Umkhonto weSizwe (MK), uphiko lwebutho lenkululeko manje osekuyiqembu lezepolitiki, luzwakalise ukuthi asikho isidingo sokuthi owayengumengameli, uMnu Jacob Zuma, ahlangane noMnu Jabulani Khumalo osanda kuxoshwa. Isinqumo sidluliselwe kuMnu Zuma ngokugcwele.

NgoZibandlela (December) wonyaka odlule, uMnu Zuma wamemezela ukuthi ngeke esayeseka i-ANC okhethweni oluzayo, kunalokho wakhetha ukweseka iqembu elisha. INingizimu Afrika ibheke okhethweni lukazwelonke ngoMeyi 29 nonyaka.

Impendulo kaKhumalo kanye Nokususwa Okulandelayo

UMnu. Khumalo, owaqale wabhalisa i-MK kwi-Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), waxoshwa njengelungu, intuthuko eyamenyezelwa ngesitatimende sabezindaba esasakazwa kabanzi. Utshele abe-eNCA engxoxweni,

“Angizazi izizathu zokuxoshwa kwami futhi ngisahlela ukuhlangana noZuma ukuze ngicaciseleke.”

Phezu kokuba isikhundla sakhe siphezulu eqenjini elibizwa ngoKhomanda futhi engowesibili ohlwini lweqembu ePhalamende, uMnu.

Isitatimende soMkhulumeli we-MK

Isikhulumi seMK, uMnu. Nhlamulo Ndlhela, ugcizelele ukuthi isinqumo sabo siphelile, wathi,

“Ngeke kube khona umhlangano, makucace lokho. UMnu Khumalo ubeyingxenye yomhlangano nabaholi ababalelwa ku-25 abamchazele ngakho konke. Wanikezwa incwadi waphuma emhlanganweni. Asinandaba nokuthi angathini ngoba asenzanga lutho olubi. Iqembu selibhaliswe ngokusemthethweni ngaphansi kukaZuma,”

Kuchaza uMnu Ndlela.

Ebuzwa ngezizathu zikaMnu Khumalo ukuxoshwa, ubalule ukuthi ngeke zidalulwe okwamanje kodwa zizobonakala ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Kuphinde kwaphawulwa ukuthi uMnu Zuma uqale wacela uMnu Khumalo ukuthi abhalise iqembu kwa-IEC.

Ayikho Imihlangano Ehleliwe Nezinguquko Ekumeleleni

Kuthe sekuvela izinguquko, esikhundleni sikaMnu. Khumalo kwafakwa isithombe sikaMnu Zuma ngenhloso yokumkhangisa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isitatimende okuthiwa siphuma endodakazini kaMnu Zuma, uDuduzile Zuma-Sambudla, sicacise ukuthi ibingekho imihlangano ehleliwe noMnu. Omunye umyalezo waveza izingxabano ezingase zibe khona, uthi bekungeke kube ukuhlakanipha “ukuba izinkunzi ezimbili zishayisane esibayeni esisodwa.”

Imizamo yokuthola uMnu Khumalo ngocingo ayiphumelelanga, nemiyalezo athunyelelwe yona akazange ayiphendule.

Izinselelo Zezomthetho kanye Nokukhathazeka Kwezokhetho

Phakathi kwalezi zingxabano, i-MK iyaqhubeka nokubhekana nezimpi zomthetho, kubonakala sengathi ibhekana kahle nalezi zimo. I Inkantolo Yomthethosisekelo kulindeleke ukuthi kuqulwe icala elithinta iqembu kanye ne-IEC ngoMeyi 10.

I-IEC isimemezele ukuthi uMnu. Zuma akafaneleki ukuba sohlwini lwabazongenela ukhetho ephalamende ngenxa yokugwetshwa kwakhe phambilini nokuboshwa.