TSVANGIRAI AND MUTAMBARA UNDER SEIGE
The two MDCs failure to unite at this crucial time in Zimbabwe’s history is indeed sad and disappointing. Many activists have sacrificed life and limb for their beloved country, the common man is experiencing unprecedented suffering while the ZANU PF fat cats continue to benefit from this quandary. Our only hope lies in the two men who are at the helm of the main opposition in Zimbabwe, Arthur Mutambara and Morgan Tsvangirai.
Unfortunately, the duo have been besieged by a very dangerous yet influential coterie of bootlickers who thrive on the politics of patronage which is synonymous with the ZANU PF way of attaining recognition from the party leader. This group of people from both camps is only self-serving and thrives on posturing. These are individuals who lack the gravitas that Arthur Mutambara often refers to when it comes to moving the country forward. They are a liability to the democratic struggle and should be dealt with if the opposition is to move towards the right direction. These political sycophants are not capable leaders but pretenders who were caught up in the moment. The crisis created overnight politicians without the pedigree to lead. They are opportunists manipulating the leaders of the opposition because of kinship ties or a false sense of political achievements and experience gained before and after 1999 when the MDC was formed.
We, the people of Zimbabwe should expeditiously liberate these two men first from this band of pretenders before we focus our attention on the dictator, Robert Mugabe. It is a fact that Mutambara and Tsvangirai need each other right now and they know that. Parallels can be drawn with the situation existing in ZANU PF currently. An equally influential group has contributed to Robert Mugabe’s paranoia. It is therefore a culture now characterizing Zimbabwean politics and if we are to achieve a new dispensation this should be nipped in the bud as a precondition for success.
CHARLES M. MUTAMA
Washington DC, USA
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