Well, with the constitution ready to be reviewed by everyone, having been drafted in favor of the people, rather than political parties, I believe we are getting ready to rid our nation of a perverted class of men (ZANU PF) who have aggrandized themselves by creating so much problems and trouble and confusions in our nation piling the blame on England, USA, and the rest of the western world who are having problems of their own. They made everyone try to forget that they were the real culprits who needed apprehension and created a sort of phony patriotism. Where on earth has anyone have to show patriotism by supporting only one thing, in this case the land issue? As a Zimbabwean, I believe in having my say heard, I believe in the voice of the people having to be louder than that of the government because the government serves people, not the other way round which ZANU (PF) had created a culture that people served the government and owed it to them for their freedom, or no freedom at all. To all young Zimbabweans, I have to say that we have to drop the classifications which this brood created and work together as one of a nation that is the jewel of Africa. Everyone born in Zimbabwe, should be Zimbabwean and entitled to a fair share of the opportunities presented in the country. Everyone deserves a chance to exist freely and non-violently oppose anyone's ideas. The rule of the law should exist at all times and no political figures should be above any law whatsoever. Holding a public office has to come with high responsibility as well as accountability and the bearers of these offices should be questioned whenever anything looks suspicious and be relieved of their duties of they mismanaged the resources charged to their care.
I have noted that the zeal that Mugabe had over the land issue, although it was to be done, it was done wrongly altogether because the people that fell victim to the whole fiasco were and are Zimbabweans, their parents were born in the land and they know no other home except Zimbabwe. So what kind of a caring leader would allow such enormities to happen to his countrymen? One who is concerned the least about their welfare. The same leader would allow his nation's coffers be milked dry by wealth crazy ministers who have no clue what they are doing for the people. All they talk about is how they fought the liberation war and overcame Ian Smith. If we want to even look closely at the matter, most did not even fight the war, it is the same people who are suffering under their misrule who had to feed the guerrillas, clothe them and give them any kind of moral support they would need to keep going on. The motivation to rule the country for so many of them may have not to serve the people, but to enrich themselves and engorge themselves with power, abuse people willy-nilly, ignore their rights and run amok. It becomes evident to me that they harbored ideas in their heads and not feelings in their hearts when they came into power. I speak on behalf of the youths who are totally ignored in the affairs of the country and those who are forcibly taken into service, most of who fear for their lives. The Border Gezi affair was just a complete blackmail of the youngsters. After the collapse of the education system, there was going to be real chaos if thousands of school leavers had not been poured into these establishments to be indoctrinated with ZANU nonsense and have their heads shaved. They gave us torrid times, men and women some of whom were younger that me, that was when I was in my mid to late teens and daily I would have nightmares of them banging on our doors and storming in to terrorize us. It was even more painful to see parents being treated as little children by these people-turned animals and worse, see them get beaten. Again, these also got corrupted by their immunity to the law and grew into rascals, just like their masters. So the idea of the once loved president of Zimbabwe was to turn all of us into his Storm Troopers, I defied that and will keep defying anything of that sort. It is time and our responsibility to vote for this constitution and a government that bears promises democracy, equal representation, respect of human rights and progress to our nation.
The abuse of national media by ZANU and their denial of the MDC to get an equal opportunity to campaign equally using the same media has actually given the MDC more popularity and the old tactic of Mugabe, that of turning every gathering that is broadcast on national radio and television into a political rant and rave has completely tired everyone who happens to hear him. His is the same old routine, to attack the west and blame them for sanctions and pile more blame on them for the failure of his government to think of strategies to get the nation out of the rut that he and his entire government brought the nation into has now become a stale, very stale lure for support and he has put the public in great peril. After all, a true noble heart is too pure to be mingled with loathe and distrust, to quote a famous thinker.
As we headed to the next elections, we should bear in mind that a good government formation lies in the hands of us as a people, a united people. We should be wary, having been educated from the past, that sometimes the zeal for the rights of the people (like the same the ZANU cronies had back in colonial times), chance to rule a nation can sometimes mask a dangerous ambition. A man who began his career brilliantly, Mugabe was a promise of a wonderful leader due to his respect of the people, "Commencing demagogues, ending tyrants". Thus, in terms of the future, it is imperative that we do pay attention to the affairs of our country. Let no man dictate our very lives. The decision we make affects our welfare, our country and our future. I am positive that if we give the constitution draft attentive consideration, glean into it and remove or add the few things that make it a complete document that will work for our country, it will be gainful to adopt it. As it is, it actually represents our every rights and will help us chart a path to where we missed it as a nation in our pursuit of liberty, success and happiness. It is time for a fresh new start that has been long overdue.
