Govt must now operationalise Peace and Reconciliation Commssion - Zapu

Zapu Spokesperson Iphithule Maphosa has urged the government to operationalise the Peace and Reconciliation Commission, now that the bill has been signed into law.

"Now that the Peace and Reconciliation Bill has been signed into law, and anticipating resolution on many atrocities that were committed by the Zanu PF government on the Zimbabwean people, may I suggest that the Peace and Reconciliation Commission be operationalized expeditiously, with a meaningful budgetary provision and allocation.

"Also, I propose that the Commission be chaired by a non Zimbabwean professional. At the least let the chairperson be selected from either the SADC region or the African Union," he said.

"The chairperson must be a person who has an appreciation of our cultures as diverse Zimbabweans, with a clear understanding of the importance of unity and co-habitation as citizens confined within the same boarder lines.

"I anticipate and hope for an amicable resolution to cases such as the 2008 electoral violence, Murambatsvina, Gukurahundi and every other violation on our people by a government that has pushed an elitist and discriminatory agenda driven by their allergy to equality, accountability, inclusivity, diversity and good governance.