London(ZimEye)The director of the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, McDonald Lewanika, has blasted Zimbabwean politicians labeling them mere talking politicians who do very little listening.
Speaking after the just ended London Mayoral Accountability Assembly 2012, Lewanika said that he saw first hand a demonstration of how local citizens can have real power over their cities. During the assembly, mayoral candidates were drilled and put to task on what they are able to offer to London residents.
“I Have had a wonderful 5 weeks working with these guys, and saw first hand on the 25th of April at the London Citizens Mayoral Assembly, not just how powerful this organisation is, but how powerful they have made the Citizens of London.
“Where I am from, politicians do too much talking and very little listening,” Lewanika said.
As he described his admiration for London’s citizen activism, he graphically detailed how impressive he found the assembly to be:
“For 3 to 4 hours, the candidates for Mayor in London, all four of them including the incumbent), came to be with 2500 citizens and listened. After that they had 4 minutes each to respond to the peoples agenda and peoples issues, 2-3 minutes of cross examination and just 2 minutes to state why they should be elected Mayor of London.
“The testimonies were touching, from a mother [whose son was killed] because of unsafe streets, asking for a safer London, to a Chamber maid, who cleans rooms at the Hilton Hotel, costing as much as 700 pounds a night and yet get paid less than 3 pounds from it, and a testimony from a kid not more than 10 of how she and her brother have had to live with dangerous dampness conditions in her home.
“Their Campaigns are centered on real issues that impact people on a daily basis; their method is predicated on relationships amongst members of the community, and their actions targeted on those with the power to make the requisite changes. They don’t always win, but based on what I have seen, they should…but even when they don’t, they never fail to bring the politicians to at the very least be aware of the issues and at best to Account,” he said. (ZimEye, UK)
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What is this? Bla Miki you seem to be censoring the things I am saying here on this forum. Why?. Do you want this to become cyber warfare if so tell us!
What is this? Bla Miki you seem to be censoring the things I am saying here on this forum. Why?. Do you want this to become cyber warfare if so tell us.
Hmmm… I think Bla Miki you are not normal seriously speaking you are beginning to sound like a serial flip flopper. One time you are remorseful of your actions another time you are obscene and rude. Or there is an imposter anyway get well soon my dear friend.
Sorry guys but this Mukadota guy is MDC we need to flush him out jumpdaki. He says too many obscene but right things.
I see you are drunk just analyse what we post if you have any analytical mind and it will dawn in you that Jumpdaki and Naked are diferent.
Bla Miki how about leaving this gay or porn thing and respond to Makadota?
Jumpdaki is CDE Naked you ndebele boy is liking gay porn then why is yo Naked? For what unless you want my ZANLA truncheon in ndex hole.
….Nxa…bull Cde Naked from Umthwakazi can never attend a party of savages with you Bla. This is not funny at all.
Guys I am doesing a gay pornography movies raisings the money for our ZANUPf solidarity activities it is be featuring Chando Kupisa a.k.a “flashman”, Cde Red Orange a.k.a “bonyora”, Sober a.k.a “Sisi Dizzie” and Cde Naked a.k.a ” sweet n’ sour peggy ” and i is feature myself as “ZANLa trucheon”. Thanx for your supporting.
@jumpdaki vele idede lingathini belilambile lifuna ukudla.point of correction shona politicians speak too much..ayi aah int zamadede vele ngumontu bani kanti lowu ayi kikikikiki you rock jumpdaki
Editor its suppose to be “MDC T Politicians talk too much”
This guy was afraid to embrass his donors how could he be able to tell them the truth although he knows the truth. How mdc councilors were dismissed as a result of failing to be accountable and other useless politicians. Mdc is staffed with useless politicians . I think they are the once who loot CDF in Parliament. They are good at Women ,kuba nekuti chinja bwa hezvoko. PASI NEMI
ICHO
NYIKAYARAMBA
Blame game won’t work,last thing is to find means of putting food on the table for grandparents and poor opharned kids in rural areas and urban dwellings.
It goes to show how much Zimbabweans have got to learn.Thank you editor!
True Mavambo, it beats me to think Masunda has diverted from being a revered professional to being a thug leader. We can’t blame Cde Chombo for the City failing to do refuse collection, cleaning of public toilets, repairing roads and road signs, providing clean water to residents, control over unlicenced vendors, repairs and maintanance of our recreational facilities and social amenities and bring back the SUNSHINE CITY status Harare used to have over the years under Zanu pf. Masunda and company do not need the minister’s approval to address the above matters just as they don’t need the minister’s approval when buying luxury cars for themselves. Yet they keep on talking about Zanu pf, GNU outstanding issues and a lot of rubbish in their quest to defend themselves from their shortcomings. Oh yes, they talk too much these mdc morons.
What a good example of municipal democracy! I wish we had something like the London Citizens Mayoral Assembly in Harare. But am sure Masunda would need police guard to address the angry crowds or risk being beaten thoroughly.
Kikikiki Cde Naked do you think this picture we view here can can help bring democracy to Zimbabwe? Never it can only bring democrash.
Annoymous you are going to be a refugee for much longer than anticipated. Bla Miki and Chando look at your sellout brother, musoro unoyenzana netumbu. Umuntu becomes so fat through donar aid. Do eyes have to be red if one is fighting mugabe izinto zamaShona lazo.
What say now Mukadota? Kikikikikiki.
Precisely Bla Miki.
And Bla Miki and you talk too much from your anal organ.
It should be rephrased to, “ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION TALKS TOO MUCH WITH LITTLE TO OFFER”. Well done Mr Man for thats the true scenario with the mdc. Voters were shown keys to economic growth, nobody knows where those keys are, instead, the key holder is busy unlocking the wrong doors, women, women and more women