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Youth Assembly press conference at Harvest House
Movement for Democratic Change
February 01, 2011

The MDC Youth Assembly held a national executive meeting today at Harvest and came up with the following resolutions.

Violence

The MDC Youth Assembly strongly condemns the organised Zanu PF violence and thuggery being perpetrated against the defenceless people of Mbare, Budiririro, Epworth and other democracy loving people around the country. We note with concern the police's ineffectiveness in stopping the violence and bringing the perpetrators to book. We are concerned by the harassment of our Youth Assembly members who are being are arrested on flimsy grounds yet they are the victims of the Zanu PF sponsored violence.

We call upon the ministers of Home Affairs, Hon. Theresa Makone and Hon. Kembo Mohadi, the Police Commissioner - General Augustine Chihuri and the police chiefs to take urgent action against violence perpetrators. We do not want Zimbabwe to be ungovernable because of a few misguided people who are being used for selfish means by certain politicians.

As the MDC Youth Assembly, we more than prepared to defend the defenseless electorate if the police continue to stand aloof and be indifferent to Zanu PF violence. We are equally concerned that the police in Mbare have become part of the problem as they stand and watch Zanu PF youths running mad, destroying people's property, looting and assaulting innocent people. We shall protect our parents, brothers and sisters wherever and under whatever circumstances. Zanu PF cannot and will not be allowed to continue to enjoy overstretched moments of madness; they must be prepared to receive as much as they dish out if this unlawlessness continues.

The MDC Youth Assembly bemourns the lack of respect being accorded to pupils and students in Zimbabwe. Education is not a privilege, it is a right. Parents should not be arrested for not paying exhobitant fees; instead, they should be encouraged to continue sending their children to school. It is the duty of government to educate its citizens.

The Inclusive Government

The MDC Youth Assembly is sick and tired of this marriage of convenience, this fake solidarity between a cow and a donkey, Zanu PF being the donkey under these circumstances. We are there calling for an end of this relationship through holding free and fair elections. The MDC Youth Assembly is ready for free and fair elections anytime and anywhere. In fact, February 11 is too far, we would like to go for Valentine's Day while our minds are free from this rabies infested monster called GPA.

It must end now and we go for elections, free and fair elections under regional and international supervision with all electoral reforms in place. We would also like to remind Mugabe that he is lying to himself that he will remain the President after the GPA, he is actually enjoying the benevolence of President Morgan Tsvangirai the true winner of the March 2008 March elections. If anything, President Morgan Tsvangirai is the only one who has the mandate to form a government.

The Assembly is concerned by the continued failure by government under GPA to arrest unprecedented levels of unemployment and poverty in general and hereby calls for the immediate halt of the invasion of the industries, tourist resorts by Zanu PF under the disguise of Indigenisation and Empowerment. The MDC Youth Assembly is further worried by the continued recruitment of soldiers and police when the Treasury does not have enough money to pay our civil servants and we are not in a war situation.

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