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ZCTU
disappointed by the announcement of a supposedly new cabinet by
the President, Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe
Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)
February 11, 2004
The ZCTU views
this as a reconfirmation of recycled brains. It seems the President
does not look over the horizon when he chooses people for office
as confirmed by his picking of his tried and tired loyalists who
will only manage to bend to the whims of the President.
The appointment
of additional Ministers and the creation of Ministries without portfolios
also shows that the President is afraid of bringing in new blood
which will revive the economy and one wonders how these ‘old brains’
who keep bouncing back to the cabinet will develop new ideas to
turn around the economy.
The appointment
of Elliot Manyika to Minister without Portfolio is very suspicious
as it is an indication that the Minister will now be responsible
for election campaigns especially in view of the imminent 2005 Parliamentary
elections. This is only an election gimmick. It is also counter
productive to have Deputy
Ministers and
Governors for Harare and Bulawayo when we are also arguing that
Executive Mayors have no major role to play.
It is a cause
for concern when the cabinet is appointed on loyalty instead of
merit at a time when the country needs to have clear and level headed
Ministers and not those who are only obsessed with consolidation
of power and building their own empires.
If the President
had fighting corruption and support of agriculture as his main aim
in reshuffling the cabinet, then he should at least have appointed
credible people. Corruption is now endemic in ZANU PF while the
President pretends as if he is not aware.
This cabinet
reshuffle is just like putting on an old trousers inside out and
believing that people will think it is new.
Wellington Chibebe
Secretary
General
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