Despite your promise to name and shame land barons, they are still allocating residential stands in undesignated areas. Surrounding areas of Harare are teeming with citizenry who reside on unserviced land with no provision for water and sewer connections.
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, the diminishing returns of the contested recent harmonised elections have daunting implications on your presidency. It cannot be honourable for you to bask in the aftermath of your said electoral victory.
As I see it, the flawed electoral process left you at odds with the convention that democratic governments derive legitimacy to govern from the consent of the governed. It was small wonder that Zanu PF endeavoured to pour scorn on observer missions.
Duly, your statement that you were aware that some observer missions went beyond their call of duty was devoid of sincerity. With all due respect, it was tantamount to blaming a manufacturer for the crookedness of your boot, yet the boot took the shape of your foot.
With the observer missions concluding that the August 23 and 24 elections fell short of the credibility test, your membership to the august league of bona fide leaders is doomed. There is no credibility that can ever accrue from an election which was an overwhelming sham.
There was consensus among observer missions that the elections were not credible, free and fair.
Initially pencilled to be a one-day activity, voting had to be extended to two days owing to administrative blunders by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec).
There were yawning irregularities in the process. Consequently, the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) observer mission stated that the elections fell short of the requirements of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, the Electoral Act and the Sadc Principles and Guidelines Governing Elections (2021).
Your main challenger, Nelson Chamisa, leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change oftentimes raised the red flag over many violations of the electoral laws. Over 100 of his party rallies were disallowed, while his interactions with Zec were akin to a rivalry.
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