The feeling of being in the wrong place at the wrong time runs high here. The current Zimbabwean politics is the wrong kind of politics in the wrong era. With a population of less than 6 million voting and taking I month to announce the results which the candidates dispute after all is the most weird thing in my generation. Why I say so is because Zimbabwe is still stuck with an octogenarian leader who has nothing to offer anymore and an opposition leader who has lost two previous general elections and failed to deliver on the third. I am talking about MDC-T is announced result of 50, something % to 43, something% for ZANU PF. No one really knows the truth because everyone refuses everyone’s result. In a country where everything has come to a standstill no food, no fuel, and no work that margin of win shows a flawed candidate. A situation where candidates have to be persuaded to contest a run-off, the cry baby syndrome. From the discussions that I have had with a few of my highly regarded gurus including Gumbo, Samanyika and mhofu in the city of kings, they are less than impressed and wonder who the advisers of Morgan are. They tell me this was the ground for landslide victory. In shona they have a saying that goes: Kana worova nyoka, rova musoro, ukarova padumbu ino kuruma. Literally translating to that when you want to kill a snake, hit it on the head, if you hit it in the middle it will turn and bite you.
Now if it were the real politics at stake, what could be the situation? I asked Gumbo. He told me that we could be talking about King Makers and swing votes and smooth and free campaigning without creating a leadership vacuum where people start slaughtering each other. There should be a swing vote of 10% from the losing candidate who really took people for granted euphoria that so him condemned to the dust bins of politics. Mhofu in city of kings however told me that the run-off is not going to change anything; his vote is going to go back on MDC-T. His rationale was that Mugabe needs to go and then get rid of Morgan in five years time. He does not have any confidence in the man. Such is the situation where people get stuck with politicians they don’t want. But mhofu’s theory is like a pepper spray we have seen it before when leaders refuse to leave.
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
kingdom of the blind
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THE BIGGEST QUESTION
The biggest question is " What is the role of violence in changing the political impasse in Zimbabwe?"
GUMBO SAYS
The advency of independence in Zimbabwe was a direct result of violence precepitated by both the Rhodesians and the liberation movements on the masses of Zimbabwe. If one was caught on the wrong end of the political spectrum surely one suffered the consequences and was made aware were to put the "x" next time. The "if you are not with us you are the enemy mentality" has sustained the present regime to the present day. "We have degrees in violence" saying is not empty. This is quiete evident in the present day political landscape as I write. It is Gumbo's opinion that come the casting of the ballots again the perpetrator of violence will prevail under the disguise "ZIMBABWE WILL NEVER BE A COLONY AGAIN". The world has moved on. Zimbabwe is only a tiny dot in the mix of things. Why the present status quo think that they are so special to be the defenders of the people who have said they don't want to be represented by them one wonders. On the other hand as Gumbo pointed out earlier. MDC-T is not the solution to Zimbabwe's problems but he it is surely the starting point. ndozvoo kaizvo.
Gumbo we Gona
Definitely very correctly put across. The main question still remains to me. It seems as is the populace has not moved on, neither has it learnt from the past nor simply embrace violence as a part and parcel of them which should not be the case. There is no place for violence in today's politics. People should refuse to be used by politicians but work with them. Why do they look so fat when most people have no food in that country? THINK. Now is the time to say NO!!!
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