By Jasper Hloka

MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa, yesterday had a torrid time explaining what he meant by the statement ‘kudira jecha musadza’ when he appeared before the Commission of Inquiry into the 1 August 2018 post-election violence.

Chamisa stands accused of inciting the post-election skirmishes through his statements at rallies he held in the run-up to the 30 July 2018 harmonised elections. The opposition leader is on record threatening to make Zimbabwe ungovernable and shutting the country down in the event that he lost the elections.

Confusion caught up with Chamisa the moment he was asked to elaborate on the statement as was evidenced by the sudden loss of glow on his face. Chamisa struggled to hide his anxiety as he mumbled and attempted to duck the request as not a question.

He finally came up with a flimsy and dubious explanation with the aid of his legal advisor, Thabani Mpofu, and insinuated that sadza is a finished product hence the phrase referred to the aftermath of election results announcement.

Unpacking Chamisa’s explanation, political analyst, Richard Hove, submitted that the opposition leader can never be allowed to think that he is too clever to hoodwink the whole nation. Hove stated that, “Chamisa thinks he has mastered the art of demagoguery, deception and banter, but we know inflammatory language when we hear one. The sadza explanation he gave is nowhere closer to the understanding of the crowd he was addressing. In street lingo, ‘kudira sadza jecha’ simply refers to spoiling the party.”

“Chamisa can only be reminded that if he continues treading on the edges, he will soon unceremoniously fall. The rope has just been too long for him,” added Hove.

 Chamisa went on to deny statements he made during campaign rallies arguing that whatever the Commissioners had seen were doctored videos. This comes after distancing himself from the protestors that ran amok on 1 August 2018, whom he labelled stupid.