Tinashe Sambiri|The MDC Alliance has described the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s attempt to claim credit for the Kazungula Bridge project as laughable.

On Monday, Mr Mnangagwa literally imposed himself on the amazing project in a bid to gain political marks.

In his statement below, hard-hitting MDC Alliance Youth Assembly national spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma exposes Mr Mnangagwa’s desperate bid to seize the magnificent project:

Kazungula Commissioning: When An Invited Guest Poses As The Bridegroom

10-05-2021

Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ‘New Dispensation’ never ceases to amaze!

Today(Monday) is the official commissioning of Kazungula Bridge and a One Stop Border Post connecting Botswana and Zambia and in the mix is an invitee, Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Dramatic as it may appear but the reality is that Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime now claims to be part and parcel of this great project that was started 10 years ago by governments of Zambia and Botswana.

Of course Kazungula Bridge is a result of proper planning and serious execution from responsible governments that genuinely pursue issues of development.

Contrary to what we have seen inside Mnangagwa’s so-called ‘New Dispensation’ that allows cartels to smuggle millions worth of gold outside the country, the Government of Botswana established a Sovereign Wealth Fund to ensure that their minerals particularly diamond benefits its citizens through infrastructure like Kazungula Bridge.

From Southern Africa’s laughing stock in the 1980s and 90s, Zambia is prioritizing development as we have seen with various tangible projects in that country.

The master of commissioning footbridges and strips like one we saw few weeks back in Karanda must know that big projects like Kazungula are not born out of wishful thinking but proper planning and execution involving all stakeholders.

While Mnangagwa and cabal are busy trying to find new tricks to destroy the opposition, other regional leaders are making positive strides as we have witnessed in Kazungula.

You cannot fake or short circuit issues of development.

Mnangagwa must sober up, reflect and learn from other regional leaders instead of claiming cheap victories!

An invited guest at a wedding ceremony is not a bridegroom!

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Stephen Sarkozy Chuma
MDC Alliance Youth Assembly National Spokesperson