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Opinion – Mutambara a caricature of Mugabe

By Clement Moyo
for ZimEye.org

Published: March 29, 2009

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(Opinion)Mutambara has moved from being a voice of reason to echos of Mugabe’s wailing. The robotics professor seem to be sliding quicker than Tsvangirai in his admiration for Mugabe to the point that he has suddenly assumed the position of a George Charamba. His recent maiden parliamentary speech reveals a man struggling with getting over his student union days. It is time for the professor to understand the basics of life. You cant plead forgiveness and cry revenge with same mouth at the same time. As much as he appreciates that Zimbabwe’s problems are self  inflicted wounds, he should realise too that it does not do any good to the country when he attacks the West. The professor must accept the plain truth that  Zimbabwe is a beggar and as such has no power to put conditions to possible donors. A beggar has  two choices, either to stretch his arm and take what is offered or fold his arms and refuse. 

Mutambara has of late adopted a Mugabe turbulent, disillussioned attitude towards the West as noted from his maiden speech, “Please, remove any types of sanctions you have imposed because you are undermining Comrade Tsvangirai, you are undermining the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, you are undermining the efforts of Zimbabweans”

“ It’s not for America, it’s not for Britain to judge our wisdom or lack of it vis a vis the affairs of our country as long as we take charge of what we control.”

The robotics professor has become a talking caricature of Mugabe more than an animation of him. His goodwill and spirit lacks charisma the natural golden touch that characterises charismatic statesman like Nelson Mandela and nationalist like the late Joshua M Nkomo.

If Zimbabwe has wisdom and ability to take charge of its own affairs, then it (Zimbabwe) has to stop appealing for help from these western donors. What  the robotics professor has managed to display is the  plain fact that all African leaders think that the problems faced by Africa are European engineered other than the basic fact that the leaders are plain stupid, corrupt and unaccountable. The professor is starting to show symptoms that are endemic, hereditary, embedded and contagious among African leaders. l believe it would be better if the GNU created a marketing ministry  for the robotically and rocket  intelligent professor who draws so much from the term re-branding. (ZimEye, Zimbabwe)


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10 Comments on "Opinion – Mutambara a caricature of Mugabe"

  1. Farai Duramanzwi on Sat, 28th Mar 2009 2:37 am 

    Standard: Respect Mutambara

  2. Zonda on Sun, 29th Mar 2009 12:46 am 

    Mutambara is a product of Zanu PF, who sponsered him to go to USA?

  3. Bruce Derere on Sun, 29th Mar 2009 6:59 am 

    Why do u all accuse Arthur of these things? He’s just being himself

  4. jack shumba on Sun, 29th Mar 2009 1:10 pm 

    mutambara might be very good in the field of robotics, but the man is very poor in politics.

  5. asked on Sun, 29th Mar 2009 3:09 pm 

    I am Zimbabwe’s Messiah – Arthur Mutambara claims
    Bruce Derere on Mon, 2nd Mar 2009 7:50 pm
    Arthur has gone too far. He should learn to shut his big mouth
    Fresh divisions in Mutambara’s MDC
    Bruce Derere on Mon, 23rd Mar 2009 5:15 pm
    Arthur is Mugabe’s nephew. Like Uncle, like nephew
    “MDC lifts Chaibva suspension
    Bruce Derere on Wed, 11th Mar 2009 12:43 am
    At least Arthur is wiser than you and Morgan, Serpent. He advised Morgan a long time ago to do what he would later accept years afterwards. I know you don’t like him. BUT he remains brainy and brilliant. I bet yuo don;t ven have a diploma Serpent. Nyoka yepa Internet!

    Heyi Bruce where do you stand on Mutambara?

  6. Bruce Derere on Sun, 29th Mar 2009 4:00 pm 

    I, Bruce Derere of Murombedzi District, do hereby state that I support Arthur whenever he makes sense, but when his brains trip, I fall on him. Bruce Derere II, AD 2009

  7. Bruce Derere on Sun, 29th Mar 2009 4:06 pm 

    I predict: Very soon ZANU PF will be no more. MDC also will be no more, and another party will arise from the graveyard and lead Zimbabwe out of this crisis. It will be a fresh party with new ideas, but it will come from the graveyard!

  8. makwaz on Mon, 30th Mar 2009 8:17 am 

    The leaned ” professor” should learn to talk to people and not talk at people. An even greater achievement would be to keep quiet and remember that he is probably the luckiest politician in Zimbabwe right now. He got for free waht others toiled for. If he keeps talking he is going to put it beyond doubt that he is intelligent but not wise. Attempting to embarass or humiliate the west whilst simultaneously begging from them will surely not impress the west or zimbabweans either. It will just bring his crediblity down. Just enjoy the post while it lasts and try to remember that elections are not a long way away. Zimbabweans may be slower than the learned “professor ” but they are not completely daft.

  9. *****ken soup and tamona buns on Mon, 30th Mar 2009 9:09 am 

    oh enough of this pompous nerd already!!!!

  10. chriss mazondo on Wed, 1st Apr 2009 12:24 pm 

    what an ugly creature this mutambara of theirs is! just look at face, rats should be rushing for cover if he evades their privacy – a rat-eater by the way

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