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DURING last week’s harmonised elections, democracy was at play in Zimbabwe as people cast their votes peacefully without any coercion or intimidation.
From the early hours of Wednesday morning, prospective voters queued up at the polling stations that were dotted across the country to cast their votes in favour of their preferred Presidential, Member of Parliament and local authority candidates.
The voting process was done peacefully and it had to spill into Thursday as several polling stations received some materials late.
By Thursday night, results for the House of Assembly poll were already trickling in, and it emerged that Zanu PF secured 21 of the 26 constituencies in Manicaland.
Countrywide, Zanu PF cruised to a big majority after picking up 136 seats in a 210-seat Parliament.
On the other hand, opposition CCC garnered 73 seats. One seat was not assigned due to the death of a candidate.
Last week on Saturday, Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner of the Presidential election after he garnered a massive 2 350 711 votes, which translates to 52.6 percent of the vote.
The aftermath of the elections has been very peaceful and the people of Zimbabwe need to be applauded for that.
In every election, there is a winner and some loser(s).
That is how democracy works and everyone needs to accept the choices made by the majority at the ballot.
The majority of the people who voted last week gave President Mnangagwa a second term in office and the mandate to lead this country for the next five years.
This is wonderful because President Mnangagwa bears the vision of turning this country into an upper middle income economy by the year 2030.
Therefore, the President’s work is clearly cut out.
His administration will simply be carrying on with the work that they have been doing for the last five years.
It is also great because Cde Mnangagwa is a listening President, hence his vigour in giving the grassroots the opportunity to decide on their priority projects through devolution.
No one and no place will be left behind in the next five years as President Mnangagwa has also emphasised on the need to avail resources for all and develop every corner of the country.
That said, infrastructure development, including roads construction and rehabilitation, will get into top gear as Zimbabwe works towards achieving Vision 2030.
While several hospitals, clinics and schools have been constructed across the country over the last five years, going forward more such facilities will be constructed for the benefit of the people of Zimbabwe.
When it comes to food security, this is already guaranteed following last season’s bumper harvest that was made possible by the good rains and Government’s sterling input, irrigation and mechanisation schemes.
Zimbabwe is going to continue on the path of food security, access to education and health facilities and economic growth under the able leadership of President Mnangagwa.
Indeed, the future is bright.
Online Reporter