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MDC dismisses parallel government reports
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)
September 18, 2009

The MDC dismisses mischievous press reports alleging that the Prime Ministers office has set up a parallel government with its staff earning salaries of at least $7 000 per month while the rest of the civil service is earning salaries of $140.

For the record, Hon Tsvangirai is the Head of Government and there is no way he can form a government which is parallel to the one he heads. It is inconceivable that the Prime Minister can create another government apart from the one he is in charge of. It is inconceivable that the Prime Minister's staff complement of 11 people out of an estimated 350 000 civil servants can be said to constitute not just a "government", but a parallel government for that matter. Out of the 11 employees, only three have had their contracts formalised by the Public Service Commission.

The real scandal is not the speculation and lies that the Prime Minister's staff is being paid salaries from the World Bank. The real scandal is the attempt by the Public Service Commission to undermine the Prime Minister's Office by failing to formalize the appointment of staff in the Office of the Head of Government.

This scandal is an attempt by Zanu-PF, through its sidekicks, to undermine and soil the image of the Prime Minister's office through falsehoods and fiction.

The only shadow government is being run by a known civil servant in the Ministry of Media, Information and Publicity who continues to peddle hate speech in the public media and to sow divisions by maligning ministers and officials of the inclusive government.

Instead of shadow hunting, we urge certain quarters of the government to start using important space in state media to provide answers to issues of the abuse of rule of law in an attempt to deliver real change to Zimbabweans.

The MDC is a party of excellence. We are concerned with improving the lives of the people of Zimbabwe who have invested their hope in this inclusive government. We want to restore the people's dignity, security, democracy and freedom, prosperity and hope.

Together to the end, marching to a new Zimbabwe.

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