Opinion / Columnist
Five, Ten, Twenty and almost Forty years
03 Jul 2018 at 01:26hrs | Views
1980 was a dawn of new era for Zimbabwe, people thought, alas this was not to be. Promises came after promises as time went by until people realised these were just words with no action.
Zanu pf in power since 1980 has been telling lies to the Zimbabwean people. When one runs out of lies they resort to other ways, this is what Zanu pf resorted to.Former President, the only President Zimbabwean people knew since independence, until entry of Junta, each election time came with sweet words to the voters. We believed those lies because they were said with poetic eloquence by our educated dear leader, Bob. Doubting him was like betrayal, how could this educated man lie we asked.This is one political trickery, lie after lie. The well of lies will run dry and other forms of duping people are employed.
This is what Zanu pf, together with current Junta leader, did to Zimbabwe people who had hoped for a life of prosperity, poverty reduction. Zanu pf now came with land invasions because lies could not fool anyone anymore. With land invasions came farming inputs to further prolong their stay. People "rejoiced"as they had got free land and could put up structures after years of lodging. Farming did not perform as they had expected because a few farmers from the fairer race who had put Zimbabwe on the map for farm produce exported as far as European markets had been chased off their farms. Zanu of big wigs took all the best farms while ordinary folks had to do with "free"land along the highways.
Having bought time with land invasions Zanu pf came with another way. It is funny how dictators will come with policies at short notice yet can not wiggle out of bad decisions they plunge national economy into. More than a million jobs were promised, stands were promised to youths just to prolong stay.
Zanu pf is at crossroads now, not five years, not twenty years have they lied to people but almost four decades of lies and deception. People are tired of Zanu pf unless you are some corrupt individual linked to them like these youthful business persons being made millionaires from no sweat at all!
They have put an unelectable person who represents Zanu pf interests only, he was party of ruinous policies that the country finds itself in.He is no different from Mugabe if not worse don't mind what the West say about him.
The lies well is dry. They don't give up but come with terrorism theories for what purpose we can all guess.The end is nigh, it is like they say, God's time is the best. Zanu pf, our "Pharaohs " must let us enjoy in our own "Canaan". People have suffered all because of one party that cares little for their people but themselves as they loot with impunity.
30July is the silver lining in the cloud. People are awake now, your lies won't work anymore.You have lied not once but several times.Each election you come with a new promise, fulfil ones you made years ago. Today l see your goals, they will be a reality in 2030 buying time again.
Zanu pf in power since 1980 has been telling lies to the Zimbabwean people. When one runs out of lies they resort to other ways, this is what Zanu pf resorted to.Former President, the only President Zimbabwean people knew since independence, until entry of Junta, each election time came with sweet words to the voters. We believed those lies because they were said with poetic eloquence by our educated dear leader, Bob. Doubting him was like betrayal, how could this educated man lie we asked.This is one political trickery, lie after lie. The well of lies will run dry and other forms of duping people are employed.
This is what Zanu pf, together with current Junta leader, did to Zimbabwe people who had hoped for a life of prosperity, poverty reduction. Zanu pf now came with land invasions because lies could not fool anyone anymore. With land invasions came farming inputs to further prolong their stay. People "rejoiced"as they had got free land and could put up structures after years of lodging. Farming did not perform as they had expected because a few farmers from the fairer race who had put Zimbabwe on the map for farm produce exported as far as European markets had been chased off their farms. Zanu of big wigs took all the best farms while ordinary folks had to do with "free"land along the highways.
Having bought time with land invasions Zanu pf came with another way. It is funny how dictators will come with policies at short notice yet can not wiggle out of bad decisions they plunge national economy into. More than a million jobs were promised, stands were promised to youths just to prolong stay.
Zanu pf is at crossroads now, not five years, not twenty years have they lied to people but almost four decades of lies and deception. People are tired of Zanu pf unless you are some corrupt individual linked to them like these youthful business persons being made millionaires from no sweat at all!
They have put an unelectable person who represents Zanu pf interests only, he was party of ruinous policies that the country finds itself in.He is no different from Mugabe if not worse don't mind what the West say about him.
The lies well is dry. They don't give up but come with terrorism theories for what purpose we can all guess.The end is nigh, it is like they say, God's time is the best. Zanu pf, our "Pharaohs " must let us enjoy in our own "Canaan". People have suffered all because of one party that cares little for their people but themselves as they loot with impunity.
30July is the silver lining in the cloud. People are awake now, your lies won't work anymore.You have lied not once but several times.Each election you come with a new promise, fulfil ones you made years ago. Today l see your goals, they will be a reality in 2030 buying time again.
Source - AK Kadada
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