MDC have just completed its third party congress which saw the re-election of ALL the party’s top leaders except for Mr Elias Mudzuri. For a party than has blundered, dithered and made a complete mess of things ever since it emerged of the Zimbabwe political scene twelve years ago; one had hope that party would seize this opportunity to renew and reinvigorate itself by electing some quality leaders. So why did MDC decide to re-elect Morgan Tsvangirai a man described by former USA Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Chris Dell, described as “flawed and indecisive”?
The most immediate answer would have to be that the MDC party membership view Tsvangirai as a very complete leader and have never seen any of the blunders and shortcomings the rest of the world is talking about. These individual have refused to see the signing of GPA which allowed Mugabe back into power through the back door for no political gain for MDC and at great price to the nation at large for the tragic blunder it is. They console themselves with the excuse that Tsvangirai was forced to go down this route.
The same individuals are quick to point out to the shops, previous empty, now full of goods and the comparative economic stability of the last two years and they credit MDC for it all. The single most important event that has brought the greatest economic change in Zimbabwe has to be the scrapping of the Zimbabwe dollar and it was Mugabe’s Minister of Finance, Patrick Chinemasa, who did that. Even if one credited MDC for all the economic benefits of the last three years; the fact remains that the much anticipated economic recovery and, of course the political stability have remained a pipe dream. For his part, Tsvangirai and a few of his MDC friends were appointed Prime Minister and into a few ministerial positions. None of these positions, as it turned, were to carry any really power and authority; Mugabe and JOC retained and exercised all the real power and authority.
So by signing the GPA Tsvangirai traded in the country’s real chance to end Mugabe’s dictatorial rule for misery economic gains and a few meaningless ministerial jobs. Of course we were short changed; anyone, especially those purporting MDC is a party of excellence”, can see that.
“Seek political power and the rest will follow!” advised Kwema Nkrumah, Ghana’s first post independence President.
Frankly MDC members who re-elected Tsvangirai and the rest of the mediocre MDC leadership even consider how badly the party had performed in the past. The performance or none performance of an individual is almost irrelevant indeed in Africa’s warped social culture being a mediocre performer is often a distinct advantage.
There are mediocre leaders like Simon Muzenda who were promoted far beyond their level of competency. Dictators like Mugabe like to surround themselves with such individuals because they are too dull to ever challenge their authority. Others, for the sake of keeping their position, have learnt to “sit” on their brain.
The greedy people can not think straight; they can not reason or think logically. Greedy is a deadly disease that kills brain cells and replace them with mud!
As a people, blacks do not like competition. Whilst other people welcome competition as the foolproof method of distilling the leaders, ideas, solution, etc every time. We view competition as divisive and so have again and again found ourselves being frog matched into hell. We have suffered but still said nothing. We would rather suffer and die than question the wisdom and sincerity of those leading us regardless of the overwhelming evidence of their competency and selfishness.
Of course they are those who will never see the benefit to society and to themselves of open debate and competition. The lens cap to their intellect has been super glued by ignorance, prejudice or greed.
Just as Zimbabweans to the last man, woman and child are now determined to limit the terms of President to two terms, free and fair elections, etc; we should insist that the same conditions should be extended to all political parties who want our vote. If this was adopted then the nation would not be facing this totally meaningless electoral madness of having to choose between a tyrant or a blunderer. We want neither!
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On Sunday 1 May 2011 Zanu PF militia burn down a village in Cashel Valley, in Chimanimani according to a report by SWA Radio Africa.
P M Morgan Tsvangirai has continued to ignore this issue of political violence and thus has done nothing to ensure it is stopped. For the last three years the violence has continued and will, no doubt, get really ugly come the elections. Tsvangirai is leading the nation straight into yet another blood bath - like sheep to the slaughter. And surprise, surprise MDC claim it is a party "of excellence" and they are ready to "govern" the country. This is a nightmare!
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