You say it yourself: He has remained (and wishes to remain) a loyal member of a party that “thrives on patronage and corruption”. What sort of a recommendation is that? Could he be “clean” simply because he hasn’t been found out yet? So why should you vote for him? What does he stand for? What are his policies? If he is loyal to ZANU(PF) does he support its “land reform programme”? He has certainly never spoken out against it. And does he support the price controls that have destroyed business operations? He hasn’t said. If he did win, how much of ZANU(PF) – policies and people – would he retain in government? We don’t know.

You’re guessing “because of the person that he is”. But is that enough? We don’t really know what sort of a person he is as a candidate because we don’t know where he stands on a myriad of issues.

You say: “I urge you to pause and think soberly about the forthcoming elections and ask yourself, as things stand, who has the qualification to rule.”

You might do that yourself. There is plenty of time yet.