Manheru taken back to school

Nathaniel Manheru, the acerbic and vile Zanu-PF scribe who is believed to be George Charamba, was yesterday taken kicking and screaming back to school by Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana.

In his recent disrespectful articles he had challenged people of Matebeleland and Midlands to debate him regarding the issue of gukurahundi genocide, a spectacle he called a myth. Manheru is widely believed to represent Mugube's deep seated and private thoughts.

The diagnosis of Mr Manheru's pathological issues by Dinizulu Mbikokayise is clinically precise; Manheru is seen as a great waste of school fees and suffering from imperialist mentality due to his colonial library. Manheru like the imperialist before him believes that the best way of fostering unity and nation building is to brutalise those he perceives to be different from him.

The colonial mentality in Zanu-PF is clearly exhibited in Manheru's articles, where he seeks to violently silence the victims of the genocide. He delights in the destruction of the victims' culture and language.

Manheru's aim for opening up this debate is simple he calls it 'carthasis', carthasis is a psychological process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. Mugabe through Manheru admits that the people of Matebeleland are angry and through Manheru he is trying to start what they think will be a healing process by offering which result in victims forgiving them. The aim of the whole debate is self-serving intended to solicit forgiveness from victims without acknowledging the genocide and without asking for forgiveness. It is intended into pummelling the victims into submission, humiliating them by insulting them into believing that holding bad feelings against perpetrators is somewhat wrong.  

It is undeniable that the people of Matebeleland and Midlands need healing, however, they cannot be forced to heal by the perpetrator, and actually the behaviour of the perpetrator is causing more pain.

The issue of gukurahundi genocide is simple, if tackled with care and sensitivity it deserves, these are some of the things which may aid permanent closure:

•   That the perpetrators acknowledge and accept the genocide.
•   That the perpetrators take upon themselves to tell everything what happened and release all the unreleased Commission of Enqueries reports.
•   That the perpetrators are brought before an independent Tribunal to be formally charged for crimes against humanity.
•   An opportunity for the victims to question the perpetrators about the genocide.
•   For the victims to decide whether to forgive the perpetrators or not.
•   For the victims to receive Psychotherapeutic input and other material compensation.
•   For victims to decide whether to remain within the body politic of the Country or to self-determine to ensure safety and security for their off-springs.
•   For victims to decide whether Mugabe, Chiwenga, Shiri and Mnangagwa are brought before the firing squad in full public glare or privately.
The list is by no means exhaustive; failure to do this will surely put this country in danger of a nasty civil war.

Views expressed are of personal nature and should not be regarded as representative of the organisations I belong to.

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Thulani Nkala can be contacted at thusinkala@gmail.com