When the Devil talks of peace and reconciliation and quotes the scriptures for his own purpose; watch out!
Mugabe has promised us many things only to delivery the exact opposite. Back in 1980, he promised mass prosperity – gutsa ruzhinji – and today the country is in economy ruins; unemployment has soared to 95%, inflation is 230 million %, etc. and the whole population, right across the board, now live in abject poverty. He claims to be the nation’s liberation hero and he promised us freedom, peace and justice. By the mid 1980s Mugabe had the blood of 20 000 innocent Zimbabweans on his hands. Last year half a million Zimbabweans had to abandon their homes, hundreds of thousands were assaulted and/or raped and over 200 lives were lost in his murderous drive to retain the presidency against the democratic wishes of the people.
“We should move away from expending our energies and resources by engaging in unproductive, divisive and destructive activities,” said Mugabe at the launch of the GNU’s economic blueprint for economic recovery. “We should devote ourselves to constructive and beneficial socio-economic reconstruction programmes that will create national wealth and uplift the living standards of our people.”
What is Mugabe talking about; who stopped him keeping his promise of mass prosperity, freedom, etc.? He is the one who was responsible for the reign of terror and mindless violence and is now calling on his victims to end the violence. What an insult!
Some Zimbabweans have latched on Mugabe’s comments as proof that the man has changed. They are naïve and desperate and in their desperation they are clutching at straws.
Mugabe is not concerned about the suffering masses of Zimbabwe. If he was, why did he spend millions dollars buying posh car for the ruling elite when hospitals and schools were closing for lack of funds? He wants the targeted sanctions lifted so that his cronies can once again spread their wings and enjoy their lives of luxury.
On the political front, he has not given up on use of violence to achieve his political goals. He politicised the Police, Army and all the other security agents so that they would do his bidding. After the formation of the GNU Mugabe has resolutely refused to these institutions under anyone else’s control because he still them to cause the mayhem should his hold on power be threatened. He is holding the whole nation to ransom.
Talking the language of peace will not change Mugabe; he remains the ruthless, corrupt and incompetent dictator he has always been. As long as he remains in control Zimbabwe’s economic will continue its nose dive and we will never know freedom and the rule of law.
How long will the likes of Tsvangirai and Tendai Biti pretend Mugabe has changed?
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