The Zimbabwe Parliament is sitting today to debate constitutinal amendment number 19 to prepare way for the formation of the inclusive government between Zanu pf and the two MDC formations.
If the bill is passed today as is expected, them Morgan Tsvangirai is expected to be sworn in as Prime minister together Arthur Mutambara as one of the deputy Prime ministers of the 11th of Feb 09. The rest of the ministers and deputies are to be sworn in on the 13th of Feb 09. This is per the directive of the SADC.
Most Zimbabweans, including myself, are very hopeful that this will mark the beggining of recovery to our nation. Let us continue to pray and believe for the best.
Professor Jonathan Moyo, the only independent MP in the 210-member House of Assembly, said Zanu PF and the two MDC factions could erode public confidence in the unity government if they veered off the SADC timetable.
“Confidence in this process is the most important currency right now,” Moyo said. “If you erode it, you are creating problems… the dual currency of this whole thing is confidence: public confidence, regional confidence and international confidence. If you dent that confidence or erode that confidence, you end up adding kerosene to a fire that was dying out.”
Moyo said failure to stick to the SADC timeline would “promote cynicism”. Zanu PF and the two MDC factions needed each other, he said.
“Here are people in a very deep hole; they must stop digging and get out. This deal is a rope for the three parties to use to get out of that hole.” (NewZimbabwe.com)
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