The leader of the Sadc Elections Observer Mission (SEOM), Dr. Nevers Mumba’s mental faculties are under scrutiny following a critical report on Zimbabwe’s recent elections.
The report, put together by Dr Mumba’s observer mission, has received praise from Zimbabwe’s opposition parties, while the ruling Zanu PF party has raised criticisms. The ruling party alleges that the report contains irregularities, hearsay, and exaggerated claims from the opposition in Zimbabwe.
Dr Nevers Mumba’s History of Mental Illness: A Startling Revelation
Dr Nevers Mumba, who formerly served as Zambia’s Vice President, is reportedly rumoured to suffer from a mental illness, as stated by an undisclosed diplomatic source speaking to the State-owned Herald.This source alleges that Mumba’s actions once nearly caused a conflict between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2004, the then-President of Zambia, Mr Levy Mwanawasa, had to remove Dr Mumba from his deputy position after Mumba falsely claimed that a Zambian spy chief was hiding in the DRC.
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This incorrect allegation almost led to a war between the two neighbouring countries.
Questionable Leadership Decision: Ties to Opposition
The source questions why Zambia’s President and current SADC chairperson, Hakainde Hichilema, selected Dr. Nevers Mumba to lead the mission, given his close ties to Zimbabwe’s opposition leaders.“Nevers Mumba has a well-known history of clinical mental problems. What surprised most of us in the region was when the Zambian President picked him for chairmanship of such a sensitive mission and on a trip to a country like Zimbabwe whose election history is fraught. Even the most cursory background check would have shown that this man almost precipitated an interstate conflict between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2004 because of his unstable temperament. To de-escalate matters that were coming to a head, President Mwanawasa had to fire him as the country’s Vice-President,” the diplomat said.
Importance of a Steady Hand: Mnangagwa’s Spokesperson Speaks
In the same article published by the State-owned media, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson, George Charamba, emphasized the significance of having a seasoned and composed leader for an observer mission.Charamba highlighted that elections are emotionally charged events with the potential to greatly impact a nation. The individual overseeing these elections should display diplomatic conduct.
“By definition electoral processes are inherently emotive, they can make or break a nation because the political temperature is at a fever pitch, that’s the first point. Secondly, again by definition electoral processes make governments, they define a leader of a nation, they also pave the way to a government. To that end that’s a very critical process in the life and activity of a nation’s state. What that means is the constitution of an observer mission is such a sensitive decision and a decision which must ensure that one, the person heading that process is of sound experience and sound temperament,” Charamba explained.
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