i] It was insulting for all those who have fought for the four basic freedoms.
ii] The sentences sound good and meaningful if one takes them out of the reality of what is happening and has happened in Zimbabwe, especially over the last 10 years.
iii] Why keep harping on about the past it only proves that they need to distract from the present? It has been admitted in many articles in the independent media that most of
Africa’s problems lie in the greed and corruption of the present heads of government with one possible exception none of whom should be called leaders. Most of Zimbabwes population never lived under colonialism or went through that war; they only know the current dictatorship, murder [Gukurahundi in particular] and abuse. Another [11th] is submitting to the SADC mandate another hypocritical and abused mandate that is only enforced when it does not affect the current gravy plane.
iv] I was `removed from the voters roll and I felt resentful even if I did understand the reasons.
v] Not much on the face of it but continued non-violent protests both here and outside our borders, particularly in South Africa from where the most interference has stemmed, leads the other African heads of government to continue to believe in the myths surrounding the current people in power and also in fooling `advisers of some of the Western heads of government.
26.5.2009
17:06
Response to Constitution
EDITOR In response to the questions regarding Introduction to the new Constitution
which appeared in The Zimbabwean a few weeks ago, I would like to make the following comments:


