Who is Constantine Chiwenga? Constantine Chiwenga is a Zimbabwean politician Vice President and former army general, since 2017. He is also part of the ruling party ZANU-PF. From August 2020 he appointed health of minister and child care. one would think mr Chiwenga does not have any experience in health sector. This move definitely showed Emmerson Mnangagwa’s gross display of incompetence. Constantine Chiwenga played a key role in planning and executing the military coup which saw former president Robert Mugabe being thrown out of power.
In january 2019 whilst Emmerson Mnangagwa announced the price rise before travelling to Europe for business purposes, he left Constantine Chiwenga in charge of the country which later proved to be disaster, with the people furious with the price hikes they took the streets to protest but they were met with brutal force from the army which was ordered by the vice president Chiwenga. Citizens were shot and beaten but the government covered up the story by saying those who were responsible had stolen uniforms.
With Emmerson Mnangagwa stuck in no mans land about how to deal with Constantine Chiwenga, this is the man who is rumoured to have the army behind him and also seeking to become Zimbabwean president. That is why one would think he was appointed the health of minister because him and Emmerson Mnanagwa and the whole of ZANU-PF can mismanage the funds and share it amongst themselves instead of investing in the health sector in Zimbabwe which is a shambles at the moment.
