via ‘MDC-T scared of Zanu-PF’ | The Herald. March 17, 2015 by Lungile Tshuma
ZANU-PF has said MDC-T’s refusal to take part in the forthcoming by-elections despite being given a voters’ roll which they have long been crying for by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), was because the party was scared of performing dismally.
In a statement, the revolutionary party’s spokesperson Cde Simon Khaya Moyo said the Western-sponsored MDC-T usually chickened out whenever the “political kitchen gets hot”.
After President Mugabe announced that there would be two by-elections on March 27, in Mount Darwin West and Chirumanzu-Zibagwe constituencies, the MDC-T indicated that it would boycott these by-elections as they had not been given a voters’ roll.
“The MDC-T has finally come out in its true colours of deceit regarding the voters’ roll. First, we were told the MDC-T will not participate in any by-election without being supplied with the voter’s roll by ZEC,” said Cde Moyo. “ZEC has now supplied them with the voters’ roll for the two coming by-elections in Mt Darwin West and Chirumanzu-Zibagwe. They confirmed public receipt of the voters’ roll. Now, scared of dismally losing the forthcoming by-elections, the MDC-T leopard is now without shame trying to change its spots. They now scream that the release did not mean the party will participate in the by-elections. What exactly did they want ZEC to do?
“By-elections are on and certainly for a party like the MDC-T with no message to the people and their juice being dry, it’s pointless to take part in the exercise.”
Cde Auxillia Mnangagwa is representing Zanu-PF in Chirumanzu-Zibagwe constituency after the seat fell vacant following the elevation of Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa to the post of Vice-President and Cde Barnwell Seremwe will be representing the party in Mount Darwin West constituency in a belated by-election, which should have been held when Dr Joice Mujuru was appointed Vice-President soon after the 2013 elections.
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Be quiet Lungile. You are screaming like a little girl.
It is just better this way and saves alot of money and beatings if the elections are not contested and you people can just “elect” any old body you want in the by-elections. You know…. the way it has been done for decades.
Ko masoja plus sabhuku nevanhu vake strategy mati hate izvi here .
“MDC-T scared of Zanu-PF”?? We are all scared of ZANU PF – you murder and maim, the young and the old; heavens even its own followers are scared of ZANU PF…You have become an abomination.
Couldn’t have put it better, Rwendo.
Who’s going to trust this voter’s roll anyway after ZANU has doctored it? A ZANU that doesn’t give anything away but takes and destroys?
WHO ISNT SCARED OF BOKO HARAM! THEY ARE BH!
Why would Zanu Pf be worried about MDC being afraid of them. In fact they should be rejoicing that they are going to take the seats without a fight, But the truth of the matter it hat Zanu Pf are worried that an election were MDC is not participating is nothing to celebrate at but rather aother dumb squib which wont earn them any legitimacy.