tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779437748296704455.post419810701469525453..comments2024-03-28T19:06:22.665-07:00Comments on Zimbabwe Social Democrats: For Pete's sake Biti, Chigumba's lifting of illegal ban does NOT prove judiciary is now "independent"! By W MukoriNomusa Garikaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04964205157943684601noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779437748296704455.post-35946557380209432302016-09-08T12:49:25.257-07:002016-09-08T12:49:25.257-07:00The democratic reforms the country needs to ensure...The democratic reforms the country needs to ensure the next elections are free, fair and credible include the reform of ZEC but also other state institutions like the Police, Public Media, Judiciary, etc. So what would a meeting with ZEC accomplish, even if we assume ZEC has the constitution power to reform itself which it does not. <br /><br /><br /><br />The suggestion to meet ZEC as the way forward can only come from someone who has no clue what we are talking about as regards democratic reforms. <br />Nomusa Garikaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964205157943684601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779437748296704455.post-34946232903917094102016-09-08T12:38:39.200-07:002016-09-08T12:38:39.200-07:00No Mai Mujuru was kicked out of Zanu PF because Pr...No Mai Mujuru was kicked out of Zanu PF because President Mugabe did not want her elected by party members because he has never allowed that to happen. He has usurped the party members' power to elect the top leaders so he can appoint whom he pleased and thus exercise power over the members and the appointees! <br /><br />Yes Tsvangirai and Biti have fallen out but then President Mugabe has fallen out with everyone of substance in the opposition, in PF Zapu and in Zanu PF itself. The only person he got on well with is the subservient Simon Muzenda who did not know East from West which suit Mugabe just fine!<br />Nomusa Garikaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964205157943684601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779437748296704455.post-57768524591342310022016-09-08T01:01:17.909-07:002016-09-08T01:01:17.909-07:00Tendai Biti is the one who was praising President ...Tendai Biti is the one who was praising President Robert Mugabe to the high heaven in July 2012 calling the tyrant "the unflappable father of the nation". A few months down the line, as the coming 2013 election campaign season got into gear, he was leading the MDC leaders complaining about how Zanu PF was systematically denying them space to hold their rallies. <br /><br /><br /><br />We all know that most of the country's judges are well paid, with very generous allowances including cars and commercial farms. We also know that they will lose their job and allowances if they dare cross swords with President Mugabe. We know that when push comes to shove none of these judges have dared cross sword with Mugabe. <br /><br /><br /><br />We also know that the opposition leaders are corrupt and incompetent and easily impressed. Tendai Biti has had a real tough time these last three years ever since the rigged July 2013 elections as he has blundered from one disaster to the next. He sees this Justice Chigumba decision as a high point and is going over the top in celebrating it! <br />Nomusa Garikaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964205157943684601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779437748296704455.post-42972034531284714452016-09-07T14:06:58.241-07:002016-09-07T14:06:58.241-07:00After having praised the courts for being "in...After having praised the courts for being "independent" you cannot criticize them if they pass a judgment you know is partisan without being accuse of cherry picking. Zimbabwe Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660690160173744190noreply@blogger.com