Zimbabwe’s main opposition coalition accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of “nepotism” for appointing his son as deputy finance minister in the new government formed after his victory in August elections.
Mnangagwa presented the new Government this Monday, in an event, together with vice presidents Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi, although he indicated that other appointments would take place this Tuesday.
The new Government includes Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri as Defense Chief and Frederick Shava in Foreign Affairs, who retained their positions.
The Minister of the Interior will be Kazembe Kazembe, Judge Ziyambi Ziyambi and the Minister of Finance Mthuli Ncuve, who will have Mnangagwa’s son, David Kudakwashe, as his “number two”. Tongai Mnangagwa, Mnangagwa’s nephew, will also be deputy tourism minister.
In response, deputy Fadzayi Mahere, from the opposition Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC), stated in a message published on her social network X (formerly Twitter), that the new Government “is indefensible.”
“It is a toxic mix of illegitimacy, corruption, violence, nepotism, incompetence and sexual scandals,” he said.
“It is anything but the ethical leadership that Zimbabweans want and deserve. There is no doubt that the national atmosphere is that of a funeral,” he said, before calling for “new leadership.”
“It’s more of the same monotonous, boring, forgettable, incompetent carbon monoxide we’ve been putting up with for years,” he stressed.
Mnangagwa took office on September 4 for a second term, after once again defending his electoral victory and stressing that Zimbabweans “have shown that there is a mature society.”
“There are no losers, it is a victory for Zimbabweans against neo-colonialism. Counter-revolutionary forces will never prevail in a free Zimbabwe,” he said.
Despite the refusal of the coalition president, Nelson Chamisa, to recognize the president’s victory, the CCC announced that it will not appeal the results and stressed the need for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union ( UA) help resolve the crisis, stating that it had exhausted internal means to address the situation.
Mnangagwa, who came to power after the 2017 coup against Robert Mugabe – who had led the country since 1980 – was re-elected for a new mandate with 52% of the votes, compared to Chamisa, who came in second place with 44% of the vote. the votes.
Source: TSF
