Monday marked two years since Mugabe died in a Singapore
hospital. He died a bitter man after he was pushed out of power in a military
coup.
Mnangagwa on Monday described him as “a principled man
whose values we should respect”.
But the analysts accused Mnangagwa of shedding crocodile
tears after conniving with the military to boot out Mugabe. They also labelled
him a hypocrite for praising Mugabe’s legacy while his government was busy
shredding it.
Political analyst Eldred Masunungure said: “Politics is
rarely about genuine convictions and a lot about power, gaining it or
maintaining it and, where possible, expanding it.
“In the final analysis, it may well be about the
incumbent’s total strategy to appease or assuage former adversaries with a keen
eye on 2023.”
Another analyst Rashweat Mukundu said Mnangagwa was in
reality totally dismantling Mugabe’s legacy.
“We see Mnangagwa undoing everything Robert Mugabe did.
Despite our misgivings, one of Mugabe’s legacies was emphasized on black
empowerment and this is regardless of lack of clarity on how this can be done,
yet this is one of the key policies Mnangagwa is dismantling. Not only the
indigenous policies, but we are actually seeing rural communities being kicked
out of land to pave way for white former commercial farmers.”
He added: “This was unimaginable during Mugabe’s time that
rural communities would be kicked out of their ancestral land for it to be
given to Chinese companies. What we have in Mnangagwa is a mere opportunist who
wants to benefit from the legacy of Robert Mugabe but on the other side,
undoing the few positives Mugabe stood for.”
Human rights activist and political analyst Ashton Bumhira
said it was ironic that Mnangagwa was showering praises on the man he vilified.
“He goes on to talk about principles which he himself
failed to stick to by ousting his former boss. It is sad, but to be expected
that he would shower praises on the late leader on the anniversary of his death
because it serves him politically.
“Remember Zanu PF still has a lot of Mugabe sympathisers,
remnants of the G40 faction, these are the people the President is trying to
appease with that tribute to the former leader.”
Another political analyst Vivid Gwede however, said: “We
should be cognisant of the fact that Mugabe was removed not because his
colleagues did not like him or did not approve some of his policies. For
decades, they had been close associates. They removed him to solve the
succession question which threatened their interests. In the process, there was
a natural fallout.” Newsday
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