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Reckless
monetary policy caused from poor governance in Zimbabwe and Africa
Andrew M Manyevere
January 07, 2008
Social
introduction
In
economics they call forgery by a government reckless monetary policy.
Clearly Zimbabwe government comes into this category. Poor governance
is the cause to this phenomenon. Simply in its inability to manage
free economy the government prints more money in the hope to give
it better value which harvests negative results. Goods appear to
gain value when money looses value. But when money looses value
below value it creates shortages and black market since no one wants
to continue loosing goods for valueless money.
Economic impact on the ordinary of the land
Zimbabwe
has seen hoarding of goods done by none other than those in power
or related to those in power. Ordinary people have kissed goodbye
to doing proper business or else one works to pay private homage
to Zanu-pf sycophants who make it impossible for business to be
done properly. This is corruption.
It-s very easy to create corruption but very hard to eliminate
it. The hard thing in elimination of corruption is that of loosing
everything through litigation as law takes its course for fairness
and justice. It-s not considered evil to take from the silent
masses, or to punish them for taking right decisions during electoral
processes. It-s harmful when the corrupt gurus are going through
the cleansing processes of making the nations normal in governance
of politics and economic balance. It-s harmful to pursue national
interest because that empowers the ordinary people and reduces chances
of wild money making by those few lawless through abusing of political
power.
The Kenyan situation comes handy to illustrate that even if people
speak through electorate the leadership who has tested power and
enjoy the thriving of corrupt tendencies for self aggrandizement,
resist change at any cost. It makes Zimbabwe -s Robert Mugabe
that easy to see and understand from those interested in peace mediation
but not to those with invested interest looking at the wastage of
investments by taking decisions for the people of Africa.
Money image and its relentless pursuit breeds vanity
The
good book the bible has referred to money as the root cause of all
evil. We live under the testimony that money, love of it, builds
to love for power to control and subsequently abuse. Since people
may make choices that endanger the wealthy of the political powerful
and therefore cause the have-nots to take over the government, it
causes the political powerful immorally defend their selfishness.
Is it money Mugabe could be looking for while he remains in power?
Is it money Kibaki could be looking for when he forces his way to
remain in power? One cannot argue that it-s for security reason
either, but for AVARICE and VANITY.
Money vision leads to abuse of any power
When
Museveni of Uganda arrested and detained the opposition leader just
prior to election thereby denying him that right to present his
case to the electorate, he also stole the elections from Ugandan
people. Mr Mugabe uses his presidents to benefit him over other
political parties, so does Mr Kibaki, so does Mr Museveni, so does
Mr Obasanjo; it-s all political forgery under the world watch,
without recourse for justice anywhere. What inspiration does the
young generation have other than turn to violence and uproot these
greedy and selfish leadership that justify themselves to remain
in power at human life costs. They use violence and they will beget
violence.
Money is what some big powers also look for when they do acts of
"good deeds." That way politics becomes very complicated
involving personal interests at the expense of losing national interests.
It is true that the war in Iraq has almost cost American national
sense of national interest as many do not see the national interest
comparatives in its genesis. The same can be said when Robert Mugabe
single handedly chose to plug our nation in the war of Congo contrary
to national interest, a prize we have lived to pay as our economy
is bled and money has lost value.
In Zimbabwe Mr Mugabe lost elections in 2002 June when presidential
elections were done with the MDC participating. Five years later
the courts of Zimbabwe ruled endorsing the stealing of elections.
But that was five years later. Mean while Morgan Tsvangirai had
been accused of treason, his party almost made bankrupt through
fighting for bell outs for her membership continual imprisoned for
no offences but for the leisure of the militia who are violence
happy. Money has been used to pay this militia. When the country
has no fiscal capacity Mr Mugabe forces the central Bank to create
more paper money and buy political support. Political support has
been bought of the military top brass and police and Central intelligence.
Inevitably people like Raila Odinga and many others disadvantaged
from the rule of the nationalists and military juntas in Africa,
have been watching nursing solution of political democracy in their
hearts. But low and behold the nationalists stage a came back so
nakedly corrupt that it does not need a recount on votes, but strong
mediation to make tyrants see and accept PEOPLE POWER OF VOTE IN
AFRICA - God help Africa .
Africa should mediate on African matters or UN
Great
questioning has to be put in the interest of America, on her frontline
role in mediation. Why does not the USA be supportive or employ
the agencies of the United Nations? It is pleasing though to know
that despite its- prejudice on matters of blame on African
leadership this time the African Union (AU) has agreed to send its
Chairman President John Agyekum Kufuor to mediate. Mr Kufuor himself
is a student of political change, having caused Ghana turn around
from Lt Jerry Rawlings- clutches in harmony to democracy.
We need however to underline that the issue of use of money to blackmail
leadership and compromise African ascent to democracy should stop
and proper and forthright talks be applied where ordinary people
cry for fairness and justice. The case of Kenya stands tall on the
agenda today. For ten years and actively so, the case of Zimbabwe
has stood tall equally and was relegated to Sub regional Committees
of SADC full of leadership of Kibaki-s caliber who too behave
like Mr Mugabe.
One hopes that after the Kenyan issue is resolved the next one will
be for AU to examine justice and fairness in Zimbabwe.
The electoral commission of Zimbabwe meanwhile prays for long life
for Mr Mugabe as can be seen in the piece of document news on its
latest position on defending Mr Mugabe rigging under pretext of
law. As we all know the Zimbabwe law has lost its cause by being
politicized and corrupted, hence the need for independent jurors
in the whole issue of elections in Zimbabwe to be free and fair.
Electoral Commissioners are paid heavily to sway events and numbers
in favour of Mr Mugabe-s party.
Issues ugly under reckless monetary policy
New political strategies are done without consideration of people
at all.
- As an example
the new delimitations done in Zimbabwe has increased chances of
Mr Mugabe to win by allotting such constituencies in the rural
areas where people have no access to the news/information and
therefore live in fear of reprisals by Zanu-pf green bomber/militia.
- The Electorate
Commissioners are appointed by Mr Mugabe and owe allegiance to
Mr Mugabe, similar to what Kibaki just days before elections did
when he appointed new judges in courts. The strategy of riggers
of people power is the same everywhere, except that the world
chooses when to act and when not to.Considering that its-
just early days in Kenya, if this is to prolong, then definitely
the case of reckless monetary policy will come in and Kenya will
begin rolling down like many Africa countries are doing.
- To control
power the tyrants deny media for opposition and this is still
the case in Zimbabwe despite that we are only two months away
from the election dates.
- The voter-s
role we suspect even contain the names of some of us abroad which
names will strategically be used to out vote the contenting political
parties by Zanu-pf gurus.
- John Chiweshe
the commissioner as can be seen in the caption below is above
politics and can over rule petition from political parties seeking
smoothing the way for an election. Obviously he is now holier
than Mr Mugabe his mentor and master. This commission is political.
- Opposition
parties cannot hold rally-s at all despite what reports
allude to. There are many bottle necks and subsequently rally
does not achieve its objective of educating the voters. Too much
interference is gotten from Zanu-pf youth league who are in custom
of violently beating up supporters of other parties to stop them
from turning up.
- It is amazing
that even the world and countries like America who have their
hand in every pie are silent when it comes to creating a platform
when Zimbabweans abroad can express themselves by voting only
this time since so many have been send out by the regime cruel
political policies.
Conclusion
The
Developed nations have to keep their true vigil and be involved
in keeping tenets of democracy clean all rounds. African Union with
the president of Ghana in place is ready to be used to meddle in
her affairs for the good of ordinary citizens to bring some semblance
of true democracy. History is definitely speaking laud in favor
of transparency and democracy. At what ever expense the people of
Zimbabwe shall be victorious soon through none violent methods of
negotiation and asking for free and fair elections. The world need
to help, by so doing it helps facilitate a concept of global village.
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