Visas needed to pass by Harvest House

The vicious attack of a Zanu PF member, Kenny Chabwana by the raucous MDC-T hooligans only serves to give credence to what have been said of that party all along. The MDC-T is a violent party and that violence is within its DNA.

The recent attack threw eggs in the face of the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), Heal Zimbabwe Trust and many other Non Governmental Organisations which have been documenting cases of political violence. Most of these cases were said to have been perpetrated by Zanu PF.

This case in point will go undocumented as these organizations always wink at the evil committed by the MDC-T. This has actually exposed the sinister agenda behind the documentation of the perceived political violence. Already we have seen some attempts to divert attention from the attackers to the police who, of course descended on Harvest in search of the barbaric culprits. The police were doing their work and they must not be blamed at all.

We are told the MDC-T headquarters is actually a haven for criminals. It's strange that a government in waiting can harbor fugitives of the law. Ironically, they are at the forefront of accusing Zanu PF of not upholding the rule of law. This is a signal that we will have another Somalia, a total anarchy should the MDC-T takes over the reins.

It is not the first time that the MDC-T has attacked innocent citizens who pass by the Harvest House. There are reports that passer byes have been pelted with stones by the savage MDC-T security personnel. Three soldiers were recently beaten by the same rogue MDC-T elements while passing by on their way home from work at Defence House.

The MDC-T knows it is now a spend force, thus it wants to use any means to destabilize peace in this country. We have seen such Machiavellian tactics used by Afonso Dhlakama of the RENAMO who, after facing repeated defeats in Mozambique, decided to destabilize peace and order in that country. Violence is the language of hopeless people. It is resorted to by people who would have been defeated in a battle of the mind.

It is barbarism at its best for the MDC-T to beat a fellow citizen just because he is wearing his party t-shirt. It is strange that the attack was perpetrated by a party that claims to be fighting for democracy in Zimbabwe. These ‘democrats' must be schooled on the subject they pretend to be masters of. Democratic principles dictate that a person must have a freedom of association and movement. These fundamental freedoms are enshrined in the Constitution of this country. Democrats must uphold these constitutional provisions. People have the right to belong and vote for a political party of their choice. It is therefore, the democratic right of Cde Makoni or any other Zimbabwean, to belong to Zanu PF or any other political party.

Imagine in this age, 36 years after independence, someone is still butchered for trespassing. These were the wicked and infamous laws that Ian Smith used in Rhodesia to oppress the black majority. Are we still in Rhodesia? We have seen in many cases when the MDC-T especially Morgan Tsvangirai becoming nostalgic of the colonial Smith Regime. He wants land to be given back to the whites and he once said Smith regime was better because he used to drink five beers on a dollar.

Harvest House is situated along a very busy street in the Central Business District. If the MDC-T needs to enjoy that kind of privacy, they must relocate their offices to Belgravia, Vumba or even somewhere in Buhera. We cannot have some no-go areas in Harare. If the MDC-T can restrict the movement of citizens when it is still an opposition, what more when it, through a miracle of course, gets into power. People will be killed for just looking at their headquarters.

They used their numerical advantage to attack Cde Makoni. We know Zanu PF has the majority. What will become of this nation if that diabolic MDC-T spirit seized Zanu PF and start attacking anybody wearing MDC-T t-shirts? What if the soldiers decide to retaliate on the attack of their officers? Food for thought for the MDC-T.

Zanu PF must not retaliate. You cannot argue with a fool and win. The fool drags you into mud and then beat you with experience. This is what the MDC-T is looking for. It is an unconcealed act of provocation so as to attract undue international backlash on Zanu PF.

In most cases, an organization places cheerful staff at its front office. If you go to a hotel for an instance, you will be greeted with smiles. However, the MDC-T places violent bouncers at the front. These people are a reflection of the whole organization.