There was a completely different reaction by the Chamisa-led MDC Alliance. It was not only the proclamation of the by-election, which caught Nelson Chamisa and friends by surprise but the visit to the State House by Douglas Mwonzora. The visit to State House by the MDC T delegation was distorted by MDC Alliance social media brigade as a move to have the by-elections stopped.
The noise on social media by the Chamisa Chete Chete brigade was a reflection of the unpreparedness for the by-elections. The so-called MDC Alliance ( led by Nelson Chamisa) has no political structures to talk about. It is a loose group of people opposed to the MDC-T.
The proclamation of the by-elections scuttled and unsettled Nelson Chamisa's plans. He was left with no choice but to come up with a new name. A new party called Citizens Coalition for Change was formed from the ashes of the so-called MDC Alliance. The effect of this name change will have some effect on the diehard MDC Alliance supporters. It is bound to cause confusion for both the supporters of MDC-T and the general public on voting day.
Nelson Chamisa claimed that he had formed a new party without any changes in its leadership, ideology and empty party structures. This was to culminate in the party fielding multiple candidates on nomination day. This confusion on both the nominee and supporters was fuelled by an undemocratic imposition of preferred cadres by "consensus". The process caused the party to fail to field some candidates in some areas.
The MDC Alliance supporters who supported Chamisa are now confused with the whole process. The electorate will have to accept the candidates selected by the CCC leadership and not their choices. This undemocratic process will cost the new party dearly at the polls.
We are going into the by-elections having a coalition of confused citizens. Let the fun begin!!!!
