Opinion / Columnist
The people have spoken Zanu must go
15 Aug 2018 at 09:37hrs | Views
The brazen robbery of the election and the scale in which it was carried out is astonishing. ZANU PF is longer appealing to the masses due to systematic abuse of state's instruments and callous torture of those opposed to military rule.
It doesn't require a rocket scientist to prove that the election was won by the Alliance led by the Nelson Chamisa. Well, in the past the military has stated categorically that power won't be relinquished to any aspiring presidential elect as long as he lacks military know how.
This signals one thing, that the country is and has always been under military rule since the disputed 2008 elections, which prompted the SADC Block to convince the leaders of political parties to form a government of national unity to avoid needless bloodshed similarly to recent incidents where the Army opened fire with live ammunition on non-violent protesters.
In all probabilities, it is inconceivable to think the elections were free and fair knowing the role played by the military prior and during the elections. One wonders why countries like South Africa would endorse the illegitimate regime to rule unconstitutional whereas such scenarios are an eyesore in their own country. Is South Africa benefitting from Zimbabwe's lawlessness?
Whether the situation would ever improve it's hard to predict given the lengthy period the military has dictated to the generality of Zimbabwe how they should live their lives. This type of madness ought to come to an end in order for the country to realise its true potential.
The truth of the matter is the elections were heavily rigged and manipulated in favour of ZANU. ZEC is no longer a trustworthy body as it announced incorrect figures which were in some instances inflated or deflated. This is exactly what prompted the opposition to lodge a complaint and also open a court case to challenge the results of the just ended election.
I hope the outcome would be different and the actually correct results would be announced in due course to the relief of the nation. Frankly, the problems that the country is facing are man-made and could be resolved if only the will of the people is respected.
The shrewd advice to the Junta is to return the military to the barracks that is where they belong and the militarisation of Beitbridge border post is unjust and illegal, all soldiers should be withdrawn with immediate effect. It seems the security departments are at loggerheads over which one is trusted more than the other.
The peace-loving citizens and human rights bodies will continue to expose the rot within the military government until the president and commanders realise that such deployment is scary and intimidating as masses are not used to seeing soldiers in the streets armed to their teeth and ready to kill.
It doesn't require a rocket scientist to prove that the election was won by the Alliance led by the Nelson Chamisa. Well, in the past the military has stated categorically that power won't be relinquished to any aspiring presidential elect as long as he lacks military know how.
This signals one thing, that the country is and has always been under military rule since the disputed 2008 elections, which prompted the SADC Block to convince the leaders of political parties to form a government of national unity to avoid needless bloodshed similarly to recent incidents where the Army opened fire with live ammunition on non-violent protesters.
In all probabilities, it is inconceivable to think the elections were free and fair knowing the role played by the military prior and during the elections. One wonders why countries like South Africa would endorse the illegitimate regime to rule unconstitutional whereas such scenarios are an eyesore in their own country. Is South Africa benefitting from Zimbabwe's lawlessness?
The truth of the matter is the elections were heavily rigged and manipulated in favour of ZANU. ZEC is no longer a trustworthy body as it announced incorrect figures which were in some instances inflated or deflated. This is exactly what prompted the opposition to lodge a complaint and also open a court case to challenge the results of the just ended election.
I hope the outcome would be different and the actually correct results would be announced in due course to the relief of the nation. Frankly, the problems that the country is facing are man-made and could be resolved if only the will of the people is respected.
The shrewd advice to the Junta is to return the military to the barracks that is where they belong and the militarisation of Beitbridge border post is unjust and illegal, all soldiers should be withdrawn with immediate effect. It seems the security departments are at loggerheads over which one is trusted more than the other.
The peace-loving citizens and human rights bodies will continue to expose the rot within the military government until the president and commanders realise that such deployment is scary and intimidating as masses are not used to seeing soldiers in the streets armed to their teeth and ready to kill.
Source - Zenzo Siziba Poltical Analyst and Activist
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