Political parties that participated in the July 2018
harmonised elections met yesterday and appointed chairman of the National Peace
and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) Justice Selo Nare and chairperson of the
Gender Commission, Margaret Sangarwe Mkahanana, as co-chairs of National
Dialogue.
At least 18 parties attended the meeting at State House in
Harare. Briefing the media after the meeting, President Mnangagwa said the
parties adopted recommendations made by thematic committees and a launch of the
actual dialogue will be held in the first week of May.
The meeting and dialogue of political parties is part of
President Mnangagwa’s broad-based approach towards nation-building and national
healing, which will see Zimbabweans finding each other on the national
question.
“We had very serious and focused discussions this morning
with the heads of political parties. All together we were 18. We have resolved
that the question of moderator or convenor shall be two; the chairperson of the
National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Justice Selo Nare and the
chairperson of the Gender Commission, Margaret Sangarwe Mkahanana, will be the
other co-chair of the dialogue,” he said.
“We have agreed on the programmes that the three committees
have recommended.
“We have adopted the recommendations they have made between
now and the launch which is going to happen during the first week of May. These
committees are going to put content into the launch for the actual dialogue on
issues that we have identified.
“So we are happy that we are moving together with the rest
of the political parties, except one or two who have not, but we and other
political parties constitute the majority of the people in this country. If you
put our vote Zanu PF and that of the others the six percent, two percent, one
percent we are over 60 percent.”
President Mnangagwa said he was happy that the parties
agreed as Zimbabweans that they should sit together to interrogate the
challenges the country is facing.
He said the political leaders had also suggested that it
was necessary to visit the victims of Cyclone Idai together and demonstrate
that when a disaster of that nature strikes, Zimbabweans can rise and demonstrate
their concern together.
“We have agreed that in the course of next week all the
political parties participating in dialogue shall all be brought together to
visit affected areas in Chimanimani and Chipinge. I think this is a very good
idea.”
Justice Nare said political parties would be required to
submit two names, a male and a female, of their representatives to the dialogue
coordinating committee by Tuesday next week. Herald
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