Political analyst and academic Ibbo Mandaza has been disappointed by Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Priscilla Chigumba ever since she took on the role. Mandaza also said that Zec was not independent as it claims when it answers to the Minister of Justice, Ziyambi Ziyambi. In an interview with The Standard, Mandaza said,
It is difficult to dispel [claims] that the two (Zanu-PF and Zec) are bedfellows judging by the extent to which ZEC has remained a department of the Justice ministry. The ZEC chair, Justice Priscilla Chigumba, reports to the minister of Justice.
I would have expected that for a person who wants to satisfy public opinions, Justice Priscilla Chigumba would have gone all the distance to show that the commission is independent.
She has been a disappointment if you ask me; Justice Rita Makarau (the former ZEC chairperson) was a much better person.
I can vouch for her as a decent person, but she failed to do well because of the political circumstances pertaining to the electoral process available then and threw in the towel.
I thought Justice Chigumba could have read the signs of the times, understood the demands of the times and lived up to the challenges and expectations.
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just as a reminder, ZEC IS NOT AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY ON IS OWN. if you understand that then you will be able to make rational comments. sit down
lol saka ED chimudhara… i cant believe how everyone fears him like that kkkkkkkk
lol mandaza is the one who wrote Dr Amai’s thesis pa doctorate where the two made a unseen truth within societies. something NO ONE and absolutely NO ONE had discovered. im sure it is the discovery of the century… The two discovered that 100% OF THE ORPHANS IN AFRICA HAD NO PARENTS HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
let zec do its job. there is no need for analysis here. behave yourself and hold back. unless you also want zanu pf to start looking into zec issues as well
is it not wise to have the international observers look into these matters from a neutral stand point? because some baseless analysis we are now getting is totally pathetic
hatidi magwara mu election nhaika… hahahahahaha
confusion in opposition i see are you afraid of zec or your opponents
whats wrong with zec i dont know but its obvious that it is being blamed yet it is doing its mandate.
why independent yet it is for the people i mean what is the line of argument here
tikati gare gare toyeuchidzana kuti 30 july ed mu office
hAAAA isu taneta nazvo izvi hee zec kudii vanhu maakutya maimboti munozvikwanisa wani .
mandaza you are always confused last time you said makarau was full of bias today chigumba is wrong why cant you just be the zec boss so that we will see your wonders
hhhhhaaaa imi motinyaudza kani noise
chigumba is better than mandaza so to speak kkkk a complainer will die a complainer without anything at hand
hanzi team remabhomba riya rakabatwa guys
what do you know about independent you ibbo wasting time fighting instead of fighting your real enemies
ballot paper ravepo chatsva varume
Takatarisa hedu tiri kumaterraces team hombe dzichirovapasi
ibbo stop it!!!!!!!!asi urikutsvaga basa kuna chamisa……bva tsvaga mushe kwete kutinyaudza haapinde uyo.