Harare – More donors have ditched the MDC-T party in the last 24 months due to former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s soiled reputation, it has emerged.
These revelations come as Tsvangirai faced with increasing calls for his resignation, was planning a private party mini-congress to be held at his house. The mini-congress where Tsvangirai is planning to assemble provincial leaders to get them to endorse his presidency, will take place on the 15th February at his government bought Highlands residence. The congress likely on Saturday, will however take place at a time when the majority of standing committee members are complaining that with Tsvangirai at the helm, there will never be donor support ever.
One key western donor and MDC-T backer in 2012 said he would never support the party ever again. He said of the MDC-T party, “You have proved yourselves to be no better than Zanu. My support was total and an ambassador for you in the white British community but after what I witnessed Saturday I cannot support a party who even cheats at it’s own elections,” the businessman, Alan Fish said of Tsvangirai’s trusted emissaries Theresa Makone and Lovemore Moyo.
As Fish since that date been mobilising other funders to disregard Tsvangirai, it emerged more western donors have folded their hands to date.
According to a letter written by standing committee member Elton Mangoma, there is likely no way Tsvangirai will ever be trusted again. Mangoma expressed concern over the alleged misuse of party funds and questioned how he planned to clear his name if donors asked him to explain himself out. “How will we put closure to the question of misuse of funds, and ensure that our friends regain confidence that donations will be channelled to the people’s project going forward?” Mangoma queried.
“How will you answer the questions that we failed to care enough for our people and that we used our time in government for personal aggrandisement, personal wealth accumulation as symbolised by the current impasse on (Tsvangirai’s) Highlands residence?”
In separate interviews with senior MDC-T members conducted by the daily paper Newsday — a provincial chairman and executive member — it emerged that those opposed to Tsvangirai were gaining ground in convincing the grassroots that the party required leadership renewal.
“The fallout between Tsvangirai, Mangoma and Bennett is all about abuse of funds by the president. Why is he not speaking out on where he got the $300 000 he used to silence Lorcadia (ex-wife Karimatsenga-Tembo) and why is he gagging people from discussing pertinent party issues?” the sources asked.
“Donors are no longer giving money to the party because there is no accountability. Bennett had to deploy one of his workers to Harvest House to do the finances and was working under the organising secretary’s department to curb the leakages of party finances. Worse still, the donors are not giving money to the party before there is a way to account for it.”
A national executive member reportedly added: “My province is clear on what we now need. We need a leader with a clear vision, a new face with fresh ideas because honestly. Tsvangirai has nothing new to offer. People no longer have confidence in him.”
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bez opposing tsvangirayi,guyz chokwadi chokwadi mazim tingabatabata tsvangirayi asina mhosva.ko kana makangwara sungayi mbavhaka tivonekuti makangwara than kungotaura pasina chiyamuro kurayi mupfungwa kovasinakuenda ku school vozotikudii.
MDC-T is learning the hard way that when you’re a party of puppets & sell-outs this is what happens!!…FOREIGN donors dictate the pace for you!! Without donor funding Chematama is well & truly doomed!!
For those willing to face the truth, with or without Tsvangison MDC-T is doomed!!…on one hand he is said to be the face/brand of opposition politics, and therefore irreplaceable; on the other hand if he stays, with all his legendary flip-flopping & bungling, you will be handing an easy victory to ZPF come 2018!! THINGS FALL APART!!
To hell wt those stupid donors
Tsvangirai waitidako kuHarvest House.
Its so funny, you waste energy on speculation.ZBC, AIRZIM, ZINWA,AGRIBANK PSMAS ,NRZ ,GMB are all perfoming like vambires to the citizens.This is pure madness.Did this reporter go to school?Or there is serious brain damage to the editor.Focus on the delivery of election promises and sticky issues.You said ZANU PF has a landslide victory, now tell us the recovery pace, or further damage.Zimbabwe will never see half of its past glory with these thieves in power, and these poor journalists, who never got recognised internationally.They write to please some sections.We as MDC will not worry and buy to your wishes of Biti and whoever.You can choose our leader for us in the media, but remember we the party members have the final say.
I feel sorry for poor Greyhole aka Shangalai ass licker
I ve tried reminding these overzealous bootlikers that we created Morgan and gave him to the grassroot….he became an MDC symbol….our BRAND!!now that he has soiled himself and proven beyond doubt what a simpleton he is….it is time the same money built another BRAND…as fo his frnds who are stil barkin in his corner after mistaking him for the bank not e ATM that he is…well,e bank closed shop and relocated…hoping it wont b a case of too little too late…y lose sleep over those anyway…MDC is an assembly of rag tag mercenaries….with e TARGETED sanctions biting, surely you will see them tripping each other over for the BITI train….money drives politcs.we do e talent spotting and e marketing…grassroot does e voting.bye bye Morgan.
I ve tried reminding these overzealous bootlikers that we created Morgan and gave him to the grassroot….he became an MDC symbol….our BRAND!!now that he has soiled himself and proven beyond doubt what a simpleton he is….it is time the same money built another BRAND…ofcourse we ve got some daft marshalls who unsurprisingly ve outgrown their comfort zones to the point of mistaking Tsvangirai for the bank not e ATM that he is…well,e bank closed shop and relocated…hoping it wont b a case of too little too late…y lose sleep over those anyway…MDC is an assembly of rag tag mercenaries….with e TARGETED sanctions biting, surely you will see them tripping each other over for the BITI train….money drives politcs.we do e talent spotting and e marketing…grassroot does e voting.bye bye Morgan.
Yakora muto. Inga munozviti makadzidza imi ma Zimba. Ndozvinoitwa nevanhu vakadzidza here? Nyoraiwo ma points akanaka, akajeka. Todzidza, imi vakadzidza mofarawo kuti mawana vekudzidzisa. Toenderera mberi nekupundutsa Zimbabwe.
Tvsangirayi’s time is up.Its time he passes on the batton stick to someone else,otherwise MDC-T is doomed.The issue of personality cults must stop.In Zanu-PF
it is Mugabe is Zanu-PF and no Mugabe Zanu-PF is dead.It should not be like that at MDC-T since they claim its the people’s project but not for an individual.
Kwakurambira pachigaro mogeni ingamakamboti ndini wedhemokirasi wani woda matemu mangani kkkkkkkkk mbavha yemunhu
To hell with political hirilings. Donors donors how does one donate for me without attaching strings forcing me to dance to his tune? Hamba khatshana asifuni ukudla uthuvi lapha. Yikho mina ngingavoteli iparty yokuzuza amadonations sibe sifakelwa inzece lempumputhe kuthiwa ngamaMPS. If a person just insults other politicians including the President then he is the right one. Put the fool in parliament there is nothing that he/she says or does because he/she understands nothing. When his constituency says we want someone else he refuses and stands as an independent. Thats they are called puppets. Donations donors rubbish!
Iko kuraramira madozi chii ichocho. Yes to hell with politica
Please comrades do waste time choose another person to prove that you are enforcers of democracy.
Tsvangirai ari nani anodya yemaWestern countries pane vamwe kudya mari dzevanhu via salarygate. I hate it!
endai kumapurisa munoti takabirwa $300.000 natsvangirai kwete kuti akuudzei kwaakawana mari.imi muri kutaura kwamuri kuwana yenyu.who is the treasure akabvutirwa here natsvangirai.
Those so called donors must go hang. We dont need them. Let staff reporter, benet, mangoma and so called provincial chairperson form their own party and get donors as they are part of the zanu pf project. We will see who is with the people. No one in zanu pf can win against Tsvangirai come 2018. Biti naChamisa fambai naTsvangirai nekuti nguva yenyu yekutonga iri kuuyawo. Pamberi nemusangano wevanhu!
“One key western donor and support of the MDC-T party in 2012 he would never support the party ever again.”
What is this gibberish, Zimeye? Are we then supposed to take anything serious from this lame article?
These donors are expecting too much from Chematama.Akatoguma, hamusati madyirwa mari yenyu.
Tsvangison ihomwe yakabooka