Mujuru Says “Mugabe Fired Us For Devolution Of Power”
27 June 2016
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Mujuru addressing her crowd
Mujuru addressing her crowd

Staff Reporter|  The leader of opposition party, Zimbabwe People First Party who is former ZANU PF second secretary and Vice President to President Robert Mugabe, Joice Mujuru, has claimed that she with several former ZANU PF leaders were dismissed from the ruling party for demanding that powers in the administration of the country be given into the hands of the people.
Mujuru said this when addressing about 8000 ZimPF supporters in Harare yesterday.
Mujuru said they crossed paths with the Mugabe administration after they insisted that Zimbabweans were demanding for the devolution of power because the ZANU PF government was not giving people the right to choose how they wanted to be governed in their territories.
Delivering her party ideology ahead of the launch of the party scheduled for later this year, Mujuru said that her party’s underlining principle is giving people on the ground the leading role in their governance.
“ZANU PF lacked the political will to let people come first in deciding how they want to be governed which is why the whole country is crying for devolution of power,” she said.
“When Zimbabwe People First comes to power it is going to be the people who will decide what is to be done and their wishes will be put first.”
Mujuru went further to blame the ZANU PF government for centralising everything in Harare.
“We can not have a government that does not look at the country as a whole but retains development only in Harare,” she said.
“When Harare lives large all areas must live large. Bulawayo, lina alifuni kujabula yini (Bulawayo don’t you also want to enjoy),” asked Mujuru in Ndebele amidst a huge applause from the crowd.
“It’s not only Harare that must benefit from the resources of this country but everyone wherever they are in the country. This is what ZANU PF never wants to understand, they don’t want to treat people equally and that’s what we were basically hated for.” she added.
Zimbabweans have been lobbying for government to implement the devolution of power concept as they believe that under the current centralised governance, the country’s resources were being channelled to Harare and surrounding areas marginalising other areas in the country.
The concept was captured into the country’s constitution very much against the wishes of the ruling ZANU PF. The government has taken time to align statues that would allow for the devolution of power to be implemented as in the constitution.

10 Replies to “Mujuru Says “Mugabe Fired Us For Devolution Of Power””

  1. Local papers say 3000,news day puts it at 4000,you put it at 8000 ,I put it at 1000..coz I was there

  2. Local papers say 3000,news day puts it at 4000,you put it at 8000 ,I put it at 1000..coz I was there

  3. Uzakunya. You like it or not it will happen kuphela. Its already in the Constitution – all thats left is implementation. Your Gukurahundi party ZANU PF is history and your 92 year old is a gonna to. Dream on – boycott Mphoko in your dreams!!

  4. This is no South Africa…this not the UK this is Zimbabwe…….We don’t want to devolve our country and create enclaves for mabvakure……

  5. Stop lying. Stop the propaganda. Who said we want a country called Mthwakazi? Have you ever done a survey to determine that? We have our own provinces called Mthwakazi – Matebeleland is a colonial name. All we want is Devolution, not a separate country. South Africa has Devolution; the UK has Devolution but they both united countries. We want a United Great Zimbabwe with Devolution as the governing system for all provinces, not just Mthwakazi. Stop lying. You are irritating us just like you ZANU PF liars!

  6. Stop lying. Stop the propaganda. Who said we want a country called Mthwakazi? Have you ever done a survey to determine that? We have our own provinces called Mthwakazi – Matebeleland is a colonial name. All we want is Devolution, not a separate country. South Africa has Devolution; the UK has Devolution but they both united countries. We want a United Great Zimbabwe with Devolution as the governing system for all provinces, not just Mthwakazi. Stop lying. You are irritating us just like you ZANU PF liars!

  7. I can assure you, this is the only way the secessionists will be defeated – Devolution. We want a Devolved Mthwakazi; not a separate state of Mthwakazi – hell no. Centralisation is evil and it makes other language communities feel excluded from the rest of the country since decisions are made in the capital. Mthwakazi shall remain part and parcel of the Great Zimbabwe nation come what may. King Mzilikazi and Mambo built a united nation, not a separate state. This is why we have Moyos as Mthwakazi people today. Even the Scottish experiment failed. Down with separatists, forward with Devolution!!

  8. I can assure you, this is the only way the secessionists will be defeated – Devolution. We want a Devolved Mthwakazi; not a separate state of Mthwakazi – hell no. Centralisation is evil and it makes other language communities feel excluded from the rest of the country since decisions are made in the capital. Mthwakazi shall remain part and parcel of the Great Zimbabwe nation come what may. King Mzilikazi and Mambo built a united nation, not a separate state. This is why we have Moyos as Mthwakazi people today. Even the Scottish experiment failed. Down with separatists, forward with Devolution!!

  9. Kkkkk, Mandhlovu ukulumile qiniso. LOL people first. I remember Mutasa’s infamous words–ZANU ichatonga kusvinga madhongi amera nyanga. I havent’ seen one yet, kkkkkk.

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