Defiant Tsvangirai And Mujuru To March In Harare Tomorrow
25 August 2016
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Mutasa issues statement on behalf of the political parties

Staff Reporter | In the face of threats of arrest opposition leaders, Morgan Tsvangirai and Joice Mujuru have come out to assure their supporters that they are not intimidated, the NERA protest slated for tomorrow is on and they will together with others lead it.
Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo has threatened the leaders with arrest should they tomorrow, Friday, make history, join hands and lead thousands of their supporters in protest, against President Robert Mugabe’s misrule.
Below is their statement issued after Chombo’s threats;

As leaders of various political parties under the banner of the National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA) we welcome you to this press conference.
Firstly, our gathering here to issue a joint statement as leaders of different political parties is a cause for national celebration. This is because Zimbabweans for a long time have been crying for political parties to speak with one voice. Our gathering here confirms that this is slowly becoming a reality. We remain in discussion with our colleagues in the broader democratic movement and even if you do not see some of the leaders here, do not be disheartened because we have a continuous conversation that is taking place for all of us to work together ahead of the next watershed election in 2018.
We have called this press conference to announce that tomorrow’s march to press for comprehensive electoral reforms is going ahead as planned. As political parties, we call upon the people of Zimbabwe to come out in their numbers so that we make a loud national expression to demand comprehensive electoral reforms that will ensure that we move away from the culture of contested electoral outcomes.
During our march tomorrow, we will hand over a petition to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and the procession will culminate in an address to the people by the leaders of the political parties.
As political parties, we have realized that at the centre of the current national crisis is the crisis of legitimacy. We are not only demanding the implementation of electoral reforms, but also the announcement of a clear road-map to the next election by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission—-a road-map complete with processes and time-frames.
We are calling on Zimbabweans to come out in their numbers tomorrow in support of this legitimate cause of demanding a truly free and fair election. We are also calling on SADC, specifically the current chair of SADC, to remain seized with the issue of Zimbabwe and to ensure that the electoral field in this country is leveled ahead of the next election. SADC must remain seized with the issue of Zimbabwe where the current unraveling economic crisis is just but a mirror of the underlying political crisis of legitimacy.
As political parties, we have complied with the law in that we have notified the police of our peaceful march tomorrow.
To the people of Zimbabwe, we say come in your numbers for the sake of the country that we all love.
I thank you.

Mr. Didymus N. E. Mutasa

 

7 Replies to “Defiant Tsvangirai And Mujuru To March In Harare Tomorrow”

  1. Mthwakazi I urge you. Dont die for Shonas. They dont want you in top positions. Dont shed your blood for Shona leadership. Once bitten twice shy. You learnt your lessons in ZIPRA!!

  2. It doesnt belong to the Shonas either. It belongs to the Khoisan. Shonas did not come down from Burundi carrying any land!!

  3. Sorry guys, I withdraw my previous statements. As usual I forgot to take my medication. I need some help with my mental issues guys.

  4. Mthwakazi will stay away. Why die for a Shona when you know your people are not allowed to be Presidents?

  5. Forward ever backwards never! True Zimbabweans will join, that I assure you. Mthwakazi will remain a nightmare.

  6. This is it . Zimbabwe does not belong to mugabe chombo and grace it belongs to us all. How can chombo be angry so as to show us that he owns zimbabweans. We are not saying mugabe go but that listen to rhe demands of the people fullstop. A worker who is not productive must be fired same wth mugabe . The power is in the voters not in mugabe and his thieves.thy send their thieves to signify banning of this maiden demo. Duzvi rako mugabe nachombo.

  7. Mthwakazi, they long told you non from your region will ever be President in Gukurahundiland – stay away from Shona infighting. Dont be casualties for another Shona to rise to power over your dead bodies. We experienced that in the war and in 1980 they abandoned Chibwechitedza. Leave the Shonas to fight each other. Stay away!!

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