Patrick Zhuwao you are lying

Patrick Zhuwao is misleading the nation by his article under the Zhuwao Brief which appeared in the last Sunday Mail.

The article touched on the tribal issue in Zimbabwe. Coming from him l thought blind patriotism was at full throttle. Honestly speaking, how can one say in our beloved country we have national identity? The President's nephew must be living somewhere else to come up with an article that sounds more like fiction.

I am a Shona and l have witnessed tribalism at its worst in Zimbabwe. l have worked in the government for so many years,most of these years were deployment in Mat North or Mat South.

At all these deployments l never felt like an hour outsider for l was surrounded by homeboys that one would think l was in my village, there in Mashonaland.

I was one of the few who could converse in isiNdebele. The rest, the locals struggled to communicate with them ,then later they would learn bit by bit. I have seen how these areas are underdeveloped, how they travel to Harare for simple documents, l would go on and on. I think he meant we now have institutionalized tribalism in the country.

I think at times people must desist from defending things they know little about. Only recently there were stories of Shona speaking teachers being deployed in Matabeleland yet they could not utter a single word of the locals language. Were you not aware of such stories or you choose which to read.

Your article is meant to seek support since you have become a team with Prof Moyo who hails from Tsholotsho.

If tribalism was treasonous ZANU of people would all be in jail for they have committed the most heinous crimes against other tribes, particularly in the western parts of Zimbabwe. The government has chosen to be particular especially for  Zezuru followed by Karanga ,others don't matter to them.

Why do you think people in Matabeleland regions cry for a separate state. Young as you are you should raise these issues to avoid mistakes from your elders.                                                                         

Your article fuels division instead of your intended purpose of wood winking people.

Educated as you are do some research in the regions l mentioned and you will know why the rift gets bigger and bigger.