These three politicians are, without a doubt, the most successful independent candidates in Zimbabwe’s electoral history.

In Zimbabwean political vocabulary it means a different thing. It is used as synonymous with the ‘third party’ is quite a different concept.

For democrats all over the world, this is a serious concern as it indicts the legitimacy of democracy as the best form of government.

The past few weeks were an exciting period headlined by Zanu PF primary elections and CCC’s novel candidate selection process.

An apt question warranting inquiry is where this shift is coming from, what inspires it and what is the content of this evolution or revolution in our political parties?

Consent must be forged on the anvil of consensus.

The quest to aggregate the province as a unit trivialises some strong local sentiments

It is this liberalism that makes the urban voter complex and difficult to please or to gain and sustain their loyalty.

Another explanation could be that Kasukuwere is just seeking relevance within the political arena, having been on the periphery for more than five years.

But that is a peripheral circus for me this week. Not my monkeys, not my circus!

Political decision-making is rarely driven by factual knowledge and certainly not based on individual interests and objectivity.

Public institutions are still conducting themselves in a partisan manner.

Enough of me dabbling in subject which I’m not an expect of. Let me go back to my comfort zone.