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Dear
Vice-President Mrs. Mujuru, of course we want western election observers
Rejoice
Ngwenya
March 03, 2013
You probably
do not know about mine as I do of your political exploits. I get
excited about women like you who have achieved so much against all
odds - having dismantled the patriarchal edifice, literally
obliterated ancestral prejudices of male superiority and its restrictive
chains.
Madam Vice President, when you speak, thousands of your ZANU-PF
party supporters listen attentively. I do not pay much attention
to what you or any of your party leaders say. ZANU-PF messages are
downright illusory imagery fuelled with occult naivety, mostly bordering
on paranoiac self delusion.
More often than not, I cringe when your colleagues attempt to publicly
sell what your party terms 'progressive revolutionary-
economic policies. Expropriating natural resources, farm invasions
and bull-dozing into multinational corporate boardrooms is not exactly
my scheme of progressive empowerment. Your party-s delirious
claims that you are merely recovering what is yours from colonialists
are rather lame. All black Zimbabweans were brutalised by colonialism,
yet only a handful of ZANU-PF cronies pocket all proceeds of plunder.
How convenient!
But this is not - Honourable Vice President - why I part with protocol
to write directly to you. The public and private press alleged that
you said you do not WANT Western observers during our elections.
This letter attempts to bury the unsightly apparition of the narrative
of democratic elections as perceived through the frosted prism of
your party.
Just to set the record straight - it was not ZANU-PF that
'brought- independence to Zimbabwe. All the seven million
of us back then, played our part to defeat colonialism. It is only
in Hollywood blockbuster movies were starry eyed heroes singularly
perform acts of valour to 'rescue- hostages from deranged
lunatics! In real-life revolutions, every aggrieved citizen plays
a crucial role. No doubt millions of Zimbabwean citizens on the
side of truth are irritated by ZANU-PF-s self-righteous entitlement,
as if they own Zimbabwe.
Honourable Vice President, it is not rocket science how ZANU-PF
over the years has benefited from western philanthropy, disguised
in health, education, water treatment and food aid. Neither would
I need to mention how many limousines, smart phones, computers and
LCD televisions members of your party horde in their homes, crafted
in Western countries. I dare say most members of your politburo
attended Western universities. I even hear your 'coalition
government- is asking for two hundred million United States
of America dollars to finance an election you have vowed to win.
When I last checked the World Map, United States is a Western country!
What then this means, madam Honourable Vice President Mrs. Mujuru,
with all due respect, we would appreciate if you talk on behalf
of your four hundred thousand card-carrying members. The rest of
four point five million registered voting adults who are NOT members
of ZANU-PF prefer an election adjudicated by representatives of
civilised democracies. Lesotho, Democratic Republic of Congo, Swaziland,
Madagascar or even Ras al-Khaimah are not exactly in the league
of credible, democratic electoral invigilators. Zimbabwe is desperate
for global recognition and besides, in the unlikely event that your
party ZANU-PF wins this year-s election, your presidential
candidate will need international recognition and acceptance.
My appeal to you, madam Honourable Vice President, is that if we
Zimbabweans have nothing to hide in our elections, monitors and
observers from all members of the United Nations must be welcome.
And this must be decided by all our political and civil institutions,
not by ZANU-PF only.
Yours sincerely,
Rejoice Ngwenya
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