via Letter to Amai Mujuru, Amai Mugabe October 30, 2014
Zimbabwe is a great country that needs new leaders who truly care for its future.
It is such a shame the two of you, First Lady Grace Mugabe and Vice-President Joice Mujuru, have decided to fight out your differences in the public arena while doing nothing to address the economic plight of millions of Zimbabweans who are suffering because of the economic system that you have both been complicit in creating and are primary beneficiaries of.
To some of us who wish to see a better Zimbabwe emerging out the ashes of Zanu PF policy failures, we are hardly impressed by the accusations and counter-accusations that you are trading because, no matter their veracity, they will not put food on the table or create desperately needed jobs.
True, Zanu PF needs a fundamental renewal of values and leadership. On that I concur with you Mai Mugabe. If you really wanted to be, you could be the solution by being fearless to expose and address head-on, all the issues which continue to hold our country back, but have been largely ignored to date by your husband, especially the issue of corruption. For a minute I was really excited that you would do that, but it appears that this is not on your agenda.
Mai Mujuru, you have been honourable up to now, by taking the blows quietly and not being impulsive. Because of this, you have so far avoided fuelling this quarrel unnecessarily. That was a good strategy until you spuriously dismissed what most of us think are serious and not trivial allegations.
I guess you are conveniently unaware of the resentment which we have on how this government, at which you have been at the centre of, continues to rob us of our future while dithering on coming up with a comprehensive and inclusive agenda for economic recovery as a matter of urgency. Corruption levelled at the second highest office of this land is not a trivial matter, Ma’am.
It’s a serious matter that requires a considered response and your urgent attention.
However, regardless of who may “win” the arguments, I must register my utter dismay at the way the two of you have decided to deal with the issues that separate you. You would achieve more by co-operating and doing your utmost to reverse Zanu PF policies and take a new path, than by trading harsh words in public; that is what true leaders do. Unfortunately, it’s a bit too late for that now.
To Amai Mugabe, your rallies have not informed us on how you intend to deal with the socio economic problems we face. As a purported representative of women, who unfortunately continue to bear the brunt of your husband’s economic mismanagement in the last 34 years, I would have expected you to deal with this matter first and foremost.
All you need to do to appreciate this fact is to walk around the streets of Harare and look at the vendors on the pavements each day; the majority are women, mothers in fact, who must look after their children.
They deserve better.
Please make no mistake, Zimbabwe will not be able to recover economically nor will our mothers and the young be able to lead a decent life, as both you and me did in our youth, without a comprehensive economic recovery package that addresses corruption, the rule of law, non-accountability. These fundamental issues are not even addressed in ZimAsset at all, Amai Mugabe.
In addition, it should not come as a surprise to you that we all know that Zanu PF has been and remains a predatory coalition of the corrupt. There are, therefore, no new revelations from your utterances.
To Mai Mujuru, you brush off the corruption accusations levelled against you as someone who has contributed to our sovereignty and, therefore, entitled to lead Zimbabwe. With all due respect, we are all tired of this sovereignty song since 1980. It has brought us nothing, but suffering and pain.
Taneta veduwe; we need a new narrative for a new Zimbabwe.
To add to that, if the truth be said, you are not the only person who sacrificed for Zimbabwe. In fact, many others before and during your time did the same, if not more, and even paid the ultimate price.
Many who survived today sit at home destitute, marginalised and rejected — that is contemptible.
The liberation struggle of Zimbabwe was never won by Zanla or Zipra alone, but because of the sacrifice and support of millions of ordinary people of Zimbabwe.
None of us should, therefore ,claim legitimacy and boast about the past because all contributed. The only thing we have right is the future, the past is gone.
Despite my incorrigible abhorrence of what Zanu PF stands for and what it has done to this country, I still respect both of you first as fellow Zimbabweans and as mothers, but let me hasten to add that your public fights and the language used are a true disgrace to women in particular. I, therefore, admonish you to seriously reconsider your actions and words.
We all want a Zimbabwe that is inclusive and prosperous. That Zimbabwe will need fresh brains, energy and a new leadership paradigm; President Robert Mugabe cannot give us that and that is the truth.
We have all fallen short and sinned, some have stolen from our country, some of you continue to abuse State resources, some have forcibly taken assets that others have worked without remorse and some have caused others insufferable pain and loss.
None of us can, therefore, claim otherwise. We must forgive each other and move on to create a better Zimbabwe.
Let us all put Zimbabwe first.
COMMENTS
Youth bussed. Bob strategised thts y he continuously postponed tht meetin. It shws that he is nw in the Mnangagwa faction. M a happy man this is the end f Zpf though calculated these ar wrong moves by the ruling party. Lazy pple who ar being abused, all those bussed ar the enemies of the country as they ar praise singer n hypocrites. This regime has caused a lot f sufferring to the mass . Chinos benefitted from this z 1 f those bad elements in society who benefits from praise singin. He z lazy thts y he does tht. Bob n his entire leadership ar corrupt n incompetent that’s y hr doesn’t do anything to those who ar corrupt coz they wl expose him. Its naive to point a finger at each other. Zim is militarised, I fency whts happenin, let them sideline Mujuru n put Ngwena there so tht Bob retires n leave Ngwena in power tht wl fast track the demise f zpf. The good part z the zezurus ar fytin. Manyikas wont support Ngwena, karangas ar divided coz they used to b united by Zvobyo. Zpf z finished I tell. The end z nigh marl my wrds. This wont end at the congress but in 2018 elections. Thnk almighty lord for answerin our prayers, desires n wishes.
What a shockingly bad post –
I got tired and bored after
the second line – God bless
Zimbabwe if this is the caliber
of writing, spelling and laziness!
Hey Swagman…”caliber” should read “calibre”.
the truth hurts,especially those who don’t want to hear it and facts are sturbon
“We have all fallen short and sinned, some have stolen from our country, …. pain and loss.”
I agree with author on most points but totally disagree on the above statement, especially from the context it is started. Sure in Zim we have two camps – one of the sinners (which is the minority cabal)whose only recourse would be to genuinely repent, recant and apologize to the other camp; the other camp is the majority camp who have been bearing one abuse after another from the black minority cabal since 1980. So to bunch us together and say we have all sinned and need to repent and start afresh together without sinners apologizing to the victims will never wash. in fact it can only amount hypocrisy of the worst kind.
Good letter….. I’m afraid They both have too much to lose…..but I need to disagree as Joyce has not reacted much to Grace’s utterances – there is a much bigger picture here!!
Mscynic – please re read your opening extract, it can be taken in 2 ways, it could mean the country should unite, the past is in the past – nothing can be done about it – we ALL now need to pull together no matter colour or creed we are all Zimbo’s I for one am proud of it !! – It could mean lets pull together forgive and forget as the future is coming and we are here, and we are now and we are the future…..
zanu haiparari to tell yuh…ndokutosimbiswa kwayo….coz mheni ya chaminuka iri kutenderera
What a sad, annoying post,
such laziness is shocking!
Here is food for thought. ZPF when confronted with Tsvangirai as opposition, a lot of argument was banned about his lack of war credentials. The biggest noise always from the top leaders Presidents wife being the loudest. All of a sudden these credentials don’t seem to have any value. Now the head hen feels she has the qualifications to take over, a long time stalwart/war veteran is of no consequence. Prime example of cutting your cloth to suit!
Expat : You are right. That is why Bob always said my successor will come from the people. He knew that he would instigate Oppah and Forbes Madzongwe’s wife to mobilize poor chiefs, youths and women to support his prostitution – cum – secretary, redressed in a cream (not white) wedding gown and his name written on it – Ngewangu!
He even tried to also get his son Chidofo Chatunga to lead the youths, through phoney requests by the “youths”. Ichi chidhara ichi vakomana!
These ugly sisters should not be called Amai in the first place. A mother protects, cares for and sustains her family. These ‘women’ plunder and play out their stupidity in the public view. It only shows how far their standards have fallen to behave in this way while the nation is collapsing. They are both an embarrassment
the 2women shuld go t hell the 2 most honourable women in zw behaving like that ko madzimai edu achadzidzei kubva kuhupenzi hwakadai kana womens league yacho yadai ndotofonera mai mwana kumusha kuti vatobude muleague iyoyo.