UGANDAN youthful opposition leader Bobbie Wine is expected
to headline the MDC congress as an official guest, party leader Nelson Chamisa
has said.
Wine is fighting the long-term rule of Ugandan dictator
Yoweri Museveni. Chamisa said Wine — arrested, tortured and declared an enemy
by Museveni — was expected to land in Harare yesterday along with delegates from
political parties from Swaziland, Kenya and South Africa.
“Some of these figures have already landed in Harare and
they had slight problems at the airport, but we are solving those,” he said.
Chamisa said the MDC congress was going to be a diplomatic offensive
on its own.
“We are reaching out, connecting with progressive democrats
and redefining the MDC, not only as the alternative, but also as a major
diplomatic player by connecting with our brothers and sisters on the
continent,” he said.
Chamisa is expected to officially open the congress today,
with Kenyan and Swaziland delegates giving solidarity speeches.
He said he was also expecting Speaker of the House of
Assembly Jacob Mudenda, chiefs and traditional leaders to grace the congress.
“We have invited them because they are constitutional arms
and as a Zimbabwean party grounded on openness, transparency and
accountability, we want them to see our processes and for them to understand
the MDC ” Chamisa said.
Having fended off attempts to thwart the congress at the
last minute, Chamisa said it was time to propel his party into the future.
“We are looking beyond the High Court challenges. We are
placing our energies in building the party and the country, this is what is
moving us. The past are lessons and not destinations,” he said. Newsday
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