By Nyashadzashe Ndoro
Concern has been expressed in the British Parliament that Zimbabweans are suffering under President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his administration has not made any sufficient progress towards the economic and political reforms that his government themselves set out.
Speaking in the House of Lords for the United Kingdom, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Baroness Elizabeth Grace Sugg on Tuesday said Zimbabwe had not made sufficient progress in respect of political and economic reforms.
“My Lords, sadly we have not seen sufficient progress towards the economic and political reforms that the Government themselves set out.
“The onus must be on the Zimbabwean Government to deliver that progress. Our policy remains to support the people of Zimbabwe in moving towards a more democratic, stable and prosperous country.
Lord Jonathan Oates also noted the need for a sustainable policy approach to solve both the humanitarian and political problems in Zimbabwe.
“My Lords, do the Government recognise that, if we continue with our current policy, we will see the same results of injustice and repression continuing to be visited on the Zimbabwean people by their Government, a growing humanitarian crisis and the need for ever-increasing amounts of emergency aid to prevent starvation?
“So will the Minister consider convening a round table of experts to develop a more strategic political and economic approach, including looking at how a post-Covid Marshall plan for the region, accessible to countries that met specified governance and rule-of-law standards, could stimulate both economic recovery and democratic renewal in Zimbabwe and further afield?” Oates said.
Baroness Sugg responded saying she was ready to meet the minister to discuss a way forward for Zimbabwe.
“My Lords, as I said, we have not seen the progress that we want and, like the noble Lord, we want to see both economic recovery and democratic renewal. So I am very happy to meet with the noble Lord to discuss that idea and to help bring that about,” she added.
On Sunday, the Zanu PF government in collaboration with the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) held a virtual march against targeted sanctions imposed by the Western governments.
But the UK government remained adamant that Mnangagwa had to institute reforms along with ending human rights abuses and corruption. Nehanda Radio
Sufficient progress would mean that there was some effort made towards progress …. Ed has made Zimbabwe economy worse than it was under Robert Mugabe and it was terrible under Mugabe
We slowly going nowhere under the clueless leadership of E.D & Zanu.They failed to bring about any positive developments
How expect thwm to do better while they are under your sunctions
Martin Nhari kwana iwe,kuremekedzwa kwekodzero dzevanhu hakunei nesanction
Innocent Mukodza are you gaining anything from them
Hayiya Masuku from who?
Martin Nhari does reforms has anything to do with sanctions ??
Martin is Zim police brutality is as the results of the sanctions?
Zvimwe zvinoda Kuti ushandise njere
Martin Nhari benzi
Zigavamwendzi chairo
Someone used to remind them that “we are not a British Colony.” Why waste time debating Zimbabwe. Have they exhausted debating British affairs, including Covid Issues??
Robert Chihota did they say Zimbabwe is a British colony you dako.?
Robert Zimbabweans themselves are on their knees begging the UK to do away with the sanctions, so, that’s where & how the discussions came about..
Robert Chihota accept the country is finished, don’t blame others.
Robert Chihota chinozhinya chisinga nzwisise zvirikutaurwa
Robert Chihota it shows you have brains the size of a rat
Robert hona manje zvimwe nyarara coz vanhu vakatsamwa unotukwa😂😂
Robert Chihota This level of idiocy is unprecedented. …
Theophellus Mvicha you stupid heartless zanu pf thug
Also we are not a colony of zanu
They talk of Zimbabwe because you knock their doors with dirty hands everyday.. Nxaaa usanyepera kudzungaira iwe
Robert Chihota why talk of engagement and re engagement if you don’t need them
Robert Chihota they send millioms of dollars of aid to the stupid country of yours. So they should discuss you
Robert you are an idiot.
Mxm
Who are they?
They are those who are feeding the poor though donation in a rich country headed by a gang of looters
ED was Mugabe s right hand man he can’t do anything ,heis fulfilling Mugabe s notorious ways
Saka
Vanei nezvemunyika medu vadii kutaura zvavo
Thandy Mtandabari then u shud stop knocking their doors wth yo re engagement shit nd stop dragging their name in yo sunction bullshit, then they will stop tlking about you.
They shld f..k themselves in the Ass we are not an inch of England
Alfa B Banhu yet you cry for their money, insane people
Kkkkkkk nhamo ichakusvuurayi maZim munehope
Madhodhi avo
The Ignorance in this room eishhh.
He ie busy smuggling menerals to Dubai using his relatives
Because you want them to remove sanctions
How does he reform himself out of power?
do ordinary Zimbabweans really know what is being done to them?
do they know tht they r the owners of… https://t.co/ZA72ALztdE
@ZANUPF_Official more sanctions loading, it’s easy to reform than to call for their removal