Most of us in Africa are tired of being dictated to by the Western powers, tired of the way they prop up corrupt elites who loot our treasuries and dump the money in their countries. We are tired of all their subterfuge and chicanery. We must, however, realise that, “our enemies’ enemy is not necessarily our friend.”
By now, most Africans not living in Zimbabwe have forgotten about the elections held in the country over a week ago. Even before the conclusion of the elections, that fraudulently returned an 89-year-old geriatric to power for the seventh time, was concluded Zimbabweans had started raising alarm about electoral malpractices.
The mere fact that the government did not allow the UN and other respected agencies to send monitors to the elections is suspect on its own. Mugabe assembled a group of people from the ‘old boys club’ of African politicians to rubber stamp his sham elections and hoped that his hatred of Western nations will unite the rest of Africa behind him and his strategy seems to have paid off.
The facts are there for all to see: Firstly, If Mugabe was a civil servant he would have been retired over fifteen years ago yet he still holds the highest public office in the land. Secondly, have those who are saying the Zimbabwean economy has picked up in the last couple of years considered the fact that it probably has to do with fact that the MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai’s party, has been part of the government within the same period?
We covered a story on revelations that emerged from the Zimbabwean elections here after the ‘old boys club’ had endorsed the sham elections ignoring the cries of 7,000 local monitors who noticed that a significant percentage of those who voted for Mugabe’s party must have risen from the dead to come and cast their votes.
We don’t need to search far to point to examples of African freedom fighters who led their countries to independence and bowed out when ovation was loudest.
The example that readily comes to mind is Nelson Mandela, next door to Mugabe. The 95-year-old was in hospital recently and the whole world held its breath, praying to God to spare his life. Our guess is as good as yours what people want God to do to Mugabe.
Monday 12 August 2013
Mugabe Vs West: On Whose Side Are You?
Most of us in Africa are tired of being dictated to by the Western powers, tired of the way they prop up corrupt elites who loot our treasuries and dump the money in their countries. We are tired of all their subterfuge and chicanery. We must, however, realise that, “our enemies’ enemy is not necessarily our friend.”
By now, most Africans not living in Zimbabwe have forgotten about the elections held in the country over a week ago. Even before the conclusion of the elections, that fraudulently returned an 89-year-old geriatric to power for the seventh time, was concluded Zimbabweans had started raising alarm about electoral malpractices.
The mere fact that the government did not allow the UN and other respected agencies to send monitors to the elections is suspect on its own. Mugabe assembled a group of people from the ‘old boys club’ of African politicians to rubber stamp his sham elections and hoped that his hatred of Western nations will unite the rest of Africa behind him and his strategy seems to have paid off.
The facts are there for all to see: Firstly, If Mugabe was a civil servant he would have been retired over fifteen years ago yet he still holds the highest public office in the land. Secondly, have those who are saying the Zimbabwean economy has picked up in the last couple of years considered the fact that it probably has to do with fact that the MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai’s party, has been part of the government within the same period?
We covered a story on revelations that emerged from the Zimbabwean elections here after the ‘old boys club’ had endorsed the sham elections ignoring the cries of 7,000 local monitors who noticed that a significant percentage of those who voted for Mugabe’s party must have risen from the dead to come and cast their votes.
We don’t need to search far to point to examples of African freedom fighters who led their countries to independence and bowed out when ovation was loudest.
The example that readily comes to mind is Nelson Mandela, next door to Mugabe. The 95-year-old was in hospital recently and the whole world held its breath, praying to God to spare his life. Our guess is as good as yours what people want God to do to Mugabe.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment