Zimbabwe's
National Council of Chiefs and Pan-African President, Senator Fortune
Charumbira, is a buffoon and when has a buffoon ever said anything that is
constructive and rational. And so, it should come as no surprise that he once
again made a complete ass of himself at Harare Mayor’s mother’s funeral. The video
of his speech has gone viral.
The
trouble with our failed political system is its knack to promote buffoons way
above their level of competence and give the platforms and a microphone so that
their nonsense is heard far and wide!
The core
message of Chief Charumbira’s message was that Mnangagwa and Chamisa should
meet and agree on a power sharing arrangement so the country can be spared the
unnecessary expense of elections and all the turmoil and violence that entails.
The buffoon was way out of his depth:
1) Yes, democratic elections are a
very expensive affair but the alternative of a autocracy or worse still, a
dictatorship, has always resulted in economic stagnations and political
oppression. And when the long overdue change is finally come in autocratic
nations, it is violent and disruptive.
2) Ever since Zimbabwe’s
independence it is Zanu PF that has been behind the political turmoil and
violence. In the1980 elections the main thrust of Zanu PF’s campaign message
was that if the party did not win the elections the bush war would continue. Of
course, the people voted to end the war not knowing they would never ever have
peace. Zanu PF wage the Gukurahundi massacre for the express purpose of forcing
PF Zapu to sign the Unity Accord and pave the way for the imposition of the de
facto one party dictatorship and the rest is history.
3) Zimbabwe has failed to hold free,
fair and credible elections for 43 years and counting but only because Zanu PF would
not allow the people to exercise their right to a meaningful say in the
governance of the country for fear the party will be rejected in a free vote.
Zanu PF has held the nation to ransom all these last four decades and the years
of gross mismanagement, rampant corruption and Mafia style lawlessness have
left the country a failed state and in economic ruins. Millions of our people
are living in abject poverty and the future is grime.
4) We need to end Zimbabwe’s failed
political system and the solution is staring us in the face – implement the
democratic reforms to ensure free, fair and credible elections. Free and fair
elections are not just a fundamental right, they are the very essence of good
and accountable government – the one thing Zimbabwe has been dying for ever since
independence in 1980. Only a seasoned buffoon like Chief Charumbira would
advocate for the status quo!
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