Tendai Biti has acknowledged that Mnangagwa has corrupted the opposition to make sure he will have no problem getting the 2/3 majority approval in House of Assembly and in Senate for the proposed constitutional amendment to enable Mnangagwa to stay in power beyond 2028. The only remaining hope of stopping the amendment going through now is making sure the people vote no in the two referendums that must follow.
“Ipapo ndopatchapedzerana! We are going to move mountains to make sure we get a no vote!” boasted Biti.
This is the usual irrational and idiotic nonsense we have come to expect from Tendai Biti and his sell-out MDC/CCC fiends. We are being asked to participate in a flawed and illegal process, a significant part of which has already been corrupted and is therefore done and dusted, knowing fully well that our participating WILL give the process legitimacy.
This is not the first time we have MDC/CCC leaders have asked the nation to participate in a flawed and illegal process; knowing fully well that Zanu PF was rigging and that participating will give Zanu PF legitimacy. They have lied that the opposition has devised strategies to win RIGGED elections to con the people to participate.
Chamisa assured the nation CCC would win 2023 elections because he “plugged all the Zanu PF vote rigging loop holes. #Godisinit!” He even had the chutzpah to evoke the name of God. Of course, he was lying and Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF cronies went on to blatantly rig those elections.
SADC and AU election observers condemned the 2023 Zimbabwe elections as flawed and illegal!
“The SEOM (SADC Election Observer Mission) noted that, as detailed in sections 6 and 7 of this report, some aspects of the Harmonised Elections fell short of the requirements of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, the Electoral Act, and the SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections (2021),” stated the SEOM report.
What is really infuriating is that Tendai Biti and his opposition fiends KNOW the sheer futility of participating in these flawed election and yet they continue participating out of greed. David Coltart admitted this as far bak as 2016!
“The (2013) electoral process was so flawed, so illegal, that the only logical step was to withdraw, which would compel SADC to hold Zanu PF to account. But such was the distrust between the MDC-T and MDC-N that neither could withdraw for fear that the other would remain in the elections, winning seats and giving the process credibility,” confessed David Coltart in his Book, The Struggle Continues 50 years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe.
Tendai Biti should open his eyes, his no vote is not guaranteed since some of his won opposition fiends are already campaigning for a yes vote for Mnangagwa. Coltart was praising Mnangagwa in a recent x-post for approving, “Glassblock Dam project #vision 2030!”
It is beggars belief that anyone would believe one long over due project for Bulawayo would make all the other teething problems like the collapsed industries and mass unemployment disappear and uplift the city residence into upper middle income in five years! He is praising Mnangagwa out of selfish greed - as usual.
If the constitutional amendments sailing through parliament will have the power to postpone election willy-nilly which is tantamount to denying the people the right to elect public officials to office for a fixed mandate. This is even more serious than the current sorry state of rigged elections since the amendments will give the illegitimate regime the power to extend its illegitimate mandate.
The right to a meaningful say in the governance of the country is more than just a right, it is the essence of good governance. Zimbabwe is a failed state because we have been stuck with this corrupt and tyrannical Zanu PF dictatorship and its equally corrupt and useless MDC/CCC side-kick. At least we have always held on to the hope that next elections, God willing, we will finally have free, fair and credible elections and the regime change we have been dying for.
However if the proposed constitutional amendments sail through the vote rigging regime will have the power to willy-nilly postpone elections and thus extend its mandate beyond the regular every five years for all public officials and for the president beyond the fixed two five-year term.
Given the seriousness of these referendums on the good governance and political stability of Zimbabwe it would be irresponsible that referendum should take place when nothing has been done to ensure the political process is squeaky clean and the result is truly the democratic wish of the people of Zimbabwe.
It is very tragic that Zimbabweans have been easily conned to participate in flawed elections again and again only to give vote rigging Zanu PF legitimacy. Not even one token reform was implemented by the regime since the rigged 2023 elections, Zanu PF is going to rig the proposed constitution amendment process, no one should participate in the reforms. No one!
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WE REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE IN A FLAWED PROCESS AND GAMBLE AWAY OUR FREEDOMS AND RIGHTS! TENDAI BITI'S ASSURANCE OF A NO VOTE IS NOT WORTH A SPIT!
Mugabe and his Zanu PF cronies sold out on the values and principles of the war independence. They imposed the de facto one party dictatorship, granting themselves the divine right to rule and loot and denying the rest their freedoms and rights including the right to a meaningful vote.
The people of Zimbabwe have risked all to elect MDC/CCC leaders on the understanding they will implement the democratic changes to end the Zanu PF dictatorship and restore all the people freedoms and rights. Mugabe bribed the Tsvangirai and Co. and, with their snouts in the feeding trough, they forgot about the reforms.
Ever since the 2008 to 2013 GNU debacle, MDC/CCC have participated in flawed elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy and get a few gravy train seats in return. And now the sell-out want the nation to risk letting Zanu PF amend the constitution to give the regime the power to postpone elections as it see fit by participating in the flawed referendum process.
Why should we gamble our basic rights and freedoms like mangoes at the market? The results of the referendums will be of no consequence unless the referendum process is SQUEAKY clean. We know Zanu PF rigged the 2023 elections and is already rigging the referendum process. We demand that democratic reforms to guarantee a free, fair and credible process first BEFORE the referendum.
In an embarrassing turn of events that echoes the infamous 2007 Rotina Mavhunga Chinhoyi diesel scam, Zimbabwean inventor Maxwell Chikumbutso has been caught misleading President Emmerson Mnangagwa with fraudulent claims about his so-called inventions. Chikumbutso, whose reputation as a self-proclaimed "genius" has been shattered, has been exposed for passing off imported products as his own creations, further raising questions about the country's scientific credibility.
Chikumbutso, a Form 2 school dropout, presented a car and energy device to Mnangagwa at State House in Harare, claiming they were his groundbreaking inventions. The electric car, which he called the Saith FEV, was presented with grandiose statements, including the claim that it was a self-powering vehicle that operates without fuel, recharges, or requires any external input, supposedly powered solely by radio waves.
In front of a crowd of journalists and flashing cameras, Chikumbutso painted a picture of Einsteinian brilliance. The car was enthusiastically applauded by some, with social media exploding in praise for Chikumbutso's supposed ingenuity. However, a reverse image search on the car quickly revealed that it was not his invention at all. The car, a Kaiyi model manufactured in Japan, was being passed off as an original creation, sparking a widespread backlash online.
Further investigation revealed that Chikumbutso’s "Hypersonic Energy Device" was simply a Browey power station with a built-in solar panel—available for purchase on Amazon. What was touted as a revolutionary energy solution turned out to be a mere off-the-shelf product.”
Chikumbutso not only duped Mnangagwa but all those around him. Mnangagwa is a buffoon but so to are all those around him. No wonder Zimbabwe is a failed state, we have a buffoon for president and he has surrounded himself with buffoons who do not have any common sense.
@ Transerv
He has not accounted for lying to the people about plugging all the vote rigging loop holes. He conned them to participate in flawed elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy and thus perpetuating the nation’s suffering. This is a very serious matter which you have clearly failed to comprehend for obvious reasons.
The bottom line is Chamisa is accountable for lying and conning people and for selling out on reforms - that is not negotiable!
@ Mzilakaladelwa
Chamisa sold out when he and his MDC fiends failed to implement even one reform during the GNU. Why this has escaped many people’s notice even now with the benefit of hindsight speaks volumes of their intellectual capacity!
@ Washvvvone
“So you are saying people should boycott the referendum?”
The 2008 elections were an eyeopener, the blatant cheating in the counting of the March votes and the wanton violence in the run-off that followed left no one in any doubt that Zanu PF would never ever hold free, fair and credible elections. SADC and AU refused to accept the 2008 result and denied the party political legitimacy.
SADC forced Zanu PF to sign the 2008 Global Political Agreement which gave birth to the 2008 to 2013 GNU. The primary purpose of the GNU was to implement the democratic reforms to stop the repeat of the 2008 blatant cheating and wanton violence. Alas! Mugabe bribed the MDC leaders with the trappings of high office and, with their snouts in the feeding trough, they forgot about the reforms. Not even one token reform was implemented. Not one!
Ever since the GNU debacle MDC/CCC leaders have been participating in flawed elections knowing full well that Zanu PF was rigging and that participating will give Zanu PF legitimacy. Still they participated because they also knew that Zanu PF was giving away a few gravy train seats to keep up the appearance Zimbabwe was a multiparty democracy.
Both SADC and AU condemned Zimbabwe’s 2023 elections as flawed and illegal. They did not deny Zanu PF legitimacy because millions of people participated in the elections and all winning CCC leaders took up their gravy train seats even after SADC and AU had condemned the election process - further proof Zimbabwe’s opposition is Zanu PF team B in all but name.
Zimbabwe’s opposition has lost political credibility. There is mounting pressure on both SADC and the AU to deny Zanu PF legitimacy even if Chamisa and company con the people to participate in future. Mnangagwa knows it.
Mnangagwa knows that he can rig a referendum and get away with it but not so with an election and hence the reason why he push hard to have the referendum.
We the people should be smart enough to know that if Mnangagwa can rig elections; he rigged 2023 elections and has not implemented even one token reforms since; he will have no problem rigging the referendum. Indeed, he has already corrupted the politicians to secure 2/3 majority in both the Houses. Only a fool will participate in a process he knows he is being cheated and that participating will give the process legitimacy.
Both SADC and AU condemned 2023 elections as flawed and illegal. So before we participate in the referendum it is reasonable to demand proof from Zanu PF that the referendum will NOT be flawed and illegal too!
To participate in the flawed process on the basis of a sell-out like Biti’s promise that he will live in the mountain (to escape Zanu PF thugs) whilst campaigning for a no vote, is foolish gamble. Why give up the high ground that the referendum must be free, fair and credible for the result to be valid?
Besides, ask yourself why did Biti fail to implement even one token reform during the GNU. The same honeypot trappings of high office that made him and his MDC colleagues forget about the reforms then will work now. What Mnangagwa needs is a team of opposition leaders who will con the people to participate in the flawed referendum to give the process credibility. As for the result he will see to it that it is a YES.
Zanu PF rigged the 2023 elections as SADC and AU election observers have testified. There will be no outside observers during the referendum and the regime has not implemented even one token reform since 2023 elections. It is certain the referendum will be rigged.
Indeed, Zanu PF has already started the rigging by corrupting the opposition politicians to secure 2/3 majority in both houses.
Why would any one with half a brain participate in a flawed process knowing fully well the process is flawed and that participating will give the result credibility?
Zanu PF has the legal obligation to ensure elections and referendum processes are free, fair and credible. If people are stupid enough to let Zanu PF off the hook because they believe they can win RIGGED processes, even after 45 years of rigged elections, of course Zanu PF will take full advantage of the stupidity!
@ Coltart
Coltart was in the 2008 to 2013 GNU whose primary purpose was to implement the democratic reforms to end Zanu PF tyrannical oppression. He sold out and now is making a career of reminding us how much we are suffering under the regime!
@ Transerv
“So what's the way forward Mr Mukori we can't cry for ever about Chamisa's mistake of participating.”
Holding leaders to account IS the way forward.
In 2018 Chamisa lied that “MDC A has stringent measures to stop Zanu PF rigging the elections.” Millions of people believed him and participated in those elections giving Zanu PF legitimacy. He was never held to account for lying and the tragic consequences that followed. And so he was back five years latter repeating the same idiotic lies resulting in the same tragic consequences.
If he is not held to account he will return with the same bulls***t and the brain dead followers will participate in the flawed process, etc. Enough is enough!
You are not interested in the way forward, all you want is to stop Chamisa being held to account. To you, Chamisa is a demigod who should not be questioned much less held to account. How any one can be so shallow, thick and slow beggars belief.
Chamisa is not just a mere mortal but a corrupt, incompetent and utterly useless one too. He is a public figure and is accountable for what he did in public office - that is not negotiable!
The very fact that we still have some nincompoops who still believe leaders are demigods explains why Zimbabwe is a failed state! Zimbabwe has the great misfortune of having millions of nincompoops judging from the 2023 elections! It will take a day’s work to con the nincompoops to participate in another flawed process!
“We can't cry for ever about Chamisa's mistake of participating!” cried the nincompoop as he prepares to participate in yet another flawed elections!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxSDEF7gAuQ
IN 1980 ZANU PF TOLD THE PEOPLE IF THE PARTY LOST THAT ELECTION THE BUSH WAR WOULD CONTINUE, ALARM BELLS SHOULD HAVE STARTED RINGING, THE PEOPLE VOTED TO END THE WAR. WE DID NOT AVOID THE CURSE OF THE GUKURAHUNDI WAR AND WORSE.
ARE WE SMART ENOUGH TO FINALLY PUT AN END TO THE FOLLY OF APPEASING TYRANTS AND SELL-OUTS.
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