The people must stop Mugabe
The Zimbabwean
Saturday, 15 December 2007 11:36
Dear Editor
The last two weeks saw two major developments that have a bearing on the
future of Zimbabwe as a nation.
The first is that President Mugabe attended the EU-Africa summit where he
repeated the same claims that problems in Zimbabwe are a result of the
interference of the West in the internal affairs of Zimbabwe. Although he
was criticised by some EU leaders his African brothers were quick to his
defence, a foretaste of how the proposed Peer Review System is going to
work. Before the summit many African leaders had argued that Mugabe should
be invited so that the world could engage him on the problems in his
country
but no sooner had the appalling human rights situation in Zimbabwe been
raised by Chancellor Merkel did the true colours of the leaders come out.
Some argued that Europe should leave Mugabe to Africa because they had no
understanding of African democracy, whatever this means. For seven years
Africa has failed to reign in Mugabe and in the process failed the m*****
of
Zimbabwe. So once again no reprieve came from this summit for the
suffering
people of Zimbabwe. The second development was the Zanu PF special
congress
which endorsed Mugabe's candidature and declared him 'Life President'.
While
it was widely expected that the congress would endorse Mugabe there was an
outside chance that someone would challenge Mugabe or at least voice
concern
at the rate at which conditions in the country are deteriorating. But
nobody
had the courage giving credence to Margaret Dongo's claim that all in Zanu
PF are Mugabe's 'wives'. Now that two of the platforms that were expected
to
challenge Mugabe or at least to help him see the errors of his ways have
failed the people should take it upon themselves to stop Robert Mugabe.
The
only available way is to vote resoundingly against Mugabe in the
forthcoming
elections. Although the odds are against the people we have no option but
to
try even when we believe that Mugabe has already rigged the elections. In
order to stop Mugabe we should stop waiting for the politicians to call
campaign rallies but rather each one of us should act as an agent
provocateur for change. It is only the use of the word of mouth where
families talk to family members, neighbours to neighbours as well as
friends
to friends. We should make it clear to each other that we can no longer
afford to have Mugabe after the coming elections. It is only through mass
mobilisation within our immediate micro cells that the fire for change can
be ignited. Zimbabweans cannot afford to remain Mugabe's wives anymore. We
should take it upon ourselves to stop Mugabe. Mbeki and Africa have
failed,
the western world has been talk without action and now the people must
liberate themselves from the clutches of the Zanu PF monster. This
election
can be a watershed regardless of what rigging mechanisms Mugabe has put in
place if the all the people who are angry at having no jobs, no water, no
electricity, no food go and vote. It is sheer numbers that will stop
Mugabe.
We have defeated Mugabe before (Referendum, 2000) and I believe that if
all
people who can vote go and vote against the mortgaging of our nation to
pseudo War veterans and other rogue elements in Zanu PF we will be able to
stop Mugabe. The people now have only themselves to blame if Mugabe
retains
power because we can stop him."All genuine knowledge originates in direct
experience" Mao Tse-Tung"
Nyengeterai Gidi, UK
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