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People from Mat'land and Masvingo are playing second fiddle
09 Jul 2012 at 08:58hrs | Views
Zapu vice-president Emelia Mukarakatirwa last Friday said people from Matabeleland and Masvingo have been reduced to playing second fiddle due to the unitary government's unequal distribution of resources.
Addressing a public meeting jointly organised by Masakhaneni Project Trust and Ibhetshu Likazulu in Bulawayo last Friday, Mukarakatirwa said they are not advocating for the division of the country.
"We are not saying we are a divided country as some of you might interpret it, but look at it in another sense. If only one region of the country is being improved, and if for one to be appointed or promoted in the civil service they need to have a long surname, what is that?
"Devolution of power is the answer to the unfairness that has been happening for the past 32 years in this country," she said.
Mukaratirwa also challenged perpetrators of the 1980s' Gukurahundi massacres and those responsible for the region's economic marginalisation to own up and pave way for reconciliation.
"People must open up and take responsibility for what they did. They must own up and apologise to their victims and if compensation can be worked out, let it be," she said.
Mukaratirwa also said efforts aimed at healing the wounds of the past were bound to come to naught if perpetrators of the massacres did not publicly apologise and table any compensation offer.
Addressing a public meeting jointly organised by Masakhaneni Project Trust and Ibhetshu Likazulu in Bulawayo last Friday, Mukarakatirwa said they are not advocating for the division of the country.
"We are not saying we are a divided country as some of you might interpret it, but look at it in another sense. If only one region of the country is being improved, and if for one to be appointed or promoted in the civil service they need to have a long surname, what is that?
"Devolution of power is the answer to the unfairness that has been happening for the past 32 years in this country," she said.
Mukaratirwa also challenged perpetrators of the 1980s' Gukurahundi massacres and those responsible for the region's economic marginalisation to own up and pave way for reconciliation.
"People must open up and take responsibility for what they did. They must own up and apologise to their victims and if compensation can be worked out, let it be," she said.
Mukaratirwa also said efforts aimed at healing the wounds of the past were bound to come to naught if perpetrators of the massacres did not publicly apologise and table any compensation offer.
Source - newsday
