‘Mnangagwa sabotaged ZimAsset to justify 2017 coup’ – Jonathan Moyo

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Exiled former cabinet Minister Jonathan Moyo claims the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZimAsset) was a useful economic blueprint which was sabotaged by then Vice President (now President) Emmerson Mnangagwa to justify his November 2017 coup.

ZimAsset was launched by the late former President Robert Mugabe in 2013 after he won controversial elections. The economic blueprint was expected to focus on a ‘People Centered Government’ that prides itself in promoting equitable development and prosperity for all Zimbabweans, whilst leveraging its own resources.

It was touted as a panacea to the country’s plethora of challenges, but the policy dismally failed to breathe life into the ailing economy, especially in terms of job creation until it ended in 2018.

Moyo, who was a key technocrat in the formulation of ZimAsset said Mnangagwa backtracked the implementation of the policy document to justify the military coup that ousted Mugabe in November 2017.

“I’m proud of the work that we did to come up with ZimAsset, the technical policy document, absolutely proud; sad that its implementation was sabotaged by Emmerson Mnangagwa, who as VP supervised economic ministries, to pave the way for and justify his Nov 2017 power grab by force!” he said.

“ZimAsset was for implementation from Oct 2013 to June 2018, but Mnangagwa sabotaged it from January 2015; by 2016 he had replaced it with Command Agriculture through which nearly USD 2 billion was stolen using TBs issued by Patrick Chinamasa, some of which funded the coup!”

After grabbing power, Mnangagwa launched his own economic policy bordering around what he called the Vision 2030. He said his target was to transform Zimbabwe into a middle-income economy by 2030. Nehanda Radio

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4 years ago

Haiwawo vanaJona

4 years ago

True ED even delayed many National Developments to justice Coup then after he will be tye man trying to fix those things to gain political mileage

4 years ago

He was even sabotaging fuel supply this one.

4 years ago

Iwe Jonah waivepi ipapo zvimwe zvinoda kungobvuma kuti wakatoraswa kare.No normal person in Zimbabwe will have time for your rubbish.

Avawo vemusoro banga

4 years ago

Soro banga nyararara

4 years ago

Fokoro Zim asset muchiba mbavha makagonekwaaa

4 years ago

,

4 years ago

That’s now water under the bridge….

4 years ago

This one isaskam chairo

4 years ago
Reply to  Hlangano Vusii

Hlangano Vusii for me wat is UNbelievable is that he manages to manipulate pple to 4get his deeds according to which political side he is on and what agenda he is following at any particular tyme

Or the pple are Saskams😂???

4 years ago
Reply to  Hlangano Vusii

Patience Rusere this guy does not have support ,he always buses people from all over the country to his star ralies..en this is evident by the number of ZUPCO BUSES AT ALL HIS RALIES

4 years ago

Get away Jonzoooo,?

4 years ago

That’s purely an African concept of rivalries .

If you , by chance attend the next AU meeting and , you mention it there , all of the Presidents will burst into prolonged laughters .

Because they benefited from it .

Nonsense hapana chaunotaura chatinoterera ,,makafanana

4 years ago

Foster Gwaze Christian mbavha zvayo jonzo uyu. Arikumbotaura akamirira ani,, and zvineyi nesu. Vanhu vakaitambura iyeye jonzo atipo achiisa munziyo twake tusina basa paRadio.
Fakofu mhani

4 years ago

NgAACHEKE PEYELLOW PA SCOVER APO.KKKKKKKKKKK

4 years ago

Muchadurana henyu, prog zhinji dzakakoneswa nemi mashefu

4 years ago

Maiita zvinhu mese ka aNsolo Bhangu

Nhasi mouya maakuhumana ..makagara marashwa bambo Jonah

4 years ago

Ichiwo chemusoro seshondo

4 years ago

Zim Asset looting scam

4 years ago

Ndizvo zvatinoti ndezve kumama izvi

4 years ago

Jona pls help us with all rigging secrets that were done by this mnangagwa plz Jona with the heart of love help us we need to remove all this shit siyazimisela this tym Zimbabwe needs unity and change

4 years ago

Yellow CCC

4 years ago

Mese munoda kumamiswa

4 years ago

Tsek # Jonathan Moyo two headed baboon

4 years ago

that zim assets was a scam also, kkkk

4 years ago

Zvishavane village ediot

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