MDT's Nelson Chamisa to stay put

Comment & Analysis
PRIME-Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has no plans to reshuffle his cabinet anytime soon, authoritative sources within the MDC-T have said.

There has been speculation that Tsvangirai was preparing to drop Information and Communication Technology minister Nelson Chamisa from his cabinet list.

 

The reports alleged that Chamisa would be asked to concentrate on his new role as MDC-T organising secretary like his predecessor Elias Mudzuri who was dropped as Energy and Power Development minister a year ago for the same reason.

Chamisa beat Mudzuri to land the post at MDC-T’s congress held in Bulawayo last month.

Jameson Timba, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s office said Tsvangirai had no plans to change his cabinet nominees yet.

“I am not aware of any move by the PM to change his team and if the plans exist they are entirely his prerogative and only known to him,” he said.

Last year Tsvangirai dropped four ministers from government in a reshuffle he said was meant to strengthen the performance of his party in the inclusive government. — Patience Nyangove