Said Pelandaba Mpopoma legislator Charles Moyo while reading the Fourth Order on adjourned debate on motion on the Report of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission regarding the 2018 Harmonised Elections Tuesday:

“I now move to post election phase that is on page 26.  It is clear here that the board initially announced the results for the top three presidential candidates as Emmerson D. Mnangagwa having 50.8%, Nelson Chamisa having 44.3% and a nonentity Thokozani Khupe receiving 0.9%.  

After the constitutional petition, there was a review of the percentages here whereby Emmerson Mnangagwa was then declared that he gunned 50.6% from 50.8%.  There was a decrease of Chamisa’s vote from 44.3% to 44.39%.  Therefore, ZEC acknowledged that the first set of presidential results was wrong.  How do we then trust either the 3^rd, 4^th or 5^th presidential results which were announced? 

They admitted that there were mathematical or statistical errors –  who knows that there were such errors?  They only know.  Therefore the issue of legitimacy cannot be washed away.  It is very clear because there was such a review.  

There is also an issue that in the court papers that is on page 26 where the ZEC Chairperson conceded that some polling stations may have been counted twice.  How many were counted more than twice, ten, twenty or fifty times?  Therefore we cannot wash away the issue of legitimacy.  This report clearly points out that there is legitimacy crisis in Zimbabwe.  As a country, we must come up with a solution because we are being guided by what is written in the report. 

I can go on and on.  The military was heavily involved.  You can see recommendations on page 33 – 8.3.1 where it says ZDF should refrain from use of live ammunition on civilians during demonstrations and even after elections.  It is clearly written in the report.  It is very clear that the issue of legitimacy is questionable and as a country we must solve this.  I thank you.”