All but one of Zimbabwe's ministers from the former opposition has accepted an official Mercedes Benz.
When they were in opposition MDC politicians condemned the profligacy of Mr Mugabe’s Mercedes Benz-mobilised Zanu(PF) party.
Last September, when the agreement to form a power-sharing Government was signed, senior MDC figures made an informal decision never to accept an official Mercedes.
But it has now emerged that all but one of the 20 new ministers, including Morgan Tsvangirai and his two deputy prime ministers, is now making use of a $50,000 E280 model.
Don't know what the loyalty norm is? Have you been studying for the test?
Bonus question: why did one minister refuse? Read the rest.
(Cross-posted).
The chap refused because he needed a 4WD to get to schools accessed only by terrible roads. I wonder whether he secretly fancies a beemer though?
ReplyDeleteMugabe certainly hasn't stayed in power for so long by being dumb, this is a pretty effective tactic and it corrupts what you could say is the MDC's greatest weapon: integrity. I wonder if, seeing the opposition party in BMW's, a lot of Zimbabweans would just take that as a sign that, in the end, you simply can't beat Mugabe, even the opposition's organisation is corrupted and that its just better to make the most of what you can squeeze out of compliance?