STAFF REPORTER
HARARE- The Zvido ZveVanhu People’s Party (ZZPP) has vehemently condemned President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s recent senate appointments saying his regime has no right to reward its cronies.
In a statement released on August 19,2026, ZZPP president Godfrey Matadi described the appointments as a power grab by a regime that has no legal moral or democratic mandate to govern, declaring the appointments as null and void.
“Let me be absolutely clear. CAB3 is null and void. This regime is illegitimate and these appointments are an insult to every Zimbabwean,” he said.
He said Mnangagwa lost the 2023 elections and he has no authority to reward his loyalists who were not elected by the people.
“The SADC Electoral Observer Mission (SEOM) 2023 report confirmed what we all witnessed, the August 2023 elections fell short of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, the Electoral Act and the SADC Principals and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections.
“A Government born of flawed elections has no right to rewrite the rules of governance- let alone reshape Parliament to enrich its own power.
“President Mnangagwa has never legitimately won an election. He has no mandate from the people of Zimbabwe. Yet he continues to act as if he owns this country. He does not. The Constitution belongs to the people and the people have not given him permission to destroy it,” he said.
President Mnangagwa has appointed businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei as one of 10 senators under Constitutional Amendment No. 3 (CAA3), with Parliament formally notified of the appointments.
Other appointees include Jabulani Sibanda, Godwills Masimirembwa, Mary Mliswa, Nokuthula Matsikenyeri and Brilliant Dube.
These appointments come while the majority of Zimbabweans still reject CAA3 saying there was no referendum and was no consultation with the people.
A public backlash has intensified following President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s approval of Constitutional Amendment Act Number 3 ( CAA3) , which scrapped direct presidential elections and extended term limits.
Civic groups and opposition figures have condemned political figures driving the constitutional changes, warning that the amendments undermine democratic accountability and institutional checks and balances
