Mazowe North Matrix

Mazowe North matrix…a tip of an iceberg

By Daniel Chigunwe

The reality of a matter is always understood when the matrix is dissected.
Mash Central state of political affairs will not be fully understood without making reference to what I shall call the Mazowe North Matrix, which is an attempt to bring to light the different forces under the discourse of power currently shaping the political waters of this constituency.
It is common political knowledge that Mazowe North is the stronghold of Zanu PF supporters when compared with the other three constituencies in Mazowe District that is to say, Mazowe West, Central and South. The North is where the ruling party sun rises in the district and that cannot be debated.
Mazowe North, a farming dominated constituency finds itself with a population highly drawn from the Kore-Kore people who hails from Guruve district and the Zezuru people of Chiweshe, which forms the huge political districts of the constituency with places like, Goteka, Bare, Jengamvura and Chaona.
 Let me quickly point out that the tribal line is not strong in determining political discourses in the constituency or rather it is less significant. There is a harmonious co-existence of the Zezuru and Kore Kore people in the constituency at least enough not to cause political discord.
Why as a writer am I perturbed with the matrix? One might ask.
The 2018 Harmonized Elections, the first to be held in the Post Mugabe era have left cracks and crevices among party cadres who after having been extremely pitied in the events shaping the Lacoste-G40 feud also proceeded to be further divided by the aftermath of the primary election.
In Mazowe North one Advocate Martin Tafara Dinha was the incumbent one. However, some of the so called hardliners had their own choice who according to sources was the one whom they wanted to poise for the seat. However, none ever imagined that the current sitting MP Campion Mugweni would go with the baton stick.
Nevertheless, having sailed through the primary elections and enjoyed a deafening victory against the MDC Alliance double candidatures, Mugweni unfortunatleyfinds himself at the vortex of certain forces whom he describes as people who see him as a money bag or rather parasitic cash lovers.
The party cracks and crevices which emerged during the primary elections are widening with the alleged conspiracy to pass a vote of no confidence against Mugweni recently exposed. The conspiracy is allegedly the work of a few war vets cabals who were closer to Mugweni during the election campaign.
Just a few months in the office Mugweni finds himself of not identifying with the supporters, not giving back to the constituency, no development. I mean just mere five months in office.
The sowers of these seeds of acrimony might be missing a link to the matrix which is the underlying discourse of power in the New Dispensation and for the sake of my story focus I shall use the term Second Republic which I feel is an apt political definition of the ED led government.
It is not fair neither is it sensible nor logical for supporters to single out Mugweni and crucify him on the cross of incompetence or to put it straight accuse him of not delivering the electoral promises. Every politician operates in a system and the system is the matrix! In other words these sowers of discord are simply attacking their own regime, system, ideology. Throwing sand on their own dinner meal.
The party has not been without its troubles, with Chamisa delaying the inauguration of ED after having challenged the electoral results, the hectic task of appointing the new cabinet, the economy steering is stuck in the wrong direction, the so called jecha mantra and almost everything is not right in the country.
The good part is that one can choose who to blame for this whole nemesis. In short, five months is not at all enough to reverse the 38 years of the Mugabe misrule, corruption and patronage system.
Zimbabweans are however calling for peace, unity, economic development and job creation hence it will not be sensible for one to keep dwelling on the factional battles of the primary elections.
Will we be a Second Republic if we entertain votes of no confidence? Impeachment?