Fruits seeds of which were sown by Chimurenga,
Fruits seeds of which were watered by human blood
Now without fruits the liberation tree is wilting
And we celebrate independence?
Independent of logical planning,
They seize agricultural land.
Castrating productivity,
They predict bumper harvests.
Starving for power,
They starve many to death
And we celebrate independence?
Wanting transparency in government
We, by ballot, render them jobless.
In diabolical retaliation,
They render us homeless.
Wanting cleanliness in cities,
They bulldoze our homes
Murambatsvina- they codename it
And we celebrate independence?
Passing corrupt policies
They strangle economic growth.
Their beloved children in foreign schools
They cap half-baked graduate.
Without industry to absorb them,
They bid our beloved children be productive
And we celebrate independence?
A health crisis, they first deny
In control of the situation, they declare
Global emergency assistance, thus denying
By preventable and curable cholera,
They curse many to death.
Answerable to no one, off the hook they are
And we celebrate independence?
Desperate for economic sanity,
Wanting redemption from kleptocracy,
We voted for change.
Trading rule of law for political camaraderie,
They amended the constitution.
To accommodate stubborn losers,
They form a coalition government
And we celebrate independence?
To appease fellow politicians,
They inflate cabinet.
For developmental stagnation,
They blame lack of funds.
To pacify the electorate,
They broadcast expensively adorned excuses
And we celebrate independence?
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