'Claims that the West is driving the current civil unrest is fallacy'

A political analyst Vince Musewe has dismissed the claims by the ruling Zanu-PF that the current wave of protests and civil unrest taking place in the country were a fallacy and a betrayal to those who fought for the liberation of the country.

The ruling party recently accused the West of being a third force in the wave of protests which characterised the nation.

"Even if we were to ask our fallen heroes what they died for, they would feel exactly the same. They sacrificed their lives so that future generations would live a better life than they themselves did under Ian Smith and yet today that young generation is worse off," Musewe said. "Therefore, if there is any third force at play, it is the anger and dismay of the millions of our hopeless youths who have now arisen. That was bound to happen."

He said the sanctions excuses will not work anymore, blaming imaginary detractors will not work anymore.

"The claim that the West is driving the change we want to see is a fallacy, a myth, a persistent and unrealistic lie which has become so boring and vacuous. Rather it is our deferred dreams and hopes which are fuelling the freedom we must now demand. There is no going back and the sooner Zanu-PF realises this the better. You can crush dissent but you cannot crush an idea whose time has come," he said.