
Dear Honourable President Emmerson Mnangagwa!
I write to you today, because there is a need to do so. You know how it is when the Zimbos celebrate something. I am sure you remember the Solidarity March or the 2nd Independence Day on the 18th November 2018. When people together with the authorities celebrated the bloodless coup, where you and the Lacoste took power on the 15th November 2018.
Since then your been the man of hope and the future of Zimbabwe in a way. Even if you have the whole history and being a loyal cadre through the years under President Robert Mugabe. Still, people saw hope in you and your leadership. Because you let people demonstrate, you let people their freedoms and small, tiny bits of progress in the right directions. You haven’t had long time since November to do much. Neither do I believe you really tried, because you’re the old and entitled guard. Who expect to get it as it was done previously, that is why the elections have gone the way it did too.
So with yesterday’s announcement: “The result means Cde Mnangagwa won 50,8 percent of the total votes, while Mr Chamisa had 44,3 percent. The result satisfied the Constitutional requirement of 50 percent plus one vote for him to avoid a presidential run-off. “Now therefore, I Priscilla Makanyara Chigumba the chairperson of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission in terms of Section 110 (3)(f)(2) do hereby declare that the votes received by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa of Zanu-PF party are more than half the number of votes cast in the Presidential Election, therefore Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa of Zanu-PF party is therefore duly declared elected President of the Republic of Zimbabwe with effect from August 3, 2018,” said Justice Chigumba” (The Herald – ‘ED Pfee with 51pc of the vote’ 03.08.2018).
Therefore, you have been announced the winner, as the party you rule also have the majority of the parliament. Meaning nothing changed with this election, nothing really significantly changed. None of the Solidarity March, none of the good public spirit. As you sent the army to the streets of the 1st August and on the second you blamed the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Just like you where the photocopy of Mugabe. He blamed Morgan Tsvangirai; you blame Nelson Chamisa, who knows the difference, right?
We know your party is jolly and full of confidence, when this is written in the Herald too:
“Ambassador Khaya Moyo said the victory could not have been delivered if it was not for the party’s listening President and his team. “Credit must go to the courageous, visionary and servant leadership of its President and First Secretary Cde ED Mnangagwa and the entire zanu-pf leadership at all levels including war veterans, ex-detainees, war collaborators and our versatile youth,” he said” (The Herald – ‘ZANU-PF salutes President for win’ 03.08.2018).
My issue Mr. President is this, if you really won, wouldn’t people be celebrating? Wouldn’t there be parties and marches like the ones in November 2017? Because right now it is utter silence and desperation. It is not a resounding victory and part of me, think you know it perfectly well too.
Because if you was confident and secure, you wouldn’t have had a total shutdown yesterday before the announcement of this. You wouldn’t have ordered the army to intimidate and secure silence. The army wouldn’t be out and about securing the victory, they would have secured the borders and not been in the streets. However, they were and that is the signal, which you knew what was up and did what you could to control it.
This elections have already been marred with problematic provisions, to the extent of different voter rolls, one used in the elections and one delivered to the parties, there been also a mismatch of voter-turnout in this regard. Now the crunching numbers by Civil Society and Stakeholders will take place, and certainly without a doubt. I am sure they will find some crucial issues with them, since the lack of transparency and lack of accountability, will come to the forefront again. While, also the real significant change of announcing the results two days before it was scheduled. Shows how rushed the numbers are for you and your party, as the others like MPs and Councillors was already out. Therefore, you cannot say that there was a level playing field, even a free and fair election. Since, you know, you know perfectly well, what occurred on your watch and you just ate it all, for the sense of another minute of power.
I wish we could see resembling forces like on the 18th November 2017, as the Victor would enjoy the bash and popular vote. However, with the use of arms and violence, with the use rhetoric and blame-game, that will not happen. That will not be real today, the sense of justified electorate and that the authorities listen to the people. Instead, they have done a hostile takeover and expect to get praise for doing so, that is just injustice in the purest form.
Mr. President, I wish I could have written you another letter, not this one. Because the Zimbos deserves better, they deserve a government that they truly elected and represent them. Not on that is hostile, sends the army at them and intimidate them. Than your not their representative, but their overlord. Is that who you are Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Overlord of Zimbabwe?
I just have to ask, because recent actions, show that you have the tendency… to resort to violence and killings… hope you made yourself proud, to crown yourself king, and made yourself the head of state. However, remember the crowds of November 2017?
They will not come for you, they are not yours to own, and they would have come for you; if they really had elected you. Peace.
Best Regards
Written by the Writer of Minbane,
3rd August 2018, Oslo.













