Staff Writer
Exiled presidential aspirant Saviour Kasukuwere has fired a broadside against President Mnangagwa saying the incumbent cannot win in fair and open political process.
In a letter explaining why he chose to stand as an independent presidential candidate, the former Zanu PF national commissar, said President Mnangagwa’s presidency was marked by corruption, selective policies and above all failure.
“In his 2018 campaign, Cde Mnangagwa promised to deliver health care for all, electricity, he promised the youth jobs, he promised educational reforms; he promised modern railway system; he promised to mechanise, modernise and grow the economy; he promised to conduct social and security reforms that predicate our international reengagement needs. On all counts, he has failed on his own promises,” Kasukuwere said.
Turning to corruption Kasukuwere said the Gold Mafia had exposed President Mnangagwa’s associates that are involved in illicit businesses.
“Among the issues raised to justify Cde Mnangagwa’s attack on President Mugabe was that the latter was surrounded by criminals. Ironically, the ‘Gold Mafia’ expose, the arrest of public figures at the airport over gold smuggling, the lavish lifestyles of his family, some of whom have never worked a day in their lives, shows that persons very close to Cde Mnangagwa engage in various illicit businesses.
“The allegations that his family and associates have preferential access to foreign currency at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe have never been challenged or disproved. It is known that from Sandawana to Makaha his family has taken over gold mining, including having shares in government companies. The government is silent on diamond exports which are unaccounted for,” Kasukuwere said.
Regarding President Mnangagwa’s presidency, Kasukuwere said they differed with the previous administration on internal succession.
“It is unacceptable that the so-called new dispensation has exiled myself and many other comrades over one key disagreement about how the internal succession process ought to have been handled,” he said.
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