Tsvangirai appoints chief political strategist

I sincerely hope the good doctor will authenticate his credentials by being very open with his boss and tell him how bad Tsvangirai’s poor judgment has contributed to the weakening of the opposition. No bootlicking will make a great strategist a great strategist if Dr. Shumba is that. People have lost faith in Tsvangirai. Honestly he is better off as one of the many members of the opposition party, than the all powerful and only leader of that opposition. That is where the strategist should start from. Tsvangirai needs to take the back stage role for now and perhaps he may be able to recover few years from now. He should not be obsessed with the so called rebels to losee focus as to why there is and should be opposition to Mugabe’s regime.

This is playing while the house burns down over your head

Too little far too late, I wish the good Doctor well but he will have to be a very strong character to make any change in Morgans ability to put his foot in it and achieve defeat from the jaws of victory! I regret to say that it appears the MDC and Morgan are rapidly becoming irrelevant on the Zimbabwe political stage.

Still think the main issue here is the proprietary nature these political leaders take the organisations. Once an organisation like MDC has grown to its extent it goes beyond the individual and collective policy formulation and drive needs the whole team . It is not uncommon for the founding members to be removed and be replaced by more energetic and more current and astute leaders in the ranks . This is one of the checks and balances in term limits to allow renewal. I am not so sure how this new Tsvangirai appointee is going to benefit the organisation? Is he going to have enough balls to call a spade a spade and tell Tsvangirai to move over take a patron role as a father figure and introduce new leadership less tainted and less vulnerable to Zanu machinations. Can he rid MDC members from hero worshipping and bootlicking to allow people to more objective. I am not so sure what my good friend Dr Alex Magaisa’s role was but I think his appointment was along same lines. What led to his withdrawal (tabloid rumours about clashes for female favour aside).
My fundamental question is is Tsvangirai amenable to reason or he has assimilated his nemesis Mugabe’ Messianic approach

Tats, I sincerely hope and think you do not believe what you wrote. Yours is a very limiting and too gracious a view of Tsvangirai that borders on sycophancy. This is not meant to be an insult at all but an invitation to you to seriously look at Tsvangirai and be objective about him. Outside his personal indiscretions he has purged MDC of any opposition to his decisions and challenges, from Welshman to Mangoma. Potential leaders and better leaders not tainted by what you call “ZANU PF links” are many within his own party. Unfortunately, he has convinced himself that he is the only one who can lead the opposition effectively notwithstanding the evidence otherwise. The ground swell of opposition is apparent, but poorly led and as long as Tsvangirai remains at the helm without an introspection of his poor leadership qualities an opposition led Zimbabwe will remain a pipe dream. Acknowledged Mugabe understood the threat that Tsvangirai posed to his presidency and he effectively dealt with it, albeit by hook and by crook, but on his part Tvangirai fails to effectively deal with his opponent, because he so poor at handling opportunities that are presented to him and take advantage of. Never mind what he failed to exploit all the previous years. Currently we have economic problems that are going to severely ruin us all and the corruption that has been brought to the surface but the lack of action on the part of this leader, Tsvangirai, other than old and tired oratories is disarming. This is the time for him to galvanize the support you say he still has. But he can’t because people are disillusioned by him.

pati, I hear you. But when people stop looking at Tsvangirai as MDC, that day I will stop supporting him and his cause. The problem is people like you view MT as a football coach for a club somewhere in Manchester, where if the team fails to make it past division one, he gets fired. The politics of Zimbabwe is complex and MT alone could not possibly have delivered the much needed victory. MT has not denied leadership renewal. There are set rules and Dr Shumba must make this very clear to people like you sir. Let us hear clear tangible ideas on how those claiming to know better politics will move forward and bring results against the Chihuris and the Chiwengwas of Zanu PF. For me, Biti or Mangoma are not the option. They are tainted goods seeking to support their families by hood or crook. I am not blind.