I, Clement Sibanda(above), Health Consultant, Author and Entrepreneur, have in the past couple of weeks declared my candidacy for President in my beloved Zimbabwe in the 2023 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. I understand that as a new kid on the block, I need to prove myself before people can even trust me to lead the country in reviving our economy and setting our nation on an upward trajectory to restore our country to its former glory and beyond. 

In this article, I want to give a highlight of the cabinet that will serve in my administration. But before I do that, let me stress the point that I believe the government, the cabinet to be exact, needs to be small, very small. I believe a 12 Member Cabinet can  do the job very effectively. There are some government departments that aren’t necessary, that do not need ministerial departments overseeing them. Let me highlight a few such departments: 

One is the Department of Information and Communication Services. To make things worse, there are  two such departments in Mnangagwa’s Cabinet, one is the Department of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services. The other is the Department of Information Communication, technology and courier services. I don’t see the need for such departments. This isn’t to say information and communication and technology aren’t important services, but people and businesses have their own ways of communications. 

The government can also use the same means of communication and of acquiring information as do businesses, for example, the President’s Office can have a Communications Officer who handles the administrative parts of communications, and each department can have their own Communications Officers.

It will be way cheaper to pay individual Information and Communication Officers, than to finance two entire Information and Communications Departments with hundreds of workers. I could highlight several other useless Ministerial Departments, but I thought these two serve as good examples. 

In my Cabinet, I will have 12 Ministers who will also oversee 14 Government’s Departments. So far, I have managed to come up with 5 very competent and amazing individuals who will head 5 of the 14 Departments during my Presidency. Here below are these 7 individuals and the Departments they will head: 

Treasury Minister(Finance)– Dr Nkosana Moyo: He has served as Vice President and CEO of the African Development Bank. He is undoubtedly the best man for the job. 

Commerce Minister: Strive Masiyiwa: He is a Billionaire and Philanthropist based in London. He knows business, economics, international trade and entrepreneurship. He is the best person to revive the economy.

Foreign Minister: Nelson Chamisa- I don’t believe Chamisa will do very well as President, but I think he is admired by the international world, which makes him the best person to represent Zimbabwe in Foreign Affairs. 

Education Minister( Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Education): Arthur Mutambara-The Robotics and Mechatronics Professor will be a great fit in education. He can restore our education sector to its former glory. 

Justice Minister: Welshman Ncube- As a practising attorney, he is qualified for the job. His conservative makes him an excellent person for restructuring our court and arbitration system. 

Allow me to leave it here for now, I will fill you in on the rest of the cabinet posts as we progress with time. But, as I conclude, let me let you on who you can expect as a Vice President. That will be non other Bulawayo Senator and long time public servant, David Coltart(above)