Uniting a divided Zanu-PF

If you've turned on the news or scrolled through social media over the past few weeks, your optimism about the state of our party may be waning. Respectful political discourse has hit a new low, rhetoric on gatherings is alienating, and our party is more divided than it has been in decades.

As this special congress plays out in what will likely be the most expensive and contentious campaign in history it's easy to get caught up in all of the things that separate us. Fortunately, there is one idea that can unite us, spread the burdens of defending our freedom and our revolution to the nation, help address the pressing issues facing our communities, and cultivate the future leaders our country so desperately needs. At the moment the party is fighting itself and the opposition is cheering. Some criminals within the party are abusing the good legacy of the president in a vein hope of getting protection. The party stalwarts are far ahead of their masses in a journey which requires travelling together.

As two people from different backgrounds it is common to disagree. However disagreement must never be taken as fighting against each other. Patronising the leaders against each other is a dangerous way and it indeed destroys the party. We may disagree about many things but we must agree about the value of our country and our party. And we are not alone we stand with the majority of Zimbabweans who believe that the party should maintain or invest in national service. The enemy has seen cracks in our party and is taping in the weakness of the corrupt ones.

Unity has been our cement for decades and continues to be a focus for current policymakers and leaders.

Our focus in our rallies must depart from self-destruction to development, those who are fleecing the youth in Chipinge and country wide must not be allowed to hide behind the first family. They must be allowed to carry their cross and cleanse the party from this bad omen.

It's time for the party and our nation to embrace a development idea as a economical expectation and common opportunity. The nation wants to know what plans we have for our future. it is now time to focus on our new plans and sale our ideas to the electorate.

First, unlike previous times Zanu-PF has been fighting its wars in public without much sacrifice to its future. The war of our freedom required service and sacrifice by large numbers of our brothers and sisters. As brave men and women sacrifice in bushes to protect .gain freedom today, we should foster that same ethic of service by ensuring our young men and women have an opportunity to carry on the torch without blatant bitterness.

We have noticed that trust in one another and in key institutions is at historic lows. The party must bring citizens of all backgrounds together to roll up their sleeves and take on the issues facing our communities tutoring and mentoring struggling cadres supporting local business, assisting communities as they recover from economic shortfalls, cleaning up our social ills helping the elderly age with dignity, and boosting economic opportunity. Having positive service experiences that bring young people of all regions income levels, religious affiliations, and factional beliefs together in common purpose can heal our divided party by restoring trust in one another and our ability to solve tough challenges in our unique way and not in public.

We must always be looking for efficient ways to solve party problems in our civil way. Unity of purpose is a cost-effective solution to some of the most pressing challenges facing our .party today.

Finally, not only our unity make a lasting impact on the electorate, but the young people who serve also develop valuable professional and leadership skills that they carry with them for a lifetime. Young people in our Party are eager to make an impact and leave their mark on our party and expanding opportunities for them to serve is answering this call. Our leaders must take a leading role to pilot the country and the party to great heights.

Specifically, we ask the leaders to make this big idea a party priority and they can do it by proposing to preach unity and peace.

We must learn to put our differences aside to unify our party and endorse this mandatory unity and we urge our leaders to do the same and think about the legacy they want to leave. Zimbabwe is blessed with wonderful young people who want to give back to our nation. Together, let's answer this call and make 2018 our year of victory. let us remember that united we stand and divided we fall.

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