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New Constitution-making process - Index of articles
People's constitution irreversible
Movement
for Democratic Change (MDC)
February
27, 2012
The MDC believes that the people of Zimbabwe retain the prerogative
to decide what they want to see in their Constitution, just as they
were aware of what they wanted when they turned out in their millions
to contribute
to the first draft of this document.
It is thus, wrong for
The Herald to assume the position of convener of public debate on
whether the issues captured in the so-called draft are pro-Zanu
PF or not relevant to the Zimbabwean population.
Zanu PF has,
through its mouthpiece, The Herald, been trying to derail the process.
Firstly they published a supposed national report in their discredited
publication under the letterhead of Copac, then its element in the
process once leaked the purported
draft to The Herald, which once again published this and a myriad
of commentaries. The paper also published analyses just to confuse
the public and discredit the process. But alas, when the general
public did not raise an eyebrow, the Zanu PF publications went further
to try and confuse the people by lying that the document has 70
percent of its content changed.
It must be noted
that The Herald is not qualified or authorised, neither is it mandated
to publish any document purporting to be the draft. It is merely
campaigning for Zanu PF forgetting that the majority of Zimbabweans
do not subscribe to the dead political party's ideologies.
The MDC is concerned
that Zanu PF wants to hijack the people's constitution, which
addresses the people's concerns over a few clauses they seem
not to agree with. This constitution is national and future-oriented
in scope. It is not personalised and myopic as Zanu PF would want
it to be. Suppose every other section and clause was to be released
and commented on, then Herald would run out of newsprint!
The People's Party
of Excellence refuses to allow the dying Zanu PF party to influence
and cause alarm and despondency to such a sensible exercise that
should give the people their voice back.
The people want real
change, they want transformation of the society. They want to move
into a new Zimbabwe where people are allowed to differ with their
dignity in place; where their security before, during and after
expressing one's views is guaranteed; a new Zimbabwe where
people embrace each other rather than fight; a new beginning where
the people's welfare is a government's top priority.
What the people want is renewed hope and confidence in the government
of their choice.
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