“The President wants to come across as a person who does not appoint people because of their ethnic background, trying to to put aside the argument which says a Ndebele person cannot rise to the position of Chief Justice, even to be Head Of State for that matter.”- Mabhena.
Staff Reporter| Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa was vehemently against the appointment of a Ndebele Chief Justice.
Recorded events leading to yesterday show Mnangagwa rushed to push cabinet into an amendment of the constitution so as block Justice Luke Malaba from rising to the top job soon after Malaba had won at the interviews in December. Had it not been for the G40 faction members and the First Lady, grace Mugabe, Mnangagwa would have had his way, documented cabinet discussion minutes show.
Mnangagwa is also currently under fire for denying his role in the 80s Gukurahundi massacre which last year saw him pull away after government media reports exposed him.
Soon after interviews which saw Malaba winning with 91% followed by Rita Makarau who garnered 90% in December, there were fierce clashes which erupted in cabinet after Mnangagwa briefed cabinet on the proposed Bill to amend Section 180 of the new constitution to remove the public selection process to allow the president to arbitrarily appoint the Chief Justice.
Mnangagwa’s memorandum wanted that the Chief Justice, deputy chief justice and judge president of the High Court be appointed by the president and avoid the judicial process which involved the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), sources cited by the Standard and other papers in December said.
Zimbabwe Communist Group General Secretary, Mr Nqabutho Mabhena told ZimEye Mnangagwa and Mugabe will now use the recent development as a cover up. Mabhena said “the President wants to come across as a person who does not appoint people because of their ethnic background, trying to to put aside the argument which says a Ndebele person cannot rise to the position of Chief Justice, even to be Head Of State for that matter.
“Mugabe is going to use the appointment of Luke Malaba to a case in point to say people are appointed on merit.
Meanwhile, he also added saying it (Malaba’s appointment) could also be a major “loss from both the office in the ruling party other than Mugabe who want to use the office of the Chief Justice as a political tool and also to say he is in control because Mnangagwa and others wanted to have a Chief Justice who is going to bend to their demands as they seek to take over from Mugabe when the time comes.”
Meanwhile last year Mnangagwa, claimed he had nothing to do with the Gukurahundi massacre of the early 80s which saw over 20,000 Zimbabweans mainly Ndebele speaking killed. He even threatened to sue former MDC legislator David Coltart who made the revelations saying he was defaming him. But after documented government media reports were pulled out, the VP set his case aside.
I was referring to the People of the South more specifically, not the generic Shona.
Get it into your thick skull Trump, that the Gukurahundi was the one that was white sponsored ,so who needs some growing up here ????
You are like most moslems and Germans who deny that the holocaust happened. Ita mushe . They killed and whether ypu like it or not justice will happen either in this life or after we all die
I don’t think M’nangagwa didn’t want a Ndebele Chief Justice, but he wanted someone who would throw out any electoral challenges after the next rigged elections. M’nangagwa is preparing for elections, that’s all.
You might be right. The problem is that Mnangwagwa is already a tribalistically tainted character. So people, particularly in Mthwakazi will never trust his decisions, even if they might be influenced by other legitimate considerations that have nothing to do with tribe!
Yes,i agree …In short you are trying to say , Shonas and Ndebeles are one.
Very very true.But Remember,hatred breeds more hatred,the more Mnagangwa killed Ndebeles the more he had to keep killing inorder to cover up..His killing
My point exactly. I refuse to see everything in terms of tribe, race or ethnicity. Hence my point that Mnangagwa simply did not want to have Malaba as CJ because he does not think Malaba will do his bidding when he takes over. In fact, possibly, Mnangagwa himself wanted to nominate whoever he wants, and not have someone appointed on the basis of a transparent process
We don’t read, like or understand the Gukurahundi language. Please spare us the shit!!
Having ” your people” should not mean tribe or race; it should simply mean those who share your vision and are your supporters. President Zuma has ” his people” in strategic places and most of them are not even Zulu; some are Venda e.g. Faith Muthambi. Barack Obama had his “own people” too. A number of them were white, not blackl!!
The truth hurts!!
This piece of shit Zimeye makes me sick sometimes – you write Very Short Stories full of Lies. Mnangagwa this; Mnangagwa that; heee Gukurahundi ; heeee Ndebele grow up you White Sponsored Regime Change Newspaper!!!!!!! Be Normal
This is not about tribe or ethnicity. Rather its about political maneuvering and gamesmanship. Every politician aiming for higher office wants to have his people in strategic positions as a preparation for the night of the long swords which is coming
I have never understood what kind of a Karanga this Mnangagwa is.
Karangas and Mthwakazi have more or less been one people historically; where does Mnangagwa’s tribalism come from?
We have a traditional song that says Kwakubusa uMambo no Mzilikazi; kudala kwakunganje; umhlaba sewaphenduku….etc.
Most Shonas who settled in Matebeleland in the 1950s, 60s, 70s; Bulawayo in particular were Karanga. This is why the majority Shonas who speak Ndebele are from Masvingo (Victoria Province), and the Midlands.
Most Matebeleland have Karanga relatives. But this Mnangagwa’s tribal hatred of the Ndebele buffles me. You have to be careful with this tribalism in Zim; one day you will kill your mother. I hear Minister Mzembi has a Ndebele mother too!!
Nyaya yegukura hundi yabvepi, imi vanyori nyorai nyaya senyaya kwete kusanganisa you confuse people
STOP HIM ON THE RAILS!