Opinion / Columnist
Mujuru Constitutional Democracy not protests rules Zimbabwe
06 Sep 2016 at 11:02hrs | Views
It is heart-rending to hear that former Vice President Joice Mujuru's Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) is deliberately unwilling to wait to take part in the next 2018 national elections as this appears too far for quenching their insatiable desire for power. ZimPF vows to do everything to its disposal to oust President Robert Mugabe from power through unconstitutional means.
Their grand plan is like trading in dangerous waters as they risky to plunge into gross violation of the mother law. Streets protest will be faced with full force to restore order and defend the rights of the ordinary who are placed on disadvantage by the mindless protestors.
The incessant call for mass protests is synonymous with subversion which amounts to treason as ZimPF, and its erstwhile friends ion the National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA) is under mandatory constitutional obligation to observe relevant constitutional provisions as a gate-way to power. The current presidential term expires mid 2018, and there are no other means which can be applied whatsoever to turn up-side-down this legal expectation.
In an interview recently, ZimPF spokesperson Jealous Mawarire said his party was stepping up its efforts to dethrone Mugabe, and his ruling ZANU-PF party from power in the interest of all Zimbabweans. ZimPF should be reminded that public interests in this country can only be satisfied by following the provisions of the law as opposed to chaotic means.
Patience is a good virtue which should guide ZimPF to wait until 2018 when next polls are expected. Meanwhile they are expected to market their alternative political policies. Bearing in mind that violence militates against our prospects for growth and universal national development.
The pessimistic views championed by the ZimPF predicting a leadership crisis in the event that, President Robert Mugabe falls incapacitated, are merely a tale of the prophets of doom who lack appreciation of our supreme law.
Zimbabwe is a constitutional democracy in which every national decision is based on the provisions of the national constitution which is the datum peg from which all legal issues are derived.
Joyce Mujuru, Didymus Mutasa and Rugare Gumbo, who are best described as menopausal politicians, need to read through the whole new constitution and develop a proper insight into the contemporary political matrix obtaining in the country. This would enable him to have an in depth appreciation of the laws, and come up with a refreshed mind which can enhance them to critique matters accordingly without misleading the generality of the public, particularly the young Turks they are dragging , such as, Jealous Mawarire.
In the meantime, ZimPF only have the legal opportunity to participate in the by-elections which are forth-coming across the nation. That is when they can subject themselves to test their support on the ground. Otherwise they are frothing saliva on their lips when they do not even have a handful of support that can allow them to enjoy even a single seat in parliament.
Peaceful demonstrations are a constitutional right which should be used with responsibility to reflect a sense of rationality by the participants. Rights have limits which should be observed at all costs. Otherwise if the protestors are so defiant, they would face the wrath of the law to the detriment of their personal lives.
It is mind boggling to note that, the street protestors are funded by their western allies to create anarchy and/or provoking the state to quell the protests forcefully so that they can prove a point that police brutality is a reality in this country. Honestly, can the state watch while public peace and order is in danger? Logically, the police will execute its constitutional mandate diligently.
Dollar diplomacy is at play meanwhile amongst the protestors as they are paid for causing chaos in the capital, to enable the filming of the police while dealing with public disorder for their international sponsors that are poised to label Zimbabwe as a pariah state for no apparent reason. The protestors are motivated to provoke the police at all costs to keep the inflow of cash into their pockets.
Some of the ordinary protestors that are not in the know are persuaded to participate forcefully while they aren't aware that their organisers are lining their pockets with fat cheques out of their effort. This explains why some of the arrested protestors are not able to raise the minimum bail required by courts. And suddenly they are dumped by their leaders who would have cajoled them to take part in the violent street protests.
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Sparkleford Masiyambiri <sparklefordmasiyambiri@gmail.com
Their grand plan is like trading in dangerous waters as they risky to plunge into gross violation of the mother law. Streets protest will be faced with full force to restore order and defend the rights of the ordinary who are placed on disadvantage by the mindless protestors.
The incessant call for mass protests is synonymous with subversion which amounts to treason as ZimPF, and its erstwhile friends ion the National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA) is under mandatory constitutional obligation to observe relevant constitutional provisions as a gate-way to power. The current presidential term expires mid 2018, and there are no other means which can be applied whatsoever to turn up-side-down this legal expectation.
In an interview recently, ZimPF spokesperson Jealous Mawarire said his party was stepping up its efforts to dethrone Mugabe, and his ruling ZANU-PF party from power in the interest of all Zimbabweans. ZimPF should be reminded that public interests in this country can only be satisfied by following the provisions of the law as opposed to chaotic means.
Patience is a good virtue which should guide ZimPF to wait until 2018 when next polls are expected. Meanwhile they are expected to market their alternative political policies. Bearing in mind that violence militates against our prospects for growth and universal national development.
The pessimistic views championed by the ZimPF predicting a leadership crisis in the event that, President Robert Mugabe falls incapacitated, are merely a tale of the prophets of doom who lack appreciation of our supreme law.
Zimbabwe is a constitutional democracy in which every national decision is based on the provisions of the national constitution which is the datum peg from which all legal issues are derived.
In the meantime, ZimPF only have the legal opportunity to participate in the by-elections which are forth-coming across the nation. That is when they can subject themselves to test their support on the ground. Otherwise they are frothing saliva on their lips when they do not even have a handful of support that can allow them to enjoy even a single seat in parliament.
Peaceful demonstrations are a constitutional right which should be used with responsibility to reflect a sense of rationality by the participants. Rights have limits which should be observed at all costs. Otherwise if the protestors are so defiant, they would face the wrath of the law to the detriment of their personal lives.
It is mind boggling to note that, the street protestors are funded by their western allies to create anarchy and/or provoking the state to quell the protests forcefully so that they can prove a point that police brutality is a reality in this country. Honestly, can the state watch while public peace and order is in danger? Logically, the police will execute its constitutional mandate diligently.
Dollar diplomacy is at play meanwhile amongst the protestors as they are paid for causing chaos in the capital, to enable the filming of the police while dealing with public disorder for their international sponsors that are poised to label Zimbabwe as a pariah state for no apparent reason. The protestors are motivated to provoke the police at all costs to keep the inflow of cash into their pockets.
Some of the ordinary protestors that are not in the know are persuaded to participate forcefully while they aren't aware that their organisers are lining their pockets with fat cheques out of their effort. This explains why some of the arrested protestors are not able to raise the minimum bail required by courts. And suddenly they are dumped by their leaders who would have cajoled them to take part in the violent street protests.
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Sparkleford Masiyambiri <sparklefordmasiyambiri@gmail.com
Source - Sparkleford Masiyambiri
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