Naturally, as a candidate for the MDC Alliance Primary election I have received with mixed feelings the news of the withdrawal of Hon. Jessi...
Naturally, as a candidate for the MDC Alliance Primary election I have received with mixed feelings the news of the withdrawal of Hon. Jessie Majome from this process.
I would have loved that this democratic contest is settled by the key stakeholders themselves, the residents of Harare West. My participation has always been about me as a young person responding to the call for leadership in such a defining moment in our country.
The MDCT internal democracy and indeed elsewhere demands that leaders must respond to and be validated by the membership and constituents. This is a cardinal principle which many MDC members have fought for. The right to elect and be elected in a free and fair contest.
In July 2017, I sought audience on more than three (3) occasions with Hon. Jessie Majome as I intended to let her know that I was intending to contest the seat that she was currently holding. These meetings were never to be. It goes without saying therefore that this has always been my decision out of my own agency to offer myself for public office.
I am therefore saddened at the suggestion that there may be senior Party members pushing my candidature. It is these kinds of sentiments that create a hierarchical ceiling and discourage young women from participating in politics and public leadership. Why is it that the success of any young women must always have a man behind?
I have offered myself for public leadership because I believe that I have a contribution to make in this country. I have lived in Harare West, where my father has a property and therefore understand the challenges facing this community.
As a member of the MDCT I understand the task at hand. Our country has been stuck in economic stagnation for years, unemployment is high, social service delivery has collapsed and our public health faltering. Our people demand change, demand a better a future, a new opportunity to dream. I understand very well that our Party and the broader democracy movement faces monumental tasks ahead. Joana Mamombe
I would have loved that this democratic contest is settled by the key stakeholders themselves, the residents of Harare West. My participation has always been about me as a young person responding to the call for leadership in such a defining moment in our country.
The MDCT internal democracy and indeed elsewhere demands that leaders must respond to and be validated by the membership and constituents. This is a cardinal principle which many MDC members have fought for. The right to elect and be elected in a free and fair contest.
In July 2017, I sought audience on more than three (3) occasions with Hon. Jessie Majome as I intended to let her know that I was intending to contest the seat that she was currently holding. These meetings were never to be. It goes without saying therefore that this has always been my decision out of my own agency to offer myself for public office.
I am therefore saddened at the suggestion that there may be senior Party members pushing my candidature. It is these kinds of sentiments that create a hierarchical ceiling and discourage young women from participating in politics and public leadership. Why is it that the success of any young women must always have a man behind?
I have offered myself for public leadership because I believe that I have a contribution to make in this country. I have lived in Harare West, where my father has a property and therefore understand the challenges facing this community.
As a member of the MDCT I understand the task at hand. Our country has been stuck in economic stagnation for years, unemployment is high, social service delivery has collapsed and our public health faltering. Our people demand change, demand a better a future, a new opportunity to dream. I understand very well that our Party and the broader democracy movement faces monumental tasks ahead. Joana Mamombe
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