Farai Dziva| The president of the United Democratic Alliance, Daniel
Shumba has urged the government to impose minimum academic qualifications for Presidential and Parliamentary candidates.

“Prescription of qualifications for
MP’s and Presidential candidates would prevent downscaling the role of Parliament. It’s important in
upping the quality of debates,
conduct, and broader appreciation
of issues of governance. But is it
not discriminatory and
unconstitutional?

The Zimbabwe electoral system
of First Past the Post contradicts
the tenets of this noble desire. The contest is about popularity with no semblance of the values or task at hand. The roles of the elected members are much more complex for not so equipped or experienced,” argued Shumba.