{"id":48677,"date":"2023-09-04T19:46:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T19:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-skips-mnangagwa-inauguration"},"modified":"2023-09-04T20:11:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T20:11:48","slug":"chakwera-skips-mnangagwa-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-skips-mnangagwa-inauguration","title":{"rendered":"Chakwera skips Mnangagwa inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>President Lazarus Chakwera has sent Minister of Homeland Security Ken Zikhale Ng\u2019oma to represent him at the inauguration of Emmerson Mnangagwa who was re-elected as Zimbabwe President in disputed elections last month.<\/p>\n<p>Chakwera who is yet to congratulate Mnangagwa through his social media platforms, has chosen not to attend the inauguration ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMalawi\u2019s Minister of Homeland Security, Hon. Ken Ng\u2019oma, arrived this morning to represent President Lazarus Chakwera at today\u2019s inauguration of Zimbabwe\u2019s President-Elect, Dr. @edmnangagwa,\u201d Zimbawe\u2019s Ministry of Information tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema and Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan are some of the leaders who have also skipped the inauguration. However, South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to attend.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabweans voted on 23 August and Mnangagwa was declared winner with 52.6 percent of the votes.<\/p>\n<p>The main opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), whose leader Nelson Chamisa came second with 44 percent of the vote, has questioned the credibility of the election saying the process was riddled with irregularities.<\/p>\n<p>The party last week called for anti-election protests and demanded fresh elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only resolution and way forward&#8230; is that Zimbabwe needs a fresh and &#8230; proper election to end the current crisis,\u201d CCC deputy spokesperson Gift Siziba told a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have made it very clear that the entire election in this country was flawed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mnangagwa said the vote was valid and warned there would be a crackdown on anyone spreading chaos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI warn anybody who may want to bring any chaos in this country we are ready,\u201d he said during a ceremony to open a lithium plant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhoever shall preach hate speech will be responsible for their hate speech, our prisons are not full.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mnangagwa\u2019s inauguration is taking place today at the National Stadium in Harare.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders attending include China\u2019s Vice President Han Zheng, Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi, Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, Belarus\u2019 Deputy Prime Minister, Tanzania\u2019s Prime Minister Cassim Majaliwa, Nigeria\u2019s Vice President Kashim Shettima, Rwanda\u2019s Senate President Franc\u0327ois Xavier Kalinda<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. President Lazarus Chakwera has sent Minister of Homeland Security Ken Zikhale Ng\u2019oma to represent him at the inauguration of Emmerson Mnangagwa who was re-elected as Zimbabwe President in disputed elections last month. Chakwera who is yet to congratulate Mnangagwa through his social media platforms, has chosen not to attend the inauguration ceremony. 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