Mujuru Will Boost Zimbabwe’s Economy
20 July 2016
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Why Dr Teuraropa Mujuru?

By Francis Mufambi|Zimbabwe is in the throes of a torrid sociopolitical and economic storm of cataclysmic promotions. The majority of citizens are not employed, the employed minority are under employed and not paid. Even when paid, the salaries and wages are far below the poverty datum line which renders the employed poverty stricken and debt ridden .
This is the manifestario of a generational leadership failure by a class of leaders who failed to see the need for regular leadership change which emanated from the excitement of getting independence and the fear of losing the gained independence resulting in the growth of a comprador black colonialist leadership who thrived on the propaganda of preserving independence.
The young people have been disenfranchised by the old philosophy that they are the leaders of tomorrow and today was never theirs. This pacifying school of thought made them not realise that they would never reach tomorrow but without living today.
The comprador black colonialist took stifled, for three decades, the rise of a young leader(s) who would gain legitimacy and be able to tackle the old guard and stem the crippling tendency of power drunkenness and hallucinating with hegemony as now happening.
The Lord Acton quote that ‘power is corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely’ is a yardstick to measure the Zimbabwean Animal Farm version of how not to govern.
Having a situation of leadership vacuum and uncertainty, the Mugabe generation is now trapped in a noxious aura of nostalgia and euphoria stemming from their uninterrupted long stay in power. Ab initio it is fair and obvious now to conclude that the political problems created and presided over by Robert Mugabe for his fixation with power are manifesting themselves in the form of economic meltdown and social corruption.
It is only Zimbabwe in Africa which experienced skyrocketing inflation and could print differing currency denominations daily. It was this dark phase where empowerment meant dispossessing those we disagreed with, when preserving independence meant killing the opposition and when not thinking alike was a criminal offence.
A social problem competing with other negativities rose when rampant corruption, tribalism, nepotism and racism became part and parcel of societal relationships premised on a warped definition of patriotism. The society became polarised and hatred the order of the day. At this stage everyone could tell Zimbabwe was never a country (not colony) again.
This is where we are Zimbabwe, and what’s next? At this stage we as a country have reached where the Zartman theory could be perfectly applied. The theory states that for a solution to be found a problem should manifest until it reaches a ripening stage. The political problem has manifested until the good divided itself from the evil, the economy has ground to a halt, the citizens and leadership are socially corrupted such that they have lost conscience. The world known peace loving Zimbabwe has reached the zenith of their solutions and are feeling the heat. We are at the proverbial crossroads. We are in all seeking a national solution and this ought to be a lasting solution.
The government long lost legitimacy and nolonger has the John Lockean social contract with the people but has rather fallen back to the Hobbesian predicted state of nature where life is brutish and short while chaos abounds. In order to mantain itself in the levers of power it has depended on militarising the villages and villagising the military.
As fragmented as the country is, Zimbabwe needs a UNIFIER, a person who can be understood and respected by those who are trapped by fear in the ruling system, those in the hopeful opposition and the critical mass of freshness of those citizens who have not participated in politics in their lifetime. This is where Dr Mujuru aptly fits. Dr Mujuru is known for speaking against violence, tribalism, gender inequalities and abuse of vulnerable groups. The time we are in needs a person who understands the history of Zimbabwe and its liberation and embraces the dynamics of modernity, technology and diversity of now and tomorrow. Unlike Robert Mugabe who never went to the battlefield to witness the real sacrifice at the wrong end of a riffle, Dr Mujuru as a commander has no desire to intellectualise, theorise, wax lyrical and paddock the meaning of the liberation struggle because she understands the concerns of the men and women who perished in the bushes trying to unlock the evil system of the Rhodesians, she understands the contributions and losses suffered by unarmed citizens and what they hoped would be charged by the war.
Mujuru’s age falls in between the young and the old meaning that she can grasp easily the needs of the younger generation and have an understanding of the needs of the old. Such a hybrid leader can strike a balance in respect of political socialisation between and among the differing generations. The government experience of 34 years is what Zimbabwe needs most to avoid political experiments with a delicate economy like ours which has potential to become irreparable in no time.
The choice is clear, the choice is Joice.
Francis Gava Mufambi is a political and legal commentator writing in his own capacity. He can be contacted at [email protected]

6 Replies to “Mujuru Will Boost Zimbabwe’s Economy”

  1. Apart from those who were 3 or 5 in 1980 and those born after 1990 – show me one Shona whose hands are not ZANU PF tainted?

  2. Apart from those who were 3 or 5 in 1980 and those born after 1990 – show me one Shona whose hands are not ZANU PF tainted?

  3. If she doesnt listen to the voices in Mthwakazi, she can kiss economic rebound good bye. We will sabotage everything. However, so far she has made the right noises – hope she turns words into practice!!

  4. kkkkkkk this is what i heard from yo story “donkeys are not suitable for pulling this type of cart so use this donkey i have painted yellow”

  5. kkkkkkk this is what i heard from yo story “donkeys are not suitable for pulling this type of cart so use this donkey i have painted yellow”

  6. Nothing wrong with you beating the drums up for your choice of candidate. Unfortunately Mujuru’s hands are tainted with 34years of failure which you would rather want to pass on as experience. Experience in what exactly? Part of the government and presidium that presided over 34 years of malgovernance, corruption, bad policies and human rights abuses or shall i go on? Sadly the Econet saga is still fresh in our minds. The Chiadzwa diamonds plunder too. Sorry Francis but sugarcoating her will not change what we know about her. Zimbabweans do not need her.

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