The ruling party, in its wisdom or lack of, must know that the general populace is angry, very angry at its dismal failure to manage the economy. Denying citizens the right to express themselves freely is not only unconstitutional but preposterous. Why anybody would see it fit to abduct defenceless Itai Dzamara, given the prevailing national mood, is anybody’s guess. If the idea was to test people’s reaction, then this is a strategy that is likely to backfire one day. I don’t think Zimbabweans are docile, they are simply peace-loving and law-abiding. This is not synonymous with cowardice and must not be misconstrued as such. Our patience is not infinite. If the Zanu (PF) mafia continues to push people to the edge, soon they will have only themselves to blame.
The uninformed hooligans and intellectual thugs are busy stoking fires all over the place; within their own camp and against the general public. Certainly, this is not sustainable. If Zanu (PF) cannot read the national mood, either they are totally blind or grossly stupid or both.
On 11 March 2007, the State unleashed its dogs of terror against the defenceless MDC leadership following a peaceful prayer meeting. Images of battered Tsvangirai, Sekai Holland, Grace Kwinjeh and others went viral around the globe – attracting strong condemnation from the international community including the Secretary-General of the United Nations. This happened at a time when the MDC was probably at its weakest following the devastating split of 2005 but the moment of madness of March 2007 changed the fortunes for the movement which went on to win elections in March the following year in what was clearly a protest vote. That Zanu (PF) refused to hand over power, doctored the results and manufactured a fictitious run-off, is another matter.
Fast forward to March 2015, Zanu (PF) repeats exactly the same mistake of being in the international media for the wrong reasons by abducting or causing the abduction of human rights activist, Itai Dzamara. It’s both ominous and interesting that this happens when the MDC is again at its weakest following the stolen election of July 31st 2013 and the split of April 2014.
One would think that there is somebody in Zanu (PF) who is deliberately engineering these acts of madness to keep Zimbabwe in general on the international radar for the wrong reasons.
A storm seems to be building on the horizon. If it won’t hit now, it certainly will by 2018. "Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." – Moses Chamboko is a pro-democracy advocate and Interim Secretary General for Zimbabweans United for democracy (ZUNDE) info@zunde.org
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