion that CCC or any other aggrieved individual, should lodge a formal complaint against the individual caught on tape, encouraging the murder of your "student", Adv Chamisa and his children.

This should be done, if it hasn't already.
23] However Prof, it is extremely misleading, to give a 'legal' argument that ZRP only act on the basis of lodged complaints, with the exception of murder, as you alleged.

ZRP has a clear duty of 'maintaining peace & order' & can lawfully act without/before any lodged complaint
24] Whereas your assertion comes across as a valiant attempt at justifying why ZRP hasn't acted on the video making rounds on the internet, I draw your attention to the tweets attached below.

On many occasions, ZRP has 'acted on media doing rounds on social media' 👇👇
25] Equally observed your questioning of the average voters rationality, in voting for the "two main parties" which is fueling 'polarization'.

Funny enough, one of the "two main parties", is just 5 months old & we officially currently have "three main parties in Parliament".
26] It's clear Prof, that there's more to the voting trends in Zimbabwe.

Reducing CCC's performance to 'benefiting from citizens sympathy for the victims of ZanuPF' as you summarized, will not help you understand why your #NPA party,has failed to penetrate our political market.
27] On a lighter note, I laughed at your claim that 'NPA is a competitor of CCC'

No offense Prof, but the competition is only happening in your head 🤣

I sing a bit...but claiming Burna Boy is my competitor is a mutoriro symptom. Maybe Mudiwa,,but certainly not Burna.

enkosi!!

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With the benefit of more research on the topic, I'm now totally convinced the Harare regime is indeed taking its propaganda too far. Image
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Unfortunately, no one believes any of the two are present in our existing circumstances.
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Even if the government opts to accuse commentators of being alarmists, causing panick and despondency, no one can be faulted for rushing to withdraw their forex savings if we have learned anything from history.
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Even where some decide to hide behind the claim of "a traceable history in the struggle," Chibaya would make the mark.

A devoted organizer during the times of Tsvangirai & even more so, during the times of Chamisa under the MDC-A.
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Many of them have never even bothered to field candidates in successive elections but only pop up whenever they sense a need.
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1. Interesting comment on this unfolding drama by Prof Ncube.

I, however, can't help recognize the continued conflation of politics & law, which I've previously written about, regarding the formation of CCC party from MDC-A.

It's quite strange that BaNcube does the same here.
2. I take notice of @Welshman_Ncube choice of words here.

He says: MDC-A party's "...National Council resolved to reconstitute itself as CCC..."

By definition, when you "reconstitute," you simply restore or build up again, using remaining parts of whatever has been destroyed.
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Clearly, Tshabangu & his handlers are using the very same "strategic ambiguity" and "structureless structure" approach.

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Perhaps it's time to totally (temporarily) abandon seeking judicial recourse, particularly around political issues

Why continue subjecting ourselves to the wig wearing ZanuPF activists!
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What has been the consequence of exposing this capture?
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