Opinion / Columnist
Perpetrators of Gukurahundi dancing on the skeletons of their victims
14 Jun 2016 at 16:37hrs | Views
President Mugabe's use of gukurahundi genocide as a point of reference in the Zanu-PF succession wars has raised glorification of this unjustifiable gruesome act to new unacceptable levels in Zimbabwe.
As MLO we condemn such insensitive statements by gugurahundi genocide perpetrators. This shows without any doubt that the security of gukurahundi genocide victims is very compromised under the rule of unrepentant genocidaires like Mugabe. This is synonymous with Hitler himself boasting about killing millions of innocent Jews and using the same genocide to threaten his political enemies. This happens when murderers of innocent people are left to rome the streets. Power and Guns in the hands of blood thirst ethnic killers are dangerous.
Our silence must not by any means be mistaken to cowardice. We are watching intently as the oppressor who seems to be so addicted to genocide threats is abusing our people.
Matebeles have the right to live in a free environment where there are no threats of second genocide, intimidation, political persecution, marginalisation and tribal hatred.
Once you hear perpetrators of genocide showering themselves with praise for their gory dids then you know its time to take action. Therefore we believe that the process to restore the statehood of Matabeleland should be sped up.
Mugabe's utterances are of an ignorant, heartless and reckless man who obviously cannot differentiate between fighting and pure barbaric acts of genocide. A man who feels completely justified in his actions.
Gukurahundi caused untold pain and suffering in Matabeleland- permanent divisions and animosity between the people of Matebeleland and Mashonaland. No wonder why majority shonas support gugurahundi genocide. What can they do when their leader, a prime perpetrator who should be apologising is standing on the mountain top to announce acts of genocide as the best achievement of his life?
Since President Mugabe has confirmed by word of mouth that he is the one
who unleashed National Army 5 brigade code named gukurahundi on innocent people of Matabeleland. MLO would like to know if the young children some of them embryos that were violently reaped out their mother's wombs using bayonets and eventually killed by the 5 brigade were dissidents?
If the unarmed and defenceless women and school going girls who were force marched to public meetings to be beaten rapped and later shot to death were dissidents?
If the old and frail men and women who needed the support of sticks to walk who were killed in cold blood were dissidents?
If more than 40 000 innocent civilians who were killed brutally and dumped in old mine shafts, shallow graves and caves were dissidents?
And we demand to know why we are not allowed to group and hold memorial services for the gukurahundi victims or rebury our loved ones in a dignified way?
In all this there is one Matebele sellout from Nkayi who has been exposed big time. Most people in Matabeleland know and hate him for spreading falsehoods that gukurahundi is a conspiracy of the West. We wonder what Vp Mphoko is saying now that the father of gukurahundi genocide has announced himself. The traitor's lies and cheap political spin have come down tumbling.
To hell with the so called Truth and Reconciliation Commission! What reconciliation when perpetrators are openly showing no remorse for their crimes against humanity? The truth is already known, documented and still coming out what we only need now is for the arrogant butchers of innocent people to be tried in the court of law and freedom for the people of Matabeleland. Finish en Klaar!
When heartless perpetrators of gukurahundi genocide perpetually dance on the skeletons of their victims without regret or remorse, MLO has no choice but to consider building defence systems to protect traumatised and defenceless citizens of Matabeleland. People of Matabeleland should be afraid not. We stand by you all the way until the independence and sovereignty of Matabeleland is achieved. We are not apologetic about that. Why should we be when killers of innocent people are not?
Izenzo Kungemazwi!
Israel Dube
Source - Israel Dube
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