By Robert Tapfumaneyi
THE six chief election agents representing losing candidates at the just ended MDC-T extraordinary congress (EOC) are supporting the decision of former acting president Thokozani Khupe to cancel the chaotic voting process held Sunday at the Harare International Conference Centre.
Midway through the voting process to choose late MDC founder leader, Morgan Tsvangirai successor, Khupe, who was far behind Douglas Mwonzora in terms of votes, attempted to cancel the election citing voting irregularities.
She went on to suspend Mwonzora as MDC-T secretary-general accusing him of looting millions of dollars from party coffers.
However, the attempt to cancel the voting process turned violent as by MDC-T youths chased away Khupe and another presidential aspirant Morgen Komichi.
The interim Secretary of the opposition MDC-T, Douglas Mwonzora has been suspended from the party by the interim party president, Thokozani Khupe, following the chaos that rocked the party’s extraordinary congress held at the Harare International Conference Centre this Sunday.
Morgen Komichi and Khupe left the HIIC in paraffin speed as they were being attacked by individuals allegedly aligned to Mwonzora. Senator Mwonzora says he cannot be dismissed from the party by a fellow candidate.
The congress was meant to elect the party’s substantive heir to the late founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Watch the video below for more.
So, Dr. Khupe, you can willy-nilly appoint people who are supposed to be elected by Congress, yet Tsvangirai could not?
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Reading from a local daily publication, my attention was drawn to a passage which read:
“Mwonzora’s team protested over Khupe’s gap-filling which brought in her backers, treasurer-general Chief Ndlovu and spokesperson Khaliphani Phugeni. Khupe referred to a part of the constitution that empowers her as party leader to appoint members to key posts to avoid avoid”
Section 6.4.4.1 of The 2014 Constitution of the MDC reads
“The National Standing Committee shall compose of the following office bearers elected by Congress: (a) The President; (b) The Deputy Presidents; (c) The National Chairperson; (d) The Deputy National Chairperson; (e) The Secretary-General; (f) The Treasurer General; (g) National Organising Secretary; (h) Secretary for Information and Publicity; (i) Chairperson of the Youth Assembly; (j) Chairperson of the Women’s Assemb
Looks like you ignored advice out of greedy
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Dear Dr. Khupe, Dr. Komichi and Senator Mwonzora,I have seen notices from the MDC-T 2014 Matebelenand South and Harare Provincial leadership teams instructing people from their respective provinces not to attend the Extra-Ordinary Congress which was due to be held on 19 December 2020 because the due process as provided for in the MDC Constitution was not followed in conducting provincial elections for the Presidency. These provinces are dead right, and I also read an admission of guilty circulated by Dr Komichi in which he wrote: “After exhaustive deliberations of the National Standing Committee the Extra-Ordinary Congress that should take place tomorrow, Saturday 19 December 2020 has been moved further to a date to be advised soon”. That was a brilliant statement, Dr Komichi, except that I am not sure which Standing Committee you were referring to, whether the MDC-T 2014 Standing Committee or the unconstitutional Standin
Douglas Mwonzora
HARARE – MDC-T acting president Thokozani Khupe has refuted allegations made by one Leonard Chisvo that secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora stole $300 000 Zimbabwe dollars from party coffers.
In a letter addressed to The Officer In Charge, ZRP Highlands, Khupe said no money was ever stolen from the party, let alone by Mwonzora. She wrote:
“It has come to our attention from press reports that one Leonard Chisvo approached your good offices and filed criminal charges against Senator Douglas Togaraseyi Mwonzora.
“From these reports, it appears that Mr Chisvo alleges that Senator Mwonzora stole ZWL$300 000 from the MDCT.
“The said Mr Chiavo is not known to us as he is not our official nor does he sit in any party organ. He therefore does not have any power to represent us.