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Mugabe resorts to parallel government
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)
December 16, 2009

The announcement by Zanu PF's Robert Mugabe that Zanu PF had sourced more than US$10 million from donors, which it would use to purchase agricultural inputs for distribution to various parts of the country, is a clear indication that Zanu PF continues to run an illegal parallel government.

Mugabe's disclosure at the just ended Zanu PF congress gives further weight that Zanu PF is working against the success of the inclusive government by its attempts to create parallel structures, which is clearly against the Global Political Agreement (GPA).

Despite the Zanu PF propaganda that the Prime Minister's office is running a parallel government, Zanu PF continues to confirm every week that it has a parallel agenda outside the government framework. Only last week another senior Zanu PF official, Saviour Kasukuwere admitted before a parliamentary portfolio committee that Zanu PF had wrongly recruited over 13 000 Zanu PF youths into government structures.

Mugabe cannot use a party platform to announce a serious matter such as food inputs without compromising the manner in which those inputs will be distributed. His announcement is a clear signal that Zanu PF would like to use the distribution of agricultural inputs this rainy season in a partisan manner that will leave out those who are perceived to be MDC members.

What is good for the geese is good for the gander. Zanu PF has failed to reveal its anonymous donors but it is on the forefront of frustrating the free operations of the donor community in Zimbabwe and accusing the MDC of being "donors-funded."

The MDC remains concerned that Zanu PF as a partner in the inclusive government, continues to disregard and break the regulations that guide and chart the operations of the government in favour of party and not national interests.

The MDC is a party of excellence. We believe in delivering real change to all the people regardless of their political affiliation. We believe in providing Zimbabweans with hope, dignity, freedom, security and prosperity.

Together to the end, marching to a new Zimbabwe.

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