Opinion / Columnist
Tajamuka should call a '7 million man march'
10 Jul 2016 at 22:17hrs | Views
We commend you for your bravery. There is, however, one thing that the opposition parties always say to Mr. Mugabe: "You are not legitimate. You rigged the elections. You don't have the support of the people". This statement highlights the fact that it is important for you to show that when you speak, you are truly speaking on behalf of the people and not for your small little group. This does not hold true for Mr. Mugabe and his government today as they have implemented rules and have been told by the people that what they are doing is not what the people want. The governments' response has been " We will send the police to beat you up until you agree that our actions are what you want from us".
In the same vein for #Tajamuka to say they are speaking for the people, they need to show that the people are truly behind them. It is impractical for us to expect you to call an election to prove this, as you do not have the authority to do that. The only way that you can show or find out whether what you are saying is truly what the people want is for you to call a "7 million man march". You have to show that the majority of the people are in support of what you want to achieve.
This HAS to be a peaceful march whose sole purpose is to show the numbers. If it is planned as a violent march, you will eliminate all the older people who no longer have enough energy to run and fight with the police so your numbers will not be truly representative.
You obviously do not have the resources to bus people. The solution to that would be to ask people to march to the main government building in their city or town.
A lot of innocent people are still recovering from the beatings they received from the force that is tasked to protect the people (ZRP) so you will have to time it accordingly when their feet have recovered and they can walk again.
If the majority of the people do not come out to show that they are in favour of Mr. Mugabe stepping down, then you have no case and you might as well leave the country and go and join the diaspora.
Source - Mlungisi Moyo
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