But their boss Patrick Chinamasa shows more than sensitivity. He says the UN cannot visit Zimbabwe to discuss funding the elections. To check if things are ok would, in his paranoid mind, be furthering the regime change agenda. The UN must instead just hand the money over. The cockroaches will look after it.
The Vigil believes that Zanu (PF) is putting every obstacle in the way of fair elections and we will mark the 16th monthly 21st movement diaspora protest next Saturday by appealing to SADC to stop Zanu (PF) foot dragging and, in particular, its determined efforts to prevent MDC supporters registering to vote while itself engaging in vote rigging.
During the week a Vigil delegation had a useful meeting with the Zimbabwe Desk at the UK Foreign Office. We told them that we expected rigged elections and Ephraim Tapa spoke of the tangible fear he detected during his recent undercover visit to Zimbabwe. We were assured that the British government’s only aim was to see free and fair elections resulting in a government of the people’s choice. The Foreign Office expressed confidence in the facilitation of SADC. They categorically dismissed allegations that Britain was softening its approach to Zimbabwe to reclaim economic ground lost to the Chinese.
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