By Ndaba Nhuku |  When it comes to politics and development, we ZIMBABWEANS are generally a naive people!

ZANU Imported From Overseas HUNDREDS Of Brand New Jeeps But Could Not Fly Out 47 Poor Bombed Members For Medical Treatment. – WHAT HAPPENED?

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) June 29, 2018

At its peak period under Tsvangirai, MDCT had so much money the guys thought it was mana from heaven. Everyone wanted to donate to it. Global political political and financial institutions players had a revolving door with the party leadership. Zim diaspora communities of all races never hesitated to give money to the party. Literally the party was swimming in money which went to party regalia and cars and still unaccounted for properties. In 2013 l criticised the party for its recklessness with money. Word was going out about reckless expenditure. I questioned why not spend the money starting income generating projects for the Youth? Why not change members’ lives than spend the money recklessly with leaders stealing it as well. I even gave an example of Hamas whose immense support matches what it does for its members on the ground. Well soon after the unexpectedly disastrous 2013 elections, MDCT was broke to the bone.

Come to 2018, Zanu is literally in the same position as was the MDCT. I know Zanu also looted our resources via its leaders. But today Zanu is swimming in millions if not billions. And its members remain the same poor it has been confining ti to the dungeons of poverty. It’s youth is jobless and sleeps on gnawing tummies, yet there is the party spending millions on cars and regalia. This is the party not speaking about what it has achieved since 1980. Instead it’s trying to do as if all of its leaders who have been in govt and party top 20 leadership were sleeping and waiting to be leaders in 2018. Zanu should be running some of the most profitable industries and income generating projects for its members, yet they remain the poorest in the entire region. Zanu owned big companies run down by the Lacoste. Even though, it has nothing to boast about as a successful party able to successfully the economy of the nation.
But in all this, who is holding our politicians accountable? Who is asking these leaders why spend so much dressing people on t-shirts and cars and other useless electioneering regalia when the youth are unemployed and starving.

We can not have rich parties they only boasts of buying expensive campaign and electioneering material when it’s members are poor, have no hospital equipment, have no food, have no clothes to wear to go for a job interview! Madness. We are a naive people. Let’s turn all these organisations into accountable institutions that care for their members. They should not continue with western parties’ models whose govts are rich take care of their citizens basic needs. Our parties spend millions in the midst of poverty! Govt is broke and yet the masses are impressed by t-shirts and cars!