Deadlock over Cabinet posts,CIO & amnesty delays deal
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August 10, 2008 | By Philip Mangena | © zimbabwemetro.com ⋅
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Failure to agree on how to divvy up cabinet posts delayed the signing of a deal between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai, a person close to the negotiations said Sunday evening.
On Sunday, the two sides continued to bicker over cabinet posts. ZANU-PF is adamant that the MDC should take over the ministries of finance and trade and the opposition is declining the offer. MDC also wants to take local government,foreign affairs but ZANU PF insists on holding on to those.
The MDC also wants the Central Intelligence Organisation to be reformed before they take office in an all-inclusive government arguing that its structure and operations as they are now will seriously impede the smooth day to day business of the government
Rainbow Towers, where talks were being held, was busy with security agents all over and the negotiators were locked behind doors until 10 pm. Only MDC secretary-general Tendai Biti,MDC-Harare East., emerged from the hotel briefly and told the waiting press,”You can go and pray, today is Sunday,” he said.
The MDC has already conceded on that the security ministries, Defence and State Security are left to ZANU PF after insistence by the Joint Operation Commands but they will be deputized by the MDC. However the MDC will take over home affairs and justice.
JOC members also wanted assurances that the MDC will not take away farms that were distributed by the government in the chaotic land reforms and the MDC had to release a statement affirming that it will not reverse the land grab.
An “MDC government would ask the international community and multilateral lenders to help compensate farmers whose farms were confiscated by Mugabe’s government since 2000″, the MDC said in an e-mailed statement on Friday.
Also stalling is the MDC`s rejecting ZANU PF `s bid to offer blanket amnesty to perpetrators of the violence that ravaged the country during the disputed Presidential run-off. ZANU PF wants the amnesty to cover those who committed murder but the MDC is adamant that the amnesty should cover all other cases excluding murder.
In a related development Metro has established from sources in the Mutambara led MDC faction which controls the crucial 10 seats in Parliament that the party’s secretary general Welshman Ncube will likely take up a single cabinet post offered to them in the government not the leader of the formation Arthur Mutambara.
The faction will have two posts in the inclusive government one in the cabinet and another deputising another key ministry and Bulilima MP Moses Mzila Ndlovu has already been earmarked for it.
There was a flurry of activity at the Rainbow towers where the MOU was signed two weeks ago as Mbeki met Tsvangirai and Mugabe separately.
Meetings were earlier held at state house and at the South African embassy with the expanded mediation team and the principals met Mbeki in the afternoon until this evening.
There are unconfirmed reports that invitations have already been sent out to diplomats and other guests who should attend the ceremony when the power-sharing deal is signed.
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that ugly face-full of hate and anger-pure evil!!!!
Interesting how Zanu’s priorities are always the ‘chefs’ and never the Zimbabwean people. First priority - don’t take the farms they stole!! What about land reform for the Zimbabwean people? Not just those who have been the cause for Zimbabwe’s downfall. And why should the international community pay for these farms that will not even benefit the general population - after all according to Zanu-pf - the West is the worst evil. Why not ask the Chinese and Russia governments for compensation - they seem to think Zanu is wonderful - well let them bail them out! These evil murderous thieves should not be allowed to benefit from the destruction they are solely responsible for - why are we negotiating with them?
This is the only way forward, thanks for finally realising, what citizens must do now is to support this lifeline and unite in forgiveness and oneness, we will rise and flourish again.
I disagree totally, it’s an absolute traversity of justice that the victims of ZANU’s retribution don’t have anybody fighting for them. Trying to sweep this under the carpet it only going to delay problems that will no doubt surface later on. Those guilty of these henious crimes must be made to pay and then, only then can we move ahead as a nation.
Iwe son of Bob, tell me of anyone who has been hurt by Morgan. Then tell me of how many are in graves, marked and unmarked and some whose bones are scattered everyowhere who saw the face of true eveil as they fell, the face of the Malawian Bob you father. The bony faced devil incarnate Bob. He wants his gang of killers pardoned and forgiven for pure unmitigated murder.
Home affairs was given to Nkomo before and he was later blamed for lawlessness. MDC will not be able to contol the police and come election time the army and the so called war verts will terrorize the electorate with the police saying our hands are tied. The minister of defence has no power over the chiwengas and this will be MDC’s down fall as they will not cry foul after signing this deal. Ko muri kudii ku bvunza vamwe.
Son of Bob does someone have to be handsome to lead a country, you just dont cease to amaze. I dont really understand some of these few Zanu people. You just dont want change, Why then dont you tell us what you want done.You still claim you did not fail what else do you think you can do better.Obviuosly there is no turning back as far as MDC is concerned.We need change for the better. You hold on to power but the country is sinking, All you do is blame MDC why dont you come up with good ideas and shame MDC then, if you think you are capable.Wake up my brother, there is no turning back. You will sign whether you like it or not.You are just a toothless bucking dog.Continue bucking you wont make any difference, the sooner wise people ignore you the better.Please peace loving Zimbabwean dont even bother answering what these Zanu people post on this site.Just keep to your positive comments and dont stoop to their level.
Thanks
Son of bob, MT is fighting for Zimbabweans not for himself. Its Mugabe who is fighting fo his life thats why they are crying for amynesty. No amynesty of murdurers and rapists. Raping sombody in light of HV/AIDS is like giving them a death sentence. Ngavaonge tione
Now today is a very important day for the true zimbabwean people-not those whose minds have been corrupted by wiping white old ladies arssoles..today is a day of total liberation-the day to remember the gallant warriors who voluntarily gave their services to free us from the shackles of the racist evil rhodesians. we are a free people today because they gave sacrificed their lives to free us-so we could share in the resources of our country-have a share of the land which had been stolen without compensation and given to 5000 white wankers.meanwhile millions of blacks were landless-living in compounds-makomboni. if you guys think life is hard now its because mugabe gave you a good start and your expectations have risen.during rhodesia you were a second rate person in your own country-yes we have some problems today but these are nothing compared to those days.the only difference was food was available because of sanctions busting deals…sanctions did not really exist like the current regime change agenda sanctions.
So nhasi you must pay your utmost respects to these gallant soildiers-warriors of zimbabwe.Lets remember those who perished as well as celebrate the lives of those still alive today who were traumatised by the war.pamberi nezimbabwe.pasi ne mdc. party yema**** a gordon brown-na bush.party full of cowards who stayed away from the war to work for the white man in the mines.cowards who failed to face up to the challenges faced by blacks under white rule. was it fear of the white man? now you find it ok to challenge a black gvt.satan yemunhu-viva the unknown soildiers who perished without trace-viva my two brothers who perished in order to free us from these evil white monsters.how dare they come to our country and take our land? how dare they come to our country and make us second class citizens?
thanks brothers and sisters for your sacrifices-without you we would still be in racists hands in our own backyard-we salute you for your gallant efforts.we will never go through that experience again in zimbabwe-never ever!!! thank you cmde r.g. mugabe and the ex combatants still alive today for your sacrifices that you made-continue with the empowerment agenda because that is the reason we went to war-to reclaim our country and our resources-it was never going to be easy but we have to complete the program so that all those gallant warriors can sleep well in their secret graves knowing that their lives were not lost for nothing.
pamberi nezanu pf -pamberi na r.g. mugabe.
happy heroes day to all true zimbabweans-happy heroes day to all those who took part in the struggle-happy heroes day to all those who made a contribution to our independece-thank you to all those who lost their lives-thank you war vets for your acts of bravery. it is up to you the war vets to make sure the fruits of our liberation war are realised…you know the real reasons we went to war -god bless you.god bless zimbabwe. lets not forget wana hunzvi magamba edu…wana nyagumbo…tongogara-joshua nkomo-takawira-ana cde chinx chingaira -sithole-robert mugabe…nhongo-munangagwa and many more .
thank you for your gallant efforts…..
from son of bob.
son of bob.You should not talk about yourself like that.We all know that you are evil judging from your words.As for you calling yourself ugly,only your mother can answer to that.
slogans do not put food on the table, or fix political situations.Its a way of burying your head in the sand and pretending there are no problems. wake up. This could be a caseof so near yet so far which will result in the suffering of a wider section of the Zimbabwean population when everything grinds to a halt. if no deal is reached, we will surely grind to a halt.
Morgan must simply be IMPOSSIBLE then something will come out these talks ;;;;remember king Jende wants legitimacy!!!!!!!!!
its ZCTU then MDC; so its a breadwinner’s point fo view. We run companies, universities etc and why not the government. we have plenty of war vets, detainees etc in MDC besides a multitude of soldiers, police & the dreaded CIO you name it.ZANU is smelling pples’s bloody, hunger, fear & why if we are not at war. The point is they want to protect their ill-gotten wealthy, farms, properties, tractors from china you name it. Now there will be balances & checks here & there. in the previous unity accord only Mudhala wethu, dumiso, john knomo, sikan dhlovu etc but they were less than 10 in gov & could not make any meaningful contributions “swalloed”; with MDC its chinja in Parl & cabinet & if we share non constituent senators they will be in big **** besides the envisaged new constituition to guarantee the make up of govs to come.
Its a great beginning of the struggle in the right direction. Of course good things don’t avail themselves unlike bad ones. How can i provide for my family with a daily limit of zd$500 a day not enough for transport only when boot loads of cash find their way the black market direct from the RBZ, when they get caught; instructions from ZANU PF chefs leave them free of wrong doing.
Vanoti ZAnu Zanu, pasi ne MDC; kunze kwayedza wake up, there is no going back, we are now able to fight from within & rebuild & cherish our long gone country with honey & milk.