Idale leHigh Court selilahle isicelo samalunga awebandla leCitizens Coalition for Change (CCC) abalisa uMnu. Amos Chibaya labanye abalitshumi lasikhombisa esokuba kumiswe ukuxotshwa kwabo ephalamende umahluleli esithi kulolunye udaba olwalethwa libandla leli okumele iqale ilukhangelisise.
UMahluleli wedale leHigh Court uJustice Pisirayi Kwenda uthe isicelo lesi esibekwe ngabe CCC edale kasihlelwanga kuhle ngoba amagqwetha ebandla leli kawenzanga umsebenzi ngemfanelo.
Kudaba lolu, amalunga aweCCC abesithi ukuxotshwa kwabo nguMnu. Sengezo Tshabangu edale lephalamende kwakungekho emthethweni besithi kabamazi uTshabangu, ozithi ungunobhala jikelelele webandla leli.
UKwenda wazise ukuba udaba oluvele lusemthethwandaba olokuba uTshabangu ungunobhala weCCC loba hatshi kumele luthoniswe okugcweleyo amalunga lawa engakaceli ukuba okwenziwa nguTshabangu kumiswe.
Igqwethwa lika Tshabangu uMnu. Nqobani Sithole uchasise okwenzakale emthethwandaba esithi bayathaba ngesinqumo lesi.
“Idale likufake kwacaca ukuba kabazange bazibambe ngendlela okumele bazibambe ngayo. Bayakwazi ukuba babeka ama summon becela lokhu asebekucela khathesi. Nxa kungela kumiswa kodaba lwakuqala oluvele lusedale akungeke kumiswe ukuxotshwa kwabo.”
Uqhubeke esithi amalunga aweCCC kumele abekwazi ukuba uTshabangu ulamandla okuxotshisa wonke amalunga ebandla leli ephalamende ngoba wakhethwa ukuba ngunobhala jikelele weCCC.
“Thina sithabile ngalokhu. Kumele bazi ukuba uTshabangu nguye unobhala
Omunye umfakazi kudaba lweCCC loTshabangu, uMnu Jameson Timba, utshele intathelizindaba ukuba umthethwandaba ukubone kufanele ukuthi kuthonisiswe okwesikhundla sika Tshabangu kungakakhangelwa izicelo ezihambelana lodaba lolu.”
Isikhulumeli seCCC uMnu. Promise Mkhananzi uthi lobanje beyamukela okwethulwe lidale, kabamazi uTshabangu athi usebenzelana leZanu PF.
“Ubufakazi silabo ukuba uTshabangu uzama ukudiliza ubukhokheli be CCC. Siyakwazi ukuba uTshabangu uzaphela umoya ngoba uyaganga encediswa yi ZANU PF.’’
Kodwa ibandla leZANU PF liyakuphikisa lokhu lisithi lokhu okwenzakala kubandla leCCC akulani lelibusayo. Isikhulumeli seZANU PF, uMnu. Farai Marapira, uthi bazalandela okuzaphuma emthethwandaba.
“Njenge ZANU PF asilani lalokho okwenzakalayo. Abantu laba bayaxotshana nje thina esikufunayo yikuba bezwananeni ukuze ilizwe lingaqhubeki lisiya kuma by elections.’’
Amagqwetha kaTshabangu akhokhelwa nguMnu. Lewis Uriri athi kawasoze ephatheke kukhetho oluzayo amalunga eCCC uma engavinjwa ngumthethwandaba ukuba angene kukhetho lwama byelections oluzaqhutshwa mhlaka 3 Nhlolanja. Kulamanye axotshiswa nguTshabangu amiswa ukungena kukhetho olwaqhutshwa ngoMpalakazi nyakenye.
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