PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has appointed three non-constituency members into the Upper House (The Senate) and eight Provincial Governors and these were sworn in this morning according to a statement issued by the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda.
Vice President Joseph Msika, former Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Patrick Chinamasa and former Speaker of Parliament, John Nkomo were appointed as non-constituency senators.
The Resident Ministers (and Provincial Governors) appointed are Former Bindura mayor Advocate Martin Dinha (Mashonaland Central) replacing Ephraim Masawi as Resident Minister, former education minister Aeneas Chigwedere (Mashonaland East) replacing Ray Kaukonde as Resident Minister.
Christopher Mushohwe, the former Minister of Transport and Communications, is now the Resident Minister and Governor for ManicalandProvince, succeeding Tinaye Chigudu and the new Resident Minister and Governor for MashonalandWestProvince is Faber Chidarikire, who replaces Nelson Samkange, the MP-elect for Zvimba West.
President Mugabe still has to make appointments for the Midlands and Masvingo provinces.
The MDC has criticized President Mugabe for making the appointments during the all-party talks saying they will threaten the progress and spirit of negotiations.
MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa said the appointments were in violation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the three main parties stating that such appointments should not be made before the talks are concluded.
“Clearly they have chosen the path of arrogance, unilateralism that's a serious blow to confidence building in the talks,” said MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa.
Chamisa also criticized the arrest of the two MDC-T members as they entered the parliamentary building, but confirmed that all MDC members elected to parliament were expected to attend "except those few MPs who are still in hiding."
The swearing in and appointment of Senators was criticized by the MDC-T party although they have attended the ceremony.
Secretary General of the MDC-T party, Tendai Biti on Monday last week warned against convening of parliament saying President Mugabe will be breaching the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Zanu PF and the two MDC formations setting down rules for the tripartite talks.
Section 9 of the MoU stipulates that the parties to the unity talks should not convene parliament or form a new government “save by consensus.” It says: “The Parties shall not, during the subsistence of the Dialogue, take any decisions or measures that have a bearing on the agenda of the Dialogue save by consensus. Such decisions or measures include, but are not limited to the convening of Parliament or the formation of a new government.”
Said Biti: “We hope that no one would do anything to breach the Memorandum of Understanding on the talks.”
Summarised list of appointments so far:
Non-constituency senators
Vice President Joseph Msika,
Former Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Patrick Chinamasa
Please help my brothers and sisters in Zimbabwe, the jewel of Africa. I want desperately to visit the continent of my ancestors where I can learn about Great Zimbabwe and visit Victoria Falls. I pray that the leaders of ZANU-PF, MDC and MDC-T will put their ego's aside and work for a better future for ordinary Zimbabweans. I pray for peace and prosperity for Zimbabwe and I pray that the new black farmers of Zimbabwe will be able to show the world that the black man can run a modern society and secure food security. Thanks. Black American from New Orleans.
elgoudo • n/a Subject: zanu voted for mdc - t speaker Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:56:36 • mdc-t 100 votes minus 2 arrested= 98 votes
mdc-m 10 seats = 10 votes
98 10 = 108votes
scenario 1
assuming jonathan moyo voted mdc then 1 zanu voted mdc- t .assuming that jonathan moyo voted zanu then 2 zanu voted mdc- t
scenario 2
seven( as reported that they threw their weight with mdc-t) mdc-m voted mdc-t then 4 zanu voted
mdc-t!!! add the jonathan moyo factor as listed above then 5 zanu voted mdc-t!!!
all sorts of combinations are possible but one thing is certain at least 1 zanu voted mdc-t
For Tisu Vatongi • N/A Subject: Mathematics Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:33:15 • Obviously Mathematics has never been an easy subject, there are hundreds of possibilities and probabilities here. Clearly some Zanu PF MPs voted for Moyo. Not all Mutambara MPs are against him. It appears you dont want to accept reality; even some Zanu PF MPs are against the apparent decision to exclude MDC from government.
Tisu Vatongi • tisu@hotmail.com Subject: MDC - Zvituta Zvevanhu Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:18:16 • What I find unbelievable is that while all Zanu-PF MP's voted for Paul Temba Nyati of Mutambara's MDC....non of the MDC Mutambara MP's actually voted for their own candidate.
It is obvious to me that Mutambara's leadership does not have their support of the 10 elected MPs as all 10 voted for MDC T's Lovemore Moyo and not their own Paul Themba Nyathi!
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