Dzamara's brother pained by his missing sibling

The Democracy Activist and Journalist Itai Dzamara's brother Patson Dzamara said he is pained that he is ignorant of his brother's where about five months after he was allegedly abducted in Harare.

This he said during Itai's birth day on Thursday.

"Today Itai Dzamara turns 36. Although I am happy to have shared the same womb with such a phenomenal man, today is not a happy day," said Patson.

"His birthday is a stark reminder to us that he is not here for us to share this time as a family. However, we remember Itai today and we celebrate his life even though he is still in the hands of evil men and women. We have faith that God is watches over him and pray His Will is to reunite us."

He said it has been a surreal five months during which we have had to carry on with life without knowing Itai's whereabouts or his circumstances.

"The physical difficulties of his absence are dwarfed by the emotional pain of dealing with this gap in our lives. We had never imagined he would be taken from us for so long, but despite our heavy hearts, we cling to hope," he said. "Surely the righteousness of his cause and the strength of his spirit will lead to his return."

Patson said as much as they as a family suffer from his absence more than anybody, they acknowledge that Itai's disappearance has become a national issue, and they call on Zimbabweans, the very same people his brother struggled on behalf of, to join them in our outrage and pain.

"We say "Let Itai Dzamara be returned to us". And more than that, we say "Let this never happen again in our country." We continue to demand justice in the form of a no-holds-barred investigation that will locate and return Itai Dzamara.

Dr Patson Dzamara is a brother to Itai Dzamara, the pro-democracy human rights activist and freelance journalist who was disappeared on 09 March 2015," he said.