In these parts we know that when a man suggests the formation of anything it usually means ‘give me the job and the Mercedes that comes with it.’ Mangwana also suggested the ministry of constitutional affairs should have remained in existence. At a time when government is struggling to pay its current employees, an additional ministry or a separate legal drafting body would only add to the crisis.
Mangwana contends that government has stalled on the revision of laws because some of the constitutional provisions seek to ‘clip their wings.’ His point is valid but the delay in revising the laws is the result of a lack of funds and the absence of leadership. While Mugabe wears the presidential title, in reality the country has flown on autopilot with him asleep in the cockpit since dissolution of the GNU.
On occasion, the pilot awakens from slumber, whereupon he makes outbursts over the PA system intended to distract the nervous passengers and to remind them that he still exists.
This old lady, now expat because nobody could live on the government pension contributed to by my spouse for 40 years. I still care deeply about the future of the beautiful country of my birth. Thanks be to God that my civil engineer spouse looked to the future with clear eyes and ensured, by contributing faithfully to the Institute of Civil Engineers, that he would not leave his widow penniless and homeless.