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GPA principals stalling implementation process
Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights)
May 07, 2010

Negotiators and facilitators of talks on outstanding issues of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) are not happy with the continued stalling by the three principals in implementing the agreement.

This week the negotiators revealed that President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara are delaying the implementation process on matters that the negotiators have already settled.

The negotiators expected the principles to be working tirelessly to implement the latest issues, since the last round of talks held between last year November and April this year. Negotiators include Patrick Chinamasa and Nicholas Goche for ZANU PF, Tendai Biti and Elton Mangoma for the MDC-T, Welshman Ncube and Pricilla Misihairambwe - Mushonga for the MDC-M.

One negotiator pointed out that they had already written as document on the implementation matrix and that it is now left to the principals to enforce it. If implemented as agreed, there would effectively be few issues left to be dealt with. The document states that the principals and the facilitators must now deal with unresolved issues which include the swearing in of Roy Bennett, appointment of provincial governors, and the Attorney-General Johannes Tomana and Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono.

Other issues include a discussion on unressolved sanctions by the principals and on issues related to the framework of government and public media. Some, which the principals are not dealing with although they were refered to them by negotiators, include outstanding agenda items and matters, which now await implementation.

South African President Jacob Zuma's facilitatiors are also not happy with the pace with which principals are moving. Meanwhile Tsvangirai on Monday confirmed that even though the principals received the final talks report weeks ago, they have not yet met to discuss issues referred to them by the negotiators or to work out implementation of resolved issues.

ZimRights calls for the three principals to set aside their differences and resolve these issues instead of wasting time, holding the people of Zimbabwe at ransom. The leaders must put the needs of the people ahead of their own and acknowledge that they are where they are to fulfill obligations to the people, not to themselves.

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