Thomas Mapfumo should shut his mouth

Recent claims by self-imposed exile, Thomas Mapfumo that President Mugabe must retire should not be tolerated but dismissed with due contempt.

Mukanya, as he is sometimes called by his followers, have no authority to undermine President Mugabe's leadership. Who is he to insult the Head of State in the media? In fact, Mapfumo should be reminded that President Mugabe is in that position because God wills it. Romans 13 verse 1 clearly says, "Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God". Therefore it is morally wrong for Mukanya to criticize the leadership of President Mugabe who was divinely appointed by God.

Every Head of State has an important role to play in his country, so as President Mugabe. For starters, President Mugabe's age has absolutely nothing to do with retirement. In 2013, the people of Zimbabwe elected President Mugabe to lead the nation through the ballot box. President Mugabe won the election resoundingly against his rivals in opposition parties. The fact that he was chosen to lead the nation for another term, shows that Zimbabweans have trust and faith in his leadership.

Under no circumstances will President Mugabe listen and depend on gossip to lead this nation as claimed by the reckless Chimurenga musician, Mapfumo. If he is ignorant to international affairs, Mapfumo should be reminded that only a year ago, President Mugabe, besides being the Head of State, he was also both the Chairman of African Union and SADC. In his wise leadership, what then will prevent him from leading this nation?

Opposed to what Mukanya was saying that President Mugabe should retire, it's actually him who is supposed to retire from his music. Mapfumo's Chimurenga music has lost focus as it concentrate on the politics of the country to the dismay of his diehard fans and have since abandoned it.

Genuine Zimbabweans do not abandon their country and leave others to develop it while they are absent.  If Mapfumo is serious about his country, he should come back and join other Zimbabweans in revitalizing the economy. It is everyone's responsibility to develop the nation. However, it is a shame that people like Mapfumo who claim to be patriotic, lack political will to develop their own country.

 Surely, uttering foolish statements will never make Mapfumo a hero; instead it makes him looks dim-witted and silly. As a musician, Mukanya's music should make sense. By this time, Mukanya's music should have matured. Even if Mapfumo is in his self-imposed exile, his music should encourage unity and peace among Zimbabweans, instead of inciting terror and despondence among Zimbabweans who are willing to revive the nation.

Mapfumo is nothing but an unpatriotic rebel who is trying to make ends meet through singing music that attacks his own country. The fact that Mukanya's in America, depicts that the man is singing for his supper. There is nothing that comes from the western community that compliments and supports Zimbabwean policies. What the Americans are capable of doing is just extending illegal sanctions against our country and nothing else. It is unfortunate that Mapfumo who dwells in the US has also joined the wagon and falls in the same pit of attacking Zimbabwean government.

Mapfumo has no guts whatsoever to tell President Mugabe to hand over power as he is also contributing to the imposition of illegal sanctions against Zimbabwe through his music.

Quoted in a local daily press, Mapfumo noted that it was his choice to live the country.  "No one forced me out of Zimbabwe. I am a musician doing this job at international level…" Mukanya said. However, written reports have it that Mapfumo left the country over alleged vehicles' scandal. The reported scandal was that Mukanya bought vehicles that were not properly cleared. Mapfumo's case portrayed the weakness in him of failing to comply with the law.

Mapfumo, you should just shut up. You lost your right to comment on Zimbabwean issues the moment you ran away instead of helping other Zimbabweans to build the country up.