Harare(ZimEye)-The MDC-T party has officially announced new changes to their external structures as it emerged that there will no longer be provincial authorities as before and these have been renamed and their authority clipped to that of mere coordinating committees under the sole control of the new organising secretary Nelson Chamisa, as it was also confirmed that national chairman Lovemore Moyo has been relieved of his duties.
Our reporter Jack Jiri carried an exclusive interview with Douglas Mwonzora who however denied UK reports that Lovemore Moyo had been demoted.
The development has been welcomed as it became official that the 33 year old Chamisa will now be Boss over the party’s external structures in foreign countries, after numerous reports of corruption, vote rigging, money laundering and scandalous appointments in the past 4 years under former boss Lovemore Moyo’s leadership.
Below is the full report:
The MorganTsvangirai led MDC party has given its National Organising Secretary Nelson Chamisa the task of dealing with their external assemblies dismissing rumours circulating in the United Kingdom that the party has dissolved its international structure.
“The UK structures were not dissolved, what happened was that there was (a) renaming of the structures. Instead of a province in the UK you now have a co-ordinating committee and the branches remaining intact. We also restructured the reporting system of all external structures, instead of them to report to the National Chairman as they used to do before they are now reporting to the National Organising Secretary. Nelson Chamisa the party’s National Organising Secretary will advise this when he is through with his external structures reporting system blue print in a few weeks time.
“Firstly there was no power that was stripped off any top leader. Previous provinces which are now coordinating committees may be run by the same people. The restructuring process was done in order to strengthen them. What must come clear and need to be understood is that these external structures are not permanent and they cannot be there forever and we hope that one day Zimbabwe is going to be free and we will not be having those external structures,” MDC-T national spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora told ZimEye in an exclusive interview.
Mwonzora said it was not true that National Chairman Lovemore Moyo was stripped of his powers but was given other responsibilities which go with his senior position.
“Regarding National Chairman Lovemore Moyo, its true that he is no longer dealing with external structures. The Standing committee felt that he was now a very senior member of the party, third in the top hierarchy and cannot be drawn into squabbles that were characterising these external structures. He now has other responsibilities of being the highest disciplinary board member in the standing committee,” he said.
In the United Kingdom some members welcomed the development while those in previous influential positions withdrew from interviews. Many former provincial leaders avoided calls while some expressed their disappointment over the changes. Speaking to ZimEye however one Regis Manyanya, Nottingham Zimbabwe community leader said the changes were necessary:
“MDC UK and Ireland needed a thorough cleaning and streamlining. It is a requirement as there was too much bureaucracy…In UK vulnerable people have been used and dumped; Accountability starts with a staff that is manageable, not the current system that is open to abuse,’ he said commenting that there existed gross duplication of duties.
Why did Samanyanga not nominate Tendai Biti?
Former UK-Midlands North Chairman Munetsi Jangwa also expressed disappointment on why the UK province did not nominate Finance minister Tendai Biti for re-election as Secretary General at the recent national congress:
“We were very disappointed with the nominations that they made; I think the major was on the nominations for the secretary general. Getting rid of Tendai Biti is a suicidal issue. We all know that he is the best performing minister, and so it does not make sense at all. Those nominations do not represent what the membership want. As an external structure it has damaged us greatly.”
Meanwhile Samanyanga dismissed the comments as Jangwa’s personal opinion and not that of the party as a whole.
However Regis Manyanya on the other hand blasted the default chairman Samanyanga who assumed office after a controversial election under Lovemore Moyo:
“(Tonderai) Samanyanya used excessive funds and travelled to Harare through the blessings of the district chairmen who did not consult the branch chairs”, he said.
Nelson Chamisa used to be the MDC-T party’s spokesperson. Born born February 28, 1978, Chamisa is the youngest technocrat in the MDC top heirarchy(ZimEye, Zimbabwe)
21 Replies to “Chamisa now Boss of MDC-T foreign structures”
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From reading the comments and debates above about the mdc in DIASPORA,these only reflect one and only one issue that these mdc followers have lost the plot.They do not realise that their party has been hijacked….!they bicker among themselves and made to believe that it is quite normal and comfortable to share the same bed with zanu pf.Think!…Ha ha ha.
Headless chickens
The divisive debates are on. Women are being potrayed as pawns in the game once again. The people who has been organising the party must go on. Leaders come and go. If you were leaders, it is time now to be fopllowers.Samanyanga, Jeff Sango and Owen Muganda do not be dissuaded by those whose intention are to weaken you through division. Sit down with feloow brothers and sisters, continue to plot for a better Zimbabwe.
Leave us to sort ourselves then,only a moron or an idiot will want to leave Biti out of Zimbabwean politics,Samanyanga, Jeff Sango and Owen Muganda then qualify to be idiots or scavengers who should never be allowed to have any breathing space on this planet.
MDC ndeyenyu, zvamunenge masangana nazvo ikoko ndezvenyu isu tinongoseka as we begin to enjoy the fruits of our hard work, seeing this party of excellency getting to its knees. ki ki ki ki ki ki ki ki Tsvangirai wamama
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Its true their colours are out Samanyanga,Jeff Sango,Owen Muganda,Makusha Mugabe didnt like the Secretary General they wanted someone not Biti at the Congress,a complete Mdcis the one that was voted into officein Bulawayo not the one that Samanyanga and his thugs wanted also Lovemore Moyo’s speech before the election day was un called for not only was it divisive but lacked integrity and sense from a man in his position.We welcome the Co ordinating committes and we are happy their powers which they had self given themselves have been clipped and moreso their useless districts are gone,gone into thin air.
They tried a coup on the Secretary General’s office they failed,they cant explain it to us that even Mugabe has said Biti is the best man for the finance ministry,why then did they misuse our funds to travel to Zimbabwe,important meetings they cannot make up a quorum,they end up barking with their prostitutes clapping hands,daily they are calling party members reasons they want to destabilise districts and branches vanhu chenjerai.
I was in Bristol maiwe maiwe he he de treasurer Chamboko is disaster he brought no reports nothing he says provincial account is penniless,he even didnt have time to stay,this party needs people who are committed Chamboko,wakati unozvigona hero basa.
This is the best development ever as corruption was looming uk. The new treasurer is in the process of trying to find way of abusing party funds. We don’t need the district no province they just waste money channelled for Zimbabwe ,
Thats correct Chando for someone’s photo to be published you must have paid or gone through the rogue website in Birmingham,women in particular are paying the price,ask those who are district women’s chairs they either went through the Birmingham Bedrooms first,its now the norm even with the branches,for you to be accompanied to court you have to pay some money this practise is rampant in Birmingham,can the editor please get in touch with me for an interview we need to spill the bins.
Iwe Edward does this surprise you we have always said party iyi nde ye fambi ne mbava dziri kutsvaga mari.
Lovemore Moyo presided an election that was flawed and heavily littered with irreguralities,dont tell us he has been demoted we know he has,he has embarrased the Mdc party particuraly in England,the British are even ashamed of such an act,we welcome cde Chamisa with both hands,co -ordinating committees are the best,districts are already gone,the co -ordinating committes must be led by honest and transparent people not the likes of Samanyanga.
I was promised an Mdc letter ages ago my case has as a result beeen refused and iam being made to travel to each and every meeting where chanting of the party’s slogan has become the norm.I bought my Mdc membership card in February 2011 and till now iam still yet to be given my card all what i have is a receipt,the Home Office has flatly refused my claim,i can smell a rat corruption,corruption,corruption.
After all these nonsense you will come home and steal my nokia 95,you will not rule,you are so corrupt and above all you want to return land to the British.
Everyone is wondering on why all these fundraisings are now being held in Bristol,so far how much has been raised from these Bristols fundraisings and has these funds been sent to Harare,if so tho who?It sinks to note that Mdc preaches the opposite,women are simply being abused,some of them have been in exchange of having a photograph of herself posted on some of the websites that we are going to expose,some of these websites are being operated in bedrooms in Birmingham.
Zim Eye Zim Eye Well done we need more info be 4 it’s too let.Samanyanga vazviona. those are corrupt people look you are always going 4 meeting in Bristol WHY WHY Zim eye do some investigatory pliz
It is very surprising that they are only realising it now.i hope districts are going az well Well done guys.
It feels good to be a member of a progressive party that accomodates everyone irrespective of their societal differences. well done Morgan!
i development yipi yaunotaura zvako iwe gakanje.nxaaaaa
Good development. Let’s have more young people rise to powerful positions in the MDC. This is what distinguishes us from bloody ZANU idddeots. All the best to Comrade Chamisa