The euphoria that gripped the nation when the major political parties in the country (Zanu PF and the two MDC formations signed a power sharing pact that was earmarked to put a full stop to the economic, social and political quagmire which has bedeviled the country for almost a decade has dissipated merely four weeks after the date of the signature. The snail’s pace with which the political events are taking place has caused a lot of furor amongst ordinary Zimbabweans who can no longer continue containing themselves against the man made tsunami that has been created by the Mugabe administration during his catastrophic reign of almost three decades.
Three weeks after the signing of the power sharing deal, Mugabe and Tsvangirai have failed to agree on the allocation of different ministries. Available evidence indicates that Mugabe wants to retain the Ministries of Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Finance and Local government. This is not surprising since these ministries are among the key ministries that are deemed to be the fulcrum of control of government activities. The fact that Mugabe is keen to retain the Home Affairs ministry should be viewed against the backdrop of the calls from the international community that the octogenarian should be tried for a labyrinth of human rights violations which he inflicted upon ordinary Zimbabweans during his tenure as President of this country- one often quoted episode being the “quasi genocide”, as referred to by some academics, against the Ndebele ethnic group in the early years of independence. It cannot be assailed that Mugabe fears that the possibility that he and his cronies may be liable to prosecution once a new institutional framework is put in place.
The ordinary people have all lost hope for prospects of a better Zimbabwe amid reports that the Mugabe regime has renewed its decibels of insanity in some sections of the country where some rogue Zanu PF elements have began to unleash an orgy of violence against the generality of the population. This flies in the face of the power sharing arrangement where it was categorically underscored that violence should be condoned in its entirety. The renewed violence put into question the credibility and faith with which Zanu signed the deal and if viewed against the kaleidoscope of the reluctance by Mugabe to put in place a Cabinet and also his insidious adamancy to cede meaningful power to the Prime Minister, then the prospects for a better Zimbabwe are at most a remote possibility. This has led to Zimbabweans to ask what then is it that these political players agreed on especially in view of the fact that the situation has exacerbated and humanity now in a precarious position. More so because of the unruly and unscrupulous attitude of the Reserve Bank Governor, who also has put the lives of the people in detriment because of his unfathomable economic policies cum Zanu PF political decisions, devoid of any shred of economic fundamentals.
It is unassailable that Zimbabwe is burning and that the world should intervene on humanitarian reasons. The lives of ordinary persons are now in danger. The variegated problems range from the unavailability of food, lack of water (even the unclean one), unavailability of cash, resources, medicines- in fact the hospitals are now just empty buildings without medicines and health workers, no transport. The list is just inexhaustible! The ordinary Zimbabweans are bearers of an avalanche of problems experienced at the behest of the Mugabe administration. Zimbabwe ratified all the important international covenants, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Most of the rights enunciated in these covenants are also part of the Bill of Rights of the Lancaster House Constitution which Mugabe took oath to uphold. Yet the on the contrary it seems as if he has redrafted there right and interpret them in a negative direction! Much to the chagrin of the Zimbabwean, Mugabe is turning the language of these covenants upside down and inside out with his self-centered attitude- all for the sake of money and power! The unruly behavior in Mugabe has left many Zimbabwean in agony yet he offloads the blame to the countries of the global North. Ironically, he left the country at the eleventh hour in the company of forty lieutenants to attend a summit with an address, which lasted only a quarter of an hour! And more surprisingly in a country headed by his ultimate anathema, Bush. Wouldn’t it have been wise if that money were used to buy maize that will have benefited 15 million people?
In contrast and at the same time the man of the people, none other than Tsvangirai (Prime Minister designate) was touring the nation to get first hand information of the challenges and problems that have come characterize the life of Zimbabweans and in a sense find a way forward. Dead BC did not bother to even inform the nation about this important mission and decided to wait for the return of the now mentally challenged octogenarian to give us that boring episode of his so called address to the UN! Shame for you Gushungo, one day I will prosecute one of your men at the Hague and only on that occasion will they realize how we “the people” who voted for you in 1980 and also voted you out on the 29th of March 2008 should be accorded their space in society at any given time.
Its high time the international community should come in and alleviate the plight of the Zimbabweans especially in the wake that the rogue and cunning elements in Zanu PF have put humanity under siege. The docile and impotent African Union organisation should rejuvenate itself and tell the autocrats in Harare that they have outlived their usefulness. The AU should not just criticize and condemn the rampant human rights abuses taking place in Zimbabwe, it has to go further and take practical steps that will give leeway to individuals who put the interests of the people first before ordaining themselves as the untouchables. Zimbabwe is not a cash cow for Zanu PF but its resources exist for exploitation for the benefit of all Zimbabweans. There is need for urgent intervention before the crisis degenerates into a civil strife otherwise the situation is now palatable for people to resort to self-help! Mugabe and his cronies appear to be deriving sadistic pleasure from the litany of problems that have reduced Zimbabweans to mere inanities and Stone Age scavengers!
Three weeks after the signing of the power sharing deal, Mugabe and Tsvangirai have failed to agree on the allocation of different ministries. Available evidence indicates that Mugabe wants to retain the Ministries of Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Finance and Local government. This is not surprising since these ministries are among the key ministries that are deemed to be the fulcrum of control of government activities. The fact that Mugabe is keen to retain the Home Affairs ministry should be viewed against the backdrop of the calls from the international community that the octogenarian should be tried for a labyrinth of human rights violations which he inflicted upon ordinary Zimbabweans during his tenure as President of this country- one often quoted episode being the “quasi genocide”, as referred to by some academics, against the Ndebele ethnic group in the early years of independence. It cannot be assailed that Mugabe fears that the possibility that he and his cronies may be liable to prosecution once a new institutional framework is put in place.
The ordinary people have all lost hope for prospects of a better Zimbabwe amid reports that the Mugabe regime has renewed its decibels of insanity in some sections of the country where some rogue Zanu PF elements have began to unleash an orgy of violence against the generality of the population. This flies in the face of the power sharing arrangement where it was categorically underscored that violence should be condoned in its entirety. The renewed violence put into question the credibility and faith with which Zanu signed the deal and if viewed against the kaleidoscope of the reluctance by Mugabe to put in place a Cabinet and also his insidious adamancy to cede meaningful power to the Prime Minister, then the prospects for a better Zimbabwe are at most a remote possibility. This has led to Zimbabweans to ask what then is it that these political players agreed on especially in view of the fact that the situation has exacerbated and humanity now in a precarious position. More so because of the unruly and unscrupulous attitude of the Reserve Bank Governor, who also has put the lives of the people in detriment because of his unfathomable economic policies cum Zanu PF political decisions, devoid of any shred of economic fundamentals.
It is unassailable that Zimbabwe is burning and that the world should intervene on humanitarian reasons. The lives of ordinary persons are now in danger. The variegated problems range from the unavailability of food, lack of water (even the unclean one), unavailability of cash, resources, medicines- in fact the hospitals are now just empty buildings without medicines and health workers, no transport. The list is just inexhaustible! The ordinary Zimbabweans are bearers of an avalanche of problems experienced at the behest of the Mugabe administration. Zimbabwe ratified all the important international covenants, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Most of the rights enunciated in these covenants are also part of the Bill of Rights of the Lancaster House Constitution which Mugabe took oath to uphold. Yet the on the contrary it seems as if he has redrafted there right and interpret them in a negative direction! Much to the chagrin of the Zimbabwean, Mugabe is turning the language of these covenants upside down and inside out with his self-centered attitude- all for the sake of money and power! The unruly behavior in Mugabe has left many Zimbabwean in agony yet he offloads the blame to the countries of the global North. Ironically, he left the country at the eleventh hour in the company of forty lieutenants to attend a summit with an address, which lasted only a quarter of an hour! And more surprisingly in a country headed by his ultimate anathema, Bush. Wouldn’t it have been wise if that money were used to buy maize that will have benefited 15 million people?
In contrast and at the same time the man of the people, none other than Tsvangirai (Prime Minister designate) was touring the nation to get first hand information of the challenges and problems that have come characterize the life of Zimbabweans and in a sense find a way forward. Dead BC did not bother to even inform the nation about this important mission and decided to wait for the return of the now mentally challenged octogenarian to give us that boring episode of his so called address to the UN! Shame for you Gushungo, one day I will prosecute one of your men at the Hague and only on that occasion will they realize how we “the people” who voted for you in 1980 and also voted you out on the 29th of March 2008 should be accorded their space in society at any given time.
Its high time the international community should come in and alleviate the plight of the Zimbabweans especially in the wake that the rogue and cunning elements in Zanu PF have put humanity under siege. The docile and impotent African Union organisation should rejuvenate itself and tell the autocrats in Harare that they have outlived their usefulness. The AU should not just criticize and condemn the rampant human rights abuses taking place in Zimbabwe, it has to go further and take practical steps that will give leeway to individuals who put the interests of the people first before ordaining themselves as the untouchables. Zimbabwe is not a cash cow for Zanu PF but its resources exist for exploitation for the benefit of all Zimbabweans. There is need for urgent intervention before the crisis degenerates into a civil strife otherwise the situation is now palatable for people to resort to self-help! Mugabe and his cronies appear to be deriving sadistic pleasure from the litany of problems that have reduced Zimbabweans to mere inanities and Stone Age scavengers!
