The Zimbabwe election date is set, the candidates are known and the daggers are out. There were two main parties in Zimbabwe namely ZANU PF and MDC, now from the look of things they are three. The Opposition MDC has spilt into two, one led by Morgan Tsvangirai and the other led by Arthur Mutambara. They recently tried to make a coalition for the general election but it seems they are poles apart. They are as divided as when they parted ways a year ago. Recently dirty linen was being washed in the public with the two opposition leaders analysing each other rather accurately. In a recent interview with the BBC Mutambara outlined his vision but is being described as inexperienced, Mutambara. Mugabe needs no introduction we have known him long enough his is one with everything in short supply. Tsvangirai is launching his election campaign in a few weeks time and being described as courageous but vision less. We wait with fingers crossed because he is notorious of boycotting elections (Chin'ya hachina dumbu). With all this hive of activities on the political front, i still have a strong conviction that the three parties are missing the boat and they still do not know what the people of Zimbabwe want. It will be one of those elections again. The two MDCs, call them MDC1 and MDC2 whatever you want are still supported largely by urbanites and ZANU PF largely rural with the majority of the population still living in the rural areas. The MDCs will share the urbanite vote and ZANU PF the rural. Statistician do your computing, election rigging or no rigging. That brings me to the million dollar question: What do Zimbabweans want for themselves and their country. State your case and let these so called politicians know.
Wednesday, 8 August 2007
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Daggers are not out only in Zimbabwe Mhofu. They are out even in the international community, particularly Britain which thinks it has a divine right to dictate to Zimbabwe. Its leaders think they know what Zimbabweans want. It has nothing to do with elections or the lack of them. The notion of shambolic elections held in Nigeria a few months ago were there for everyone to see, nowhere near in fairness than the Zimbabwean ones but the whole world was mum. What the westerners do not understand is the deep mistrust between the former colonisers and the Africans. History is littered with cases of betrayal but these western powers in Latin America, Asia and particularly African states that have collapsed at the hands of western secret service purporting to represent the people at the expense of their leaders with the collapse of Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana a glaring example. "Better the devil you know". Just as if those political parties were probably beginning to see where they were going wrong, Brown want more and tighter sanctions and Australia is deporting children. If children are being punished for their elders so called mistakes then we have all these whites, with all the crimes they committed during Apartheid still walking freely and enjoying lifestyles of the rich and famous. It is the notion of the empire, little Mugabe cannot challenge the empire. Look at my name, am called Charles but I would have loved to be called Tafirenyika.
Allow me to congratulate the MDC and Zanu PF on realising that as a nation we need each other and we can build a better country for future generations.
A lot of time has been lost arguing over petty issues at the expense of the suffering populace of this country while Madhuku and now lately Wellington Chibebe enjoy donor monies. Of what use is a beautiful constitution with no government to implement it?
Madhuku has lost the plot, he should join the MDC and Zanu PF or forever stay irrelevant to the Zimbabwean situation.
Maybe he is worried that those he has labelled uneducated have stolen the limelight from him.
mvhiringi@yahoo.co.uk
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