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Zimbabwe bleeds because of corruption - Joshua Nkomo once said
25 Feb 2016 at 05:54hrs | Views
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Political commentator Pedzisayi Ruhanya has said late Vice President Joshua Nkomo had seen long back ago that Zimbabwe was bleeding due to rampant corruption and lack of peace among political parties.
''We are enveloped in the politics of hate. The amount of hate that is being preached today in this country is frightful. What Zimbabwe fought for was peace, progress, love, respect, justice, equality, not the opposite. And one of the worst evils we see today is corruption. The country bleeds today because of corruption'',Nkomo of April 12, 1986, at the burial of ZIPRA Commander Lookout Mafela Masuku said.
"You were prophetic; 30 years on we see it. Philosophers never die," said Ruhanya.
"It is appropriate that the site chosen for Lookout's grave lies near a memorial to those who fought against Hitler. Lookout fought against fascism, oppression, tribalism and corruption. Any failure to dedicate ourselves to the ideals of Masuku will be a betrayal of him and of all those freedom fighters whose graves are not known," Nkomo said in1986.
He said Lookout while in Parirenyatwa (General Hospital) he requested to be able to say goodbye to his friend Dumiso. The request was refused. "No!" By our own government!
"He is not being buried at the Heroes' Acre. But they can't take away his status as a hero. You don't give a man the status of a hero. All you can do is recognise it. It is his," Nkomo said.
"Yes, he can be forgotten temporarily by the state. But the young people who do research will one day unveil what Lookout has done."
''We are enveloped in the politics of hate. The amount of hate that is being preached today in this country is frightful. What Zimbabwe fought for was peace, progress, love, respect, justice, equality, not the opposite. And one of the worst evils we see today is corruption. The country bleeds today because of corruption'',Nkomo of April 12, 1986, at the burial of ZIPRA Commander Lookout Mafela Masuku said.
"You were prophetic; 30 years on we see it. Philosophers never die," said Ruhanya.
"It is appropriate that the site chosen for Lookout's grave lies near a memorial to those who fought against Hitler. Lookout fought against fascism, oppression, tribalism and corruption. Any failure to dedicate ourselves to the ideals of Masuku will be a betrayal of him and of all those freedom fighters whose graves are not known," Nkomo said in1986.
He said Lookout while in Parirenyatwa (General Hospital) he requested to be able to say goodbye to his friend Dumiso. The request was refused. "No!" By our own government!
"He is not being buried at the Heroes' Acre. But they can't take away his status as a hero. You don't give a man the status of a hero. All you can do is recognise it. It is his," Nkomo said.
"Yes, he can be forgotten temporarily by the state. But the young people who do research will one day unveil what Lookout has done."
Source - Byo24News
