Respect will of the people
We have been following the unfolding drama in neighbouring Zimbabwe with keen interest over the past few days.
Many of our readers have also been confined to their tellies in anticipation of the big moment. Despite getting the sack from his political home, Zanu-PF, Robert Mugabe is technically still the president of Zimbabwe even though there are international reports indicating that he has agreed to the terms of his resignation, which includes full immunity for himself and his wife Grace.
According to a CNN report, another condition is that the Mugabes would keep their private properties. What is certain, however, is that Mugabe's power is waning and it is only a matter of time before his 37-year reign is brought to an abrupt end. Africa is home to many of those long-serving leaders who have, in one way or another, sought to manipulate their country's constitutions for a chance at eternal presidency.
These leaders are mostly driven by an insatiable lust for power and material gain. Many of them prefer to live lavishly with little disregard for the poor and this is exactly what is happening in Zimbabwe.
The myriad of protests in Harare and other cities at the weekend is a confirmation that people are gatvol with the Mugabe-led administration, which has presided over a number of human rights abuses. It has in the past resorted to intimidation, harassment, imprisonment and torture in the hope of silencing political dissent. For far too long people of Zimbabwe have been patient with the 93-year-old's rule despite experiences of untold suffering.
It is sad that Zimbabwe has been reduced into a personal fiefdom of the first family who have been getting away with almost everything.
The reality is that no amount of bootlicking will save the economic turmoil the country finds itself in. Mugabe should step down peacefully to guard against the collapse of this wonderful country. The will of the people must be respected. In fact this is a wonderful opportunity for the people of Zimbabwe to determine their own destiny, to own it and be the masters of their own future.
Many of our readers have also been confined to their tellies in anticipation of the big moment. Despite getting the sack from his political home, Zanu-PF, Robert Mugabe is technically still the president of Zimbabwe even though there are international reports indicating that he has agreed to the terms of his resignation, which includes full immunity for himself and his wife Grace.
According to a CNN report, another condition is that the Mugabes would keep their private properties. What is certain, however, is that Mugabe's power is waning and it is only a matter of time before his 37-year reign is brought to an abrupt end. Africa is home to many of those long-serving leaders who have, in one way or another, sought to manipulate their country's constitutions for a chance at eternal presidency.
These leaders are mostly driven by an insatiable lust for power and material gain. Many of them prefer to live lavishly with little disregard for the poor and this is exactly what is happening in Zimbabwe.
The myriad of protests in Harare and other cities at the weekend is a confirmation that people are gatvol with the Mugabe-led administration, which has presided over a number of human rights abuses. It has in the past resorted to intimidation, harassment, imprisonment and torture in the hope of silencing political dissent. For far too long people of Zimbabwe have been patient with the 93-year-old's rule despite experiences of untold suffering.
It is sad that Zimbabwe has been reduced into a personal fiefdom of the first family who have been getting away with almost everything.
The reality is that no amount of bootlicking will save the economic turmoil the country finds itself in. Mugabe should step down peacefully to guard against the collapse of this wonderful country. The will of the people must be respected. In fact this is a wonderful opportunity for the people of Zimbabwe to determine their own destiny, to own it and be the masters of their own future.
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