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MDC Alliance Walk out-Who is the Winner ? By Hosia Mviringi. 19 September 2018 On 18 September 2018 as is the norm the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Cde ED Mnangagwa presided over the official opening of the inaugural Parlimentary Session of the second Republic.The first such without the imposing figure of the former leader Robert Mugabe. What a momentous occassion it was. But it was not without drama. As expected and as has become the norm for the MDC opposition lawmakers, in their usual childish manner, trooped out of the house as the President was delivering His opening remarks.This is the occassion when the Agenda for the whole Parliamentary session is spelt out.Call me a lawmaker if I miss such an event ? What a crude joke ! The oppositon Lawmakers did not miss a chance to pluck a leaf from Tsvangirai's playbook who had become known as Mr Boycott. On 30 July Zimbabwean voted for the government of their choice which was however contested by the MDC at ConCourt....

MDC Alliance-At the Cusp of Self Destruction.

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MDC Alliance-At the cusp of Self Destruction. By Hosia Mviringi 20 September 2018. Today people of Zimbabwe in general and MDC Alliance supporters in particular woke up to a shocking headline in the Press screaming " Victoria Falls Mayor forced to step down". Honestly this kind of a headline got me curious as it invoked in me and possibly in many others the old memories of the days when Ignatious Chombo was Minister of Local Government.During those days I can assure you that this was not an unusual headline.Its the era when most local authorities were subjected to Commissions and such other vices for alleged mosmanagement and insurbodination. Today it was not Chombo in action.Neither was it any government induced action on an elected public official. Yes indeed it was an internal counter-democratic move by the 'Party of Exellence' , MDC Alliance.Yes it was indeed the Youthful President of the outfit who was exercising his 'democratic' mandate to choose le...