Itai Dzamara
The remarks by UNICEF Harare over Dzamara’s children and their peers joining adults to commemorate their father’s death reminded me that UNICEF has always employed Zanu PF officials in order to get favours from Government. This is fact, not speculation.
My close friend who has worked for UNICEF told me after the unfortunate statement issued by the UN agency that:
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Mary Mubi, a Zanu PF official who was appointed by Mugabe as Ambassador to Namibia in the mid 1990s was head of the Communications Department before her appointment as Ambassador (or was it High Commissioner then)
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Mari Mubi was replaced by Effie Malianga, wife of a the Zanu PF Politiburo member Morton Malianga
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My colleague is not sure who came after those, but the recent revelation that Prisca Mupfumira’s daughter currently works in the same department is evidence that the practice continues unabated.
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Mukusha Mugabe, who is a member of the opposition worked for UNICEF but did not last. Mukusha is still alive to tell how he lost his job if it is ethical to do so, but it is a fact.
Democratic forces in Zimbabwe should use this incident to put pressure on the UN to be a protector of human rights. Chances are that top UN officials may be unaware of the practice, so this is the best opportunity which the opposition must seize.
Fed up of Mugabe repression.
Kennedy Kaitano
Mutare
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