Zim needs 'new government' says Musewe; yes but how - the devil is always in the detail

"If the poverty and degeneration around us is not an indicator of complete failure for ZANU (PF), then what is? If 90% unemployment, widespread poverty and lack of food security for many is success, then I cannot imagine what failure is," wrote Vince Musewe.
"In my opinion, no amount of reframing the problems we face or leadership change within ZANU (PF) will change these facts. What the country needs is a new government, a new paradigm, a new beginning."

Could not agree with you more Vince, we definitely "needs is a new government, a new paradigm, a new beginning". Those of us old enough have been alive in 1980 or later in 2008 would tell you that is exactly what we thought we would get but look where we are today. The devil is always in the detail, we failed to produce a detailed plan of how we would get the just, free and prosperous Zimbabwe we wanted and got serious lost.

He who fails to plan; plans to fail! 

Vince, you did not say how we are going to have this new government and what would constitute a new government and beginning. Just to make sure you, I and the reader are on the same page on this; a Tsvangirai and/or Mujuru government would NOT constitute a new anything. These two are corrupt and incompetent; we already know that and therefore it would be foolish to pretend they are the competent and visionary leaders the nation should be seeking.

The new government and beginning will only come from implementing all the GPA reforms Tsvangirai failed to implement during the GNU. 

There are more quality debates on this internet site and the few other independent sites in one month than one would get from going through all Zimbabwe's parliamentary records of the last 36 years! The number of quality debates would increase tenfold if the country had a functional free media so that all present the public print, radio and TV media are finally doing what they should have been doing all these years i.e. promote freedom of expression and open debate instead of brainwashing our people.

One of the GPA reforms to be implemented is media reform.

All aspiring leaders will be taken through the mill of this dynamic free media, freedom of expression, open debate and democratic competition to separate the grain from the chaff. A healthy and functional democracy will not deliver the Albert Einstein of politics, because there are not many geniuses out there; what it will do is deliver the best there is.

I have said it once and will say it again; implement all the GPA reforms and let democracy work its magic. Implementing all the GPA reforms is the key to open the door to new era of good and stable government in Zimbabwe. 

Before the 2013 elections, SADC Heads of State advised Tsvangirai and MDC not to take part in the elections until all the reforms were implemented. Sadly MDC paid no heed landing us in this political and economic mess of a corrupt and tyrannical Mugabe government. SADC's advice was good back then and it is still good today. We must insist on having all the reforms implemented before the next elections.

To argue that we must not demand the implementation of the reforms because Mugabe will never agree to their implementation is to completely miss the point! We have allowed Mugabe to dictate, hence the reason he is a dictator, for the last 36 years and look where he has landed us? If we are serious about getting out of this mess then we cannot allow Mugabe to dictate to us anymore. Indeed the very essence of implementing the democratic reforms is to dismantle the dictatorship. Of course being a dictator he would not want the dictatorship dismantled.

We are seeking a new government and new beginning; we are seeking what we, the people of Zimbabwe, want and not what Mugabe wants!

We are on the threshold of political change; the present system is unsustainable and is set to change, that much is clear. In 1980 we were on the threshold of change but instead of getting the free and democratic Zimbabwe we fought for we got this corrupt and tyrannical Mugabe dictatorship.

In 2008 the nation was once again on the threshold of political change, the nation voted for democratic change only to be betrayed by MDC. The opportunity to bring about change was wasted; Mugabe bribed Tsvangirai and his MDC friend to kick all the reforms into the tall grass. If we are not careful the upcoming change will not deliver a new and better Zimbabwe because history has the habit of repeating itself.

If we are serious about getting a new and better Zimbabwe we must be clear what we need to do to get it and then keep our eyes on the ball. We have waited for 36 years and counting for free, fair and credible elections – this is the pre-requisite for good and stable democratic government and our only way to end the economic meltdown – our wait will be over if we get all the 2008 GPA reforms implemented!