Former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi has claimed Minister of Sport, Arts and Recreation Kirsty Coventry has dismally failed and is only being kept in cabinet by President Emmerson Mnangagwa because of the colour of her skin.
Under her leadership, FIFA banned Zimbabwe from international football for ‘third party interference’ after the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) removed Felton Kamambo and the entire executive of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) over allegations of mismanagement, corruption, and sexual misconduct towards female match officials.
This is one of many reasons given by people who argue that Coventry has failed.
Responding to one of his followers on Twitter who said, “It’s not individual in Zanu-PF, it’s the system. Tell me why Kirsty Coventry can’t renovate stadiums…”
Mzembi then said “That one is kept in Cabinet by her skin, she is a dismal failure!”
Meanwhile, FIFA, the world football governing body reiterated that the suspension of Zimbabwe can only be lifted upon the unconditional reinstatement of the Kamambo-led ZIFA board.
But Coventry, despite calls from FIFA, Zimbabwean football players and supporters, stood her ground that her Ministry would not reinstate the ZIFA executive.
“We accepted that (ban), we have never asked them to lift, we don’t want them to lift until we have cleared and cleaned up ourselves. We are not doing as other members may say ‘disservice’, disservice to who?…” Coventry said to massive uproar from parliamentarians.
Is she not Zimbabwean? just asking
Aah by the way in Zimbabwe we have got minister of sports ,arts and recreation. All along l thought we no longer have minister of Sports ,arts and recreation. Maybe she doesn’t know her roles and responsibilities.
Hahaha 😂 kuZim tina Minister of Sports handifungi kudaro namamirire akaita zwinhu especially kunhabvu
Mzembi/coventry 6/9 apana apana ndikoko ndikoko vese
Which other ministry is functioning ,we all know what she is capable of but zveZim hapana hapana. Know who to blame.
None of them is achieving anything.
Mzembi dont bring something we burried long back colour what,beside which is doing the best Chaura chinhu chenyu why pointing finger gadzirisai chaita musoro uteme
Even you wakaitei pawaiva minister ndiwe wakatosiya wauraya nyika nechimudhara chenyu chemagirisi kuhoro wanzwa nxaaa
What else does she know except swimming?
🙄 Really and he can do better 🤔🤔This racist guy🚮
Zanu pf ministers must be dismissed all not only kelly coventry bcz the word zanu is giving disability to every minister
She is now Zanu to the core !!!
Mzembi’s comment goes on to show how he should never have been a Cabinet minister.His grasp and analysis of issues is atrociously deficient. What he says above is a good example.We all know that today Zim has irretrievably broken down.Like a car that has had it’s crank shaft shoot through the engine block.And here comes Mzembi blaming the immobility of the car on one single tyre!!!🤣