Mnangagwa confirms National Healing and Reconciliation Commission is useless

Mthwakazi Republic Party has claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has confirmed that the National Healing and reconciliation Commission is useless when he appointed another commission to probe the Harare shooting of civilians by the military on August 1.             


"What comes into mind when one  mentions the name 'NPRC', is the incident of the Commission's  confrontation  with Mthwakazi Republic Party during its community consultation programs. The party activists raised scepticism over the Commission's ethnic composition and it's capacity to handle issues of the Gukurahundi Genocide, independent of government influence.
Mnangangwa, as the principal of the appointing authority has vindicated Mthwakazi Republic Party on the perceived lack of capacity by the NPRC to handle the matters of Gukurahundi. Our party has always demanded that any institution tasked with probing and instituting justice for Gukurahundi victims, must be independent and must be led by a renowned  international human rights practitioner.

We expected that the shooting of seven people in Harare, which was captured on camera, and witnessed by thousands, would be a litmus test for the NPRC. It came to us as a shock that the death of the  seven in Harare,  warrants the expertise of international Commissioners, above a Genocide that claimed over 20000 lives and hundreds of thousands raped and displaced." Said MRP.

"Mnangagwa has even braved the criticism of unconstitutionally selecting this commission, solely for the selfish reason of appeasing the international community. The commission include such esteemed members like former South Africa president Kgalema Motlante, former Commonwealth Secretary General Chief Emeka Anyaoku and Rodney Dickson, a UK lawyer. Other commissioners Lovemore Madhuku, Charity Manyeruke and Vimbai Nyemba.

Could this be meaning that Matabeleland lives don't matter? The president has in many occasions, distanced himself from any role in the commission of the Gukurahundi Genocide. It will, there for be in the interest of justice in his part and that of the people of Matabeleland and Midlands, to extend invitation and prolong the work of these international Commissioners, to cover  an inquiry into Gukurahundi. Thousands of our people are still agonisingly waiting for justice and closure, as much as the seven from Harare do."

"We have taken a decision as the victims of Gukurahundi and the people of Mthwakazi, based on the decision of the president, that we will never recognise the NPRC as an authentic Commission, any more."

MRP said  national Commission endorsed by the president of a country can not fail to probe the blatant shooting of seven people, and  be expected to probe a calamity of the magnitude of a Genocide. To us,  the NPRC is dead and burried. It can only come to Matabeleland to interact with its ZANU PF supporters and not victims of Gukurahundi.

"We urge all the people of Mthwakazi to expose this hypocrisy by the military junta government. Justice shall be served someday. Matabeleland lives matter too," said MRP.