"THE voice of the people is the voice of God.” That was the biggest statement given by President Emmerson Mnangagwa at his inauguration in November 2017 in Harare after the military coup had toppled the late Robert Mugabe.
Most people supported Mnangagwa, including myself.
People were just tired of Mugabe and wanted a change and the country to move forward despite their political affiliations.
All progressive people marched for a big change and wanted Mugabe to go.
All Mnangagwa was supposed to do was to call for talks with all political parties, including churches and all stakeholders and have a dialogue on how to move the country forward.
People were ready to share and marinate their ideas for the good of the country.
Most Zimbabweans across the country thought Mnangagwa was going to perform better than his predecessor, Mugabe.
The coup had everyone excited, good or bad; it was a miraculous transition.
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Transition is the key plan. Everybody was so excited that Mugabe was leaving the highest office.
Mnangagwa was in a good transition at the time, and he could have done much better.
Today, we see the wheels of the economy starting to fall off under Mnangagwa.
Today, Mnangagwa is failing to confront corruption and constitutionalism.
His government is harbouring criminals who are allegedly circling around him.
He has dismally failed to restore faith and confidence in the Judiciary, where we have witnessed the law being applied selectively.
Zimbabwe, under Mnangagwa, has failed to seize its rightful place on the global stage.
Of late, we have also seen Mnangagwa stifling and choking the democratic space.
The opposition is seen as an enemy of the State and cannot breathe under his government.
The incessant erosion of trust in democratic institutions is a cause for concern across the country and by so doing, we are creating a vacuum that will be hard to fill in the near future.
Mnangagwa, as the second executive President of the country, failed to reinvigorate faith in democracy.
He failed to unite the masses and to uphold the principles of inclusivity, transparency and accountability.
This calls for electoral reforms that will ensure a free and fair election.
Had he continued with his mission to keep holding Zimbabweans to ransom until 2030, I was going to urge every Zimbabwean to reject the move.
