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Justice denied
Bekezela Dube
May 22, 2009

Slowly, but surely, judged form what people are saying, a general feeling that the all-inclusive government of President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Richard Tsvangirai is a secret pact against the true wishes of the people of Zimbabwe. And is seen to be blocking any real attempts to uncover the true state of affairs of our country, hiding the truth about what really happened to cause our economy to grind to a halt against good advice and common sense.

After a disaster of this magnitude and the formation of the all-inclusive government, normal practice would have been to institute a general enquiry to the cause of the collapse of our economy and identify those liable so that justice would be allowed to take its course, unless of course criminals in our midst, wield immense power over well meaning of society. And the judiciary would not have escaped this enquiry, so that their contribution to the cause of this calamity is made public, bad apples in their ranks separated from the good ones.

Zimbabweans are entitled to the true state of affairs of their country and if indeed there is a 'secret pact-, Mugabe and Tsvangirai, against the people, then that arrangement is diabolic.

A lot has happened that can not be swept under the carpet. It must not be lost to Tsvangirai that people associate the collapse of the economy with the regime of President Mugabe. What other failure is there for Mugabe to talk about?

In his short brief as Prime Minister, Morgan Richard Tsvangirai has praised President Mugabe even to the extent of insinuating that his participation in the democratic struggle was ill advised. He has been defeated, emasculated and can not stand against Mugabe in the next election, even if he wanted to. He has lost all resolve, to him Mugabe is a messiah and it-s not so clear he knows who he represents in this inclusive arrangement, at this very moment. "Free the press", has been one of his promises, but all that is talk show. Government must guarantee through a people driven constitution not Kariba document, or anything else freedom of expression.

The biggest dilemma, facing Zimbabweans, as it were, is that they do not know what is wrong, as such will pray to God to make even the most mediocre of our preferred solutions work. But why pray to God to sanction what we know to be not only wrong, but unjust and evil.

ZANU-PF, MDC-T and MDC-M-s performances in the last general elections do not grant the three parties the mandate to form a government, even if it is inclusive. The experiment of an all inclusive administration was begun in Kenya where increasing reports of its unlimited success are fast emerging. And in our case this idea should have been tested though a referendum instead of being shoved down through people-s throats, as is the case.

Our experiment malfunctioned when the three parties finalized 'their- cabinet posts separately, when the ideal would have been for the Prime Minister to chose the cabinet from a comprehensive pool forwarded from all the parties, to give it unity of purpose. This would have reduced the obvious cracks this scenario has presented, where the three -in- one cabinet has members taking orders from different super numerals.

Fortunately, the angry voices raised against this glaring betrayal are becoming louder and need to be listened to. Efforts by such organizations as WOZA to gain freedom for themselves and their children must be complemented, the energy and zeal displayed, directed towards what is surely achievable. As a country, we have wasted so many opportunities, so much in resources and continue to put our trust on leaders who do not have our mandate, or those that have lost confidence in them selves and their ability to lead. Let us open our eyes and see what it is that we want to see, time to rise and demand justice is now. For it is indeed justice more than anything else the country lacks and Mugabe thinks the country needs 100% empowerment, while Tsvangirai would have been more than happy to secure democracy and the rule of law for his fellow countrymen, but without justice, democracy and good governance, remains a pipe dream. Justice is the foundation upon which we must build. With justice, we can not be held at ransom by a handful of criminals in our citizenry.

In fact there will be no solution for as long as criminals ride roughshod over the well meaning of society, and are not rounded, sent to the filthiest of our jails. Certainly no need to spruce them up yet, let us has our priorities in order. And before we lose direction and the meaning of our struggle, it is not any one person, certainly not about Tsvangirai, but the struggling masses, of Zimbabweans, it is their history, their legacy. It is their heritage and that of their offspring.

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