In his posts, Mliswa argues that corruption, which he calls a “national problem,” should not be “hijacked for a few political points.” He suggests that a genuine effort to tackle corruption would involve a “national plan” and an engagement between the Vice President and the President in a “different setting,” rather than a public, antagonistic approach.
Mliswa’s tweets highlight what he sees as a partisan and “antagonistic approach that begins by flaying others open,” which he claims only serves to “deepen divisions, creates rifts and weakens the party.” He suggests that this approach is counterproductive and has left the party’s members “feasting on the fractured figure of the party.”
The former ZANU-PF member also alleges that corruption is widespread within the ruling party. He claims that ZANU-PF is “bankrolled by Kuda” and that many of its leaders have “questionable bank balances and property portfolios.” He adds that a “proper corruption fight shouldn’t be selective or limited” and that it’s unfair to “besmirch others when all of them have been benefitting.”
Mliswa concludes his critique by personalizing the issue, stating that he and others have been “under attack” from people in positions of authority who are “fighting to take away legitimately private property.” He cites a specific case involving property in Rengwe, where a Court Order has allegedly been ignored, demonstrating that this kind of behavior “is corruption too!
