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THE MDC-T continues to search for their real or imagined amidst the chaos in that party, which has reduced it to a laughing lot. The drama continues unabated with the recent revelation in Mutare where the beleaguered Mr Morgan Tsvangirai assumed secretarial duties to the chagrin of his critics within the party.
To some of us political commentators, it only injected amusement and to some extent pity, for Morgan has once more demonstrated to anyone who cares to listen that he has a penchant for monopoly in areas he is not constitutionally mandated, at least as defined by the original Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) constitution.
That unbridled ambition to dominate, even where you are least expected, is a key trait of dictatorship, giving credence to the long suspected dictatorial tendencies of Mr Tsvangirai.
It is a puzzle to all level-headed minds, what on earth Mr Tsvangirai was thinking by sinking so low as to interfere with cell politics. Surely, there is no smoke without fire. Once the painful groans of the ordinary card-carrying members of the MDC-T reaches a crescendo, one of these days, Mr Tsvangirai will be coerced to run for dear life if the outrageous comments regarding his despicable and demeaning demeanour as expressed by the ordinary members of the party are anything to be taken seriously.
Is it a dearth in political maturity or probably it is the misplaced influence of his foreign handlers who have now taken the lead in blindfolding this poor fellow?
Some have suggested that probably the domineering influence of the youthful Mr Nelson Chamisa in that fractured party is now scaring the irritable Mr Tsvangirai to the point of him losing his senses hence his ill-timed manoeuvre to recklessly interfere in village politics.
The charming Mr Chamisa is said to outwit his president in almost all facets ranging from the academic arena up to social arrangements. Imagine the youthful Mr Chamisa already has at least two degrees from the University of Zimbabwe, while Mr Tsvangirai’s highest academic accolade is a mere trade union certificate during his trade union days.
Mr Chamisa has this far not been mentioned in acrimonious relationships whilst his boss, Mr Tsvangirai is a well-known philanderer whose famous bed-hopping antics deserve a Guinness award.
Mr Tsvangirai’s unprotected sexual encounters which led to the birth of his Bulawayo son, Ethen, caught the world and even his sympathisers by surprise.
Some have now concluded that such an unenviable record has ignited fear in Mr Tsvangirai to the extent that he now views Mr Chamisa as a potential rival.
Of course, those close to Mr Chamisa do not hide his long-term ambition to dislodge Mr Tsvangirai from the helm of the party. Even if the baby-faced Mr Chamisa holds such ambitions, which are healthy in a democratic country such as Zimbabwe, it is embarrassing for Mr Tsvangirai to then lose his mental grip and willy- nilly grapple with village politics.
The Mutare incident comes on the heels of the Bulawayo fiasco, once more involving the embattled Mr Tsvangirai who tampered with structures of that party as he sought to ensure his preferred candidates assume the reins of power.
Mr Tsvangirai does not have good memories of Bulawayo given that two of his former allies, Professor Welshman Ncube and Mr Gordon Moyo, left his severely maligned party in a huff citing his dictatorial tendencies as the main reason for their departure.
The MDC-T leader single-handedly initiated that party’s first split in 2005 when he rejected the majority of his members’ decision to participate in Senatorial elections. Instead he convened a Press conference where he falsely indicated that the majority had opted out of the elections and yet it was him only who constituted that majority. What a shame for a man who all along has claimed to be a democrat!
It is simple; democracy entails the adherence to the majority’s dictates. There is an anomalous projection that democratic practices are a preserve of the West and anathema to Africans.
Since time immemorial, Africans through the reigning kingdoms have always pursued and implemented democratic practices as espoused by the majority. It is only irresponsible characters like Mr Tsvangirai who then bring Africans’ commitment to democratic practices to test after flagrantly abusing their positions of privilege.
It is now clear that Mr Tsvangirai has been solely responsible for the calamitous position that confronts his party. Added to his lack of political acumen, Mr Tsvangirai’s endless flirtation with even teenage girls brings a severe dent to his party which is politically incurable, worsening his political standing and that of his party.
There are also the numerous confirmations by foreign elements especially the British House of Commons representatives who have on numerous occasions publicly acknowledged that Mr Tsvangirai is their proxy in Zimbabwe.
A summation of these interesting revelations will result in supersonic confusion which currently grips the MDC-T but which will seize it in the future, with the possibility of oblivion of that party estimated at above 90 percent.
Muchadura Dube is a Nyanga- based farmer and political analyst.
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