MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa has come under fire
from many social media users after a video went viral of him arbitrarily
grabbing a microphone from his wife,
Sithokozile, while she was still delivering a speech during the opposition
party’s 20th anniversary celebrations held last weekend.
Mr Chamisa’s wife was making a brief address during the
party’s 20th anniversary at Rufaro Stadium before the opposition leader
suddenly and without notice grabbed the microphone from her in full public
glare before he started bragging that he was the only one who was supposed to
make addresses.
“That is enough. No. It is me who has come to make speeches
. . .” said Mr Chamisa after taking the microphone from his wife, who was in
the middle of her address, thanking founding leader of the party, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai.
The action by Mr Chamisa has received a backlash from
social media users most of whom expressing revulsion on the opposition leader’s
conduct.
They described Mr Chamisa as someone who lacked respect for
women.
Others said the treatment Mr Chamisa gave to his wife was
reminiscent to how he treated MDC former vice president Dr Thokozani Khupe, who
was assaulted by the party’s youth militia known as the “Vanguard” during the
burial of Mr Tsvangirai in Buhera last year, as the battle to control the party
was raging on.
Mr Chamisa was accused of condoning the violent conduct
after he failed to take disciplinary action against the youths who had the
audacity to threaten burning down a thatched hut in which Dr Khupe and other
senior party officials had taken refuge in.
Martha Chikata had this to say: “This is deplorable,
@nelsonchamisa has no respect for women I said it before and will say it again.
Seriously pane vanhu kudaro kuzoti pavari vega #shameful.”
Another social media user, Muguti Eriazer, wrote: “That was
bad. We need change in Zimbabwe, but there is something that is just not right
about this young man.”
Another social media user said: “Not judging anyone . . .
just an honest open discussion . . . What do you think of this, if you do this
to me I will embarrass you on that stage.”
Shingirayi Mari also expressed disgust at Mr Chamisa’s
conduct. “Snatching a mic like this in front of many people is wrong in all
respects”.
Another one identified as Ghetoluv B Ghetoluv wrote:
“Honestly it makes many pple wonder what kind of a man he is by his house. He
should have asked politely so it doesn’t seem like MDC isn’t organised in terms
of giving speeches. And he has to groom his wife in public speaking. So she
gets known and help him campaign.”
Star Angel Ngwenya wrote: “Hmmm that was bad indeed he
should have let her finish her speech. He should learn from Obama. Michelle
would speak until she finished even while her husband was sitting down.”
At one of the MDC congresses, Chamisa said he would donate
his wife to Douglas Mwonzora, if he lost the secretary-general’s post to him
and went on to lose. Mwonzora did not, however, claim Chamisa’s wife when he
won. Herald
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