Death is better than being oppressed by Mugabe - Mudzuri

MDC-T vice president Elias Mudzuri has boldly claimed that many youths in Zimbabwe view dying as a better option than living under an oppressive President Robert Mugabe's regime.

He said people's anger has 'reached a point of no return'.

According to excerpts of an interview with The Standard and seen by Bulawayo24.com, Mudzuri said no amount of intimidation will cow unemployed youths.

"Let me tell you this, for most of these youths, dying is better than living under an oppressive regime of Mugabe" he said.

"If you were to converse with the ordinary folks in the streets, they will tell you that time has come for us to take up the destiny and determine its trajectory".

The former Energy minister during the Inclusive government, Mudzuri said government is to blame for the suffering and sporadic protests.

"It is failing to respond in a humane manner to legitimate demands by the people and we can't be held accountable for that.

"The state has an obligation to safeguard its citizens even those who oppose it. So, when they kill, surely history will catch up with them. When all is said and done, what I can tell you is that, whatever action the state takes, if it does not respond to the demands of the people, it's an accelerator to the revolution".

He added "No amount of intimidation will cow these unemployed youths".

According to Mudzuri the "endgame of the protest is a new Zimbabwe which is just miles away from sight.

"The people's anger is uncontrollable even with death you can't really contain an unemployed, hungry youth.

"No baton stick or teargas will stop the anger. instead it will pile pressure and cause it to explode like what is happening now".