Opinion / Columnist
Is pursuing regime change a crime?
30 Mar 2022 at 07:22hrs | Views
COUNTLESS times we read and hear President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF fundamentalists accusing pro-democracy activists and opposition parties of being used by Western countries to champion regime change in Zimbabwe.
Anyone who dares to criticise the government is regarded as a regime change agent.
The late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai went to the grave with that tag. Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa is also viewed in that light.
Is regime change a crime?
Regime change is something Zimbabweans have a right to, each time they go to elections.
It is enshrined in our statutes. Zanu-PF must never fool us. We are entitled to regime change.
When we go to elections, we are given a choice - a choice to vote for a candidate we want to lead us - a choice which allows us to either accept or reject Zanu-PF and its leader. We do not go to polls to endorse Zanu-PF and Mnangagwa's misrule.
Ours is a multi-party democracy. It is not a one-party State. That means any party, if voted into power, will assume State power. We hear many people being called agents of regime change simply because they are in opposition formations or have defected from Zanu-PF.
Whether Mnangagwa likes it or not, regime change is coming in 2023. We do not need anyone to tell us to change this regime.
We are tired of its violence, corruption, disregard for national laws and human rights.
Zanu-PF and its supporters must not behave as if they have title deeds to run this country the way they want.
They must not talk as if they are the only ones with the keys to State House.
The 42 years of Zanu-PF misrule have destroyed this country. When we cry for regime change, Mnangagwa must know it is because he has let the nation down.
There is nothing illegal about regime change.
Muzokomba villager
Anyone who dares to criticise the government is regarded as a regime change agent.
The late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai went to the grave with that tag. Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa is also viewed in that light.
Is regime change a crime?
Regime change is something Zimbabweans have a right to, each time they go to elections.
It is enshrined in our statutes. Zanu-PF must never fool us. We are entitled to regime change.
When we go to elections, we are given a choice - a choice to vote for a candidate we want to lead us - a choice which allows us to either accept or reject Zanu-PF and its leader. We do not go to polls to endorse Zanu-PF and Mnangagwa's misrule.
Whether Mnangagwa likes it or not, regime change is coming in 2023. We do not need anyone to tell us to change this regime.
We are tired of its violence, corruption, disregard for national laws and human rights.
Zanu-PF and its supporters must not behave as if they have title deeds to run this country the way they want.
They must not talk as if they are the only ones with the keys to State House.
The 42 years of Zanu-PF misrule have destroyed this country. When we cry for regime change, Mnangagwa must know it is because he has let the nation down.
There is nothing illegal about regime change.
Muzokomba villager
Source - NewsDay Zimbabwe
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