Friday 19 July 2024

USA Ambassador calls on Zimbabwe to implement democratic reforms. All stakeholders have clogged ears, they can't hear. W Mukori

 US Ambassador Pamela Tremont, recently appointed to Zimbabwe, has urged the Zimbabwean government to implement reforms and enhance transparency to spur economic growth. Addressing the media in Harare, Tremont emphasized that broad-based economic prosperity requires strong democratic institutions, good public health, and regional security,” reported Bulawayo 24.


“Tremont stressed the importance of upholding the rule of law and respecting constitutional rights, which she described as essential for Zimbabweans' future prosperity. She noted that the US supports democratic principles that align with Zimbabwe's constitution, which was fought for during the liberation struggle.”


Implementing democratic reforms have been mission impossible for three reasons:


  1. 1) Zanu PF does not want to lose its iron grip on political power and one sure way of retaining that power is by returning its carte blanche dictatorial powers including the power to rig elections, keep the rural voters poor and subservient to the regime. 


Zanu PF will never ever reform itself out of office. Never ever!


  1. 2) By the late 1990s people of Zimbabwe finally came to a consensus decision to risk livelihoods, limbs and life (over 500 were murdered in the 2008 elections alone) at the hands of Zanu PF to elect opposition leaders whose primary task would be to implement the democratic changes, reforms, to end Zanu PF’s dictatorial powers. Morgan Tsvangirai and his friends launched their MDC party in 1999 promising to deliver the democratic changes the nation was dying for. 


Last year Zanu PF not only blatantly rigged the elections but got away with it because MDC/CCC have not only failed to implement even one token reform in 24 years but have been participating in flawed elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy out of greed. Chamisa and company have given up on implementing reforms and have been conning the people to participate in the flawed elections on the oxymoronic claim the opposition have “Winning In Rigged Elections Strategies” (WIRES). Last year Chamisa claimed that he had “plugged all the vote rigging loop holes! #Godisinit!” 


Just as Zanu PF will never ever reform itself out of office, Chamisa and company will never ever implement an democratic reforms. They failed to implement even one token reform during the GNU when they had all the trump cards, it is naive to expect they to do so now when they are in Zanu PF’s deep pockets. MDC/CCC are Zanu PF team B in all but name.


  1. 3) Chamisa was able to con Zimbabweans to believe in the oxymoronic WIRES with ease time and time again because, alas, the overwhelming majority of our people are ignorant, naive and gullible. Democracy demands that the people must be educated, knowledgeable and diligent; Zimbabweans are the exact opposite. 


  1. 4) US Ambassador Pamela Tremont’s call for Zimbabwe to implement democratic reforms will fall on deaf ears because neither Zanu PF, the opposition nor the ordinary Zimbabweans will hear for reasons given above. The Ambassador would derive some comfort in knowing that she is not the only one calling for reforms; this is a well trodden path. SADC and AU condemned 2023 elections as flawed and illegal; the former would have denied Zanu PF political legitimacy as happened in 2008 but could not given the fact that millions of Zimbabweans participated in the flawed elections. 


Still Ambassador Tremont, Dr Nevers Mumba chair of SADC Election Observer Mission, etc. must continue to call for reforms in the hope that some Zimbabweans will finally hear and demand the reforms or, at the very least, stop the insanity of participating in flawed elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy. 

5 comments:

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr50ZX2cs7I

    US Ambassador calls on Zimbabwe to implement democratic reforms. The call will fall on deaf and hostile ears - from the usual suspects!

    Still, we must salute her and all those who continue to call for democratic reforms in the hope the penny will drop. If we cannot have the reforms implemented before 2028 elections then we must stop the millions of braindead participating yet again to give Zanu PF legitimacy and perpetuate the nation's suffering.

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  2. The braindead are participating in flawed elections to give vote rigging Zanu PF legitimacy and thus perpetuating the dictatorship - that is a very serious matter to every thinking Zimbabwean. Of course, if you cannot comprehend the seriousness of the matter you cannot be one of the thinking Zimbabweans!

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  3. @ Nhau

    “Is trying to kill a former President what they call democracy???”

    So the elections must be judged flawed because of the unlawful act of a few individuals whose affect to the result is doubtful, if at all. You cannot compare this with ZEC’s failure to produce a verified voters’ roll, or Army threatening voters, etc. because these are widespread and institutional flaws.

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  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xkth7ON2Jkg


    Corruption is driving away talent leaving the field to those who are corrupt and it is little wonder corruption in Zimbabwe has reached nauseating heights. The corrupt are not going to stamp out corruption and in Zimbabwe Mnangagwa and company has the financial muscle to bribe every one they want from povo with chicken and chips to chiefs and church leaders with twin cab trucks right up to MPs, Judges and ministers with US$40k, 400K and 500k "housing loan" respectively.

    It is no exaggeration to say Mnangagwa has MDC/CCC leaders in his deep pockets; the opposition are the ones keeping Zanu PF in power, they are Zanu PF team B in all but name. Alas! Many Zimbabweans are not even aware the opposition are sell out even after 24 years including 5 in GNU and not even one reform implemented.

    The nation is dying for political change to stamp out corruption. It is hard to see where that change will come from!

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  5. @ Don’t forget to pray

    “Alot of people are so active on running their mouths but no action.... I can see our elder Mr Mukori is unstoppable criticism over the opposition on how they failed to hold Zanu pf accountable, yes it doesnt failed but the rigging was done before the election and everyone knows that... Mukori put your self in Chamisas shoes munodzikwana here bhutsu dzacho... You need to understand how hard the guy has tried and how he really wants change in his country... You not even staying in Zimbabwe but you always kushora the opposition day in day out... What have you done for a change in your country? You have never attend an march in tge streets to demonstrate change? You never voted ever since you left Zimbabwe but you good at telling kuti village idiots and call all sorts of names? Your politics is only on social media asi you not on ground for change? VARUME SIYAYI KUSHORA SHORA MASIMBA EVAMWE VARUME MUCHIDYA NYIKA RUTIVI.”

    The idea that those in public office must be accountable to the people is so alien and unpalatable especially to those with the Chamisa Chete Chete mentality whose instinct is to consider Chamisa an infallible and untouchable demigod. You will never ever admit that Chamisa is corrupt, incompetent and a liar. It is pointless producing the supporting evidence and the facts, you will not comprehend any of it regardless how obvious. The personality cult mentality is impermeable to reason and truth.

    How any human being can become so shallow, thick and slow, beggars belief!

    “What have you done for change in your country?” So you think by participating in flawed elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy and thus perpetuate the dictatorship out of your stupidity of believing a foolish lie; you have done the nation a great service?

    You were so stupid Chamisa has conned you to participate in these flawed elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy many times and will do so again in 2028.

    I am very disappointed that 44 years after independence and we are still failing to hold free and fair elections because we have buffoons like Mnangagwa who are rigging the elections, nincompoops like Chamisa who are conniving with the vote rigging thugs and village idiots like you who are making it all happen. Of course, you are a village idiot so dumb you don’t even know what is in you own best interest.

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