Zimbabwe’s President, Emmerson Mnangagwa has dropped his newly-appointed Education Minister, Lazarus Dokora after an outcry from Zimbabweans on social media and radio shows, slamming him for poor performance and undermining the country’s education system.

This is coming a day after Mnangagwa reappointed him to a cabinet which gave top posts to military officials in what was seen as compensation for the army’s role in the ouster of his predecessor, Robert Mugabe.

Mnangagwa replaced Dokora with his deputy, Paul Mavima and made other changes to his cabinet which his Chief Secretary, Mishek Sibanda said were “adjustments to ensure compliance with the constitution and considerations of gender, demography and needs.”

Under Zimbabwe’s constitution, ministers and their deputies have to be members of parliament, except five who can be appointed based on their competence and exceptional professional skills.

Sworn in as President last Friday after 93-year-old Mugabe stepped down in the wake of a de facto military coup, Mnangagwa’s cabinet drew massive criticisms from analysts and Zimbabweans who had expected a broad-based line up that would mark a break from the Mugabe era.