BEING OFFERED MAFUFU?

By Cde Che Chiremba

There is a decades old joke about a certain wise man being asked what one would get if a loaf of bread was divided into two. “Halves”, he said. Into four? With a smile he said quarters. When the figure got to 8 pieces, with a massive laugh he bellowed, anenge ava mafufu ka! Imvuthu, or breadcrumbs is what comes to mind when one thinks of MDC A, MDC B, MDC C, MDC D, MDC E, etc. Some have since come up with more creative names but it's all mafufu by different names.

Some suspect that a certain young MP within one of the MDCs is still seething from missing out on an influential post within the party. Is it possible that yet another MDC is waiting in the wings? It has also been reported that the former Secretary General of the Ncube led MDC (That must be MDC Ncube, formerly known as MDC Mutambara) has left the party along with about 70 other members. Curiously, Moses Mzila Ndlovu and Lutho Tapela who was Deputy Minister of Education during the coalition government were among the group who announced their departure in a room over 100 people. When most people leave political parties they do it individually. When a group make a joint announcement one can't be blamed for thinking that another announcement is imminent. Are they forming another MDC or joining a different one? Maybe they are coming to ZANU PF! Who can blame them?

The people of Bulawayo seem to have lost all faith in the Ncube led MDC. It can't be easy supporting a party which couldn't get any of their MPs re-elected at the last elections. To further worsen matters, the party’s only prominent voice in parliament is Senator Misihairambwi-Mushonga. We like to give credit where it’s due, Senator Mushonga stunts and controversial statements have made her voice louder. This should pacify those that believed her appointment as a Proportional Representation senator ahead of local candidates was favouritism by Welshman Ncube.

The 2013 intake of ZANU PF have proven themselves worthy of the people’s vote. We have ZANU PF MPs doing the job of the opposition by asking hard questions from ministers and demanding accountability. When politicians put aside party affiliation and continue to demand progress you know who’s in it for the people. Within ZANU PF we need to continue monitoring the work of our own MPs within the August House and at Constituency level.

With such little input from the various MDCs in parliament, some within their strongholds start wondering if they asked for bread and are getting breadcrumbs 

Cde Che is a member of Zanu PF-UK Media Team