Opinion / Columnist
Mugabe condemns protestors for lacking common sense
05 Sep 2016 at 10:31hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe's condemnation of violent and destructive street protests by the opposition political parties under the National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA) banner, calls for the application of common sense by the perpetrators as part of the citizenry.
Zimbabwe is meanwhile sauntering gradually along the economic recovery path after its subjection to one and a half decade long illegal sanctions imposed by the west. Almost all systems and infrastructure require our combined effort to resuscitate them accordingly as a nation.
But alas! Our Kith and Kins are well oiled and motivated to destroy the little that is remaining.
This certainly demonstrates an acute deviation from common sense which compels us all to be sound, and apply prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts that the nation is going through.
How can we re-build Zimbabwe through destroying what we already have? My fellow citizens we need to audit our actions, and review our behaviours to avoid pushing our country to the verges of the cliff. The collapse of Zimbabwe has some unprecedented effects on us all as a people.
It's a living fact that peaceful demonstration are a constitutional right as per section 59, but the same section does not warrant looting, destruction of property, violent marches and disruption of business of fellow citizens. All this amounts to gross irresponsibility by the participants. This explains why the state engages heavy handedness through its apparatus.
President Mugabe just reminded us all that as citizens we need to re-align our energies towards meaningful issues which take our nation to the next level of development.
A united Zimbabwe is fodder for national development.
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Sparkleford Masiyambiri <sparklefordmasiyambiri@gmail.com
Zimbabwe is meanwhile sauntering gradually along the economic recovery path after its subjection to one and a half decade long illegal sanctions imposed by the west. Almost all systems and infrastructure require our combined effort to resuscitate them accordingly as a nation.
But alas! Our Kith and Kins are well oiled and motivated to destroy the little that is remaining.
This certainly demonstrates an acute deviation from common sense which compels us all to be sound, and apply prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts that the nation is going through.
How can we re-build Zimbabwe through destroying what we already have? My fellow citizens we need to audit our actions, and review our behaviours to avoid pushing our country to the verges of the cliff. The collapse of Zimbabwe has some unprecedented effects on us all as a people.
It's a living fact that peaceful demonstration are a constitutional right as per section 59, but the same section does not warrant looting, destruction of property, violent marches and disruption of business of fellow citizens. All this amounts to gross irresponsibility by the participants. This explains why the state engages heavy handedness through its apparatus.
President Mugabe just reminded us all that as citizens we need to re-align our energies towards meaningful issues which take our nation to the next level of development.
A united Zimbabwe is fodder for national development.
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Sparkleford Masiyambiri <sparklefordmasiyambiri@gmail.com
Source - Sparkleford Masiyambiri
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