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The new enemy of the state
Tendai Kausiyo
May 07, 2008

A week-s visit to Mashonaland Central areas of mount Darwin revealed what I can call first class acts of murder and violence. During the week I was in Mash Central I managed to visit Mount Darwin - Marymount, Tabex and Dotito.

I couldn-t believe what I heard during Joyce Mujuru rally in Mount Darwin Pfura Stadium. The lady whom we are supposed to copy good manners from was very bitter that people did not vote for her old man. To her democracy means only voting for zanu pf and nothing else. This is what she said and I quote " kana mwana akanganisa anofanorwa kurangwa ne shamhu yetsarapu pekutanga asi akaramba achikanganisa ngaapondwe, mwana iyeye hanachekugarira panyika." If a child has made a mistake he has to be disciplined softly at first but if he makes the same mistake again he has to be killed for he has no reason for living in Zimbabwe. To her the people of Zimbabwe had made a great mistake by voting for a change. Those who did vote for change has to be killed for they don-t have any reason to be living in their own Zimbabwe.

Surely the former vice president has failed to understand that Zimbabwe is not a personal property of few ZANU PF rulers. I thought she understood that Zimbabwe is for Zimbabweans and they have got the right to choose the leader they want in a democratic and peaceful manner they did on 29 March 2008. The former vice president was even bitter with the civil servants to an extent that she had to say pasi nematicha, pasi nemapurisa pasi nemanurse. (down with teachers, down with policemen down with nurses). This was to me the official opening of political massacres in Mount Darwin and Mashonaland Central from a well-respected lady on a well attended rally. (Most of the people on that rally were forced to attend and most of the people had gloomy faces when they left the stadium.)

The attacks

From there the war veterans then went to Mutondwe High School some 17 km from Mount Darwin centre. To date only 3 teachers have remained whilst most of the teachers have run away fearing their lives. The school was closed for 2 days and when they reopened the school there was no business as most of the teachers were away. In fact all the teachers who ran away were yet to come back. One wonders whether the school will offer lesson this term.

At Mary Mount Mission Hospital, most of the nurses and nurse aid were chased away because they were accused of voting and supporting the MDC. A visit to the hospital revealed that they was no attention that were being given to the patients who were lying all over the place. No details could be obtained from the people around for they could not talk to strangers.

ZANU PF militia were transported from Mount Darwin in a lorry to Tabex communal lands where they inflicted some harm to the people around the Tabex area. Several homes were burnt and many people were beaten. I couldn-t get the real facts about what exactly had happened because the war veterans were still in the area and were still patrolling these areas. One mother had to cry to me and she was actually bitter with the MDC because she said they are letting them down after voting for them.

War veterans in these areas are going around taking benefits from the farm mechanisation programme.

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