By Tsitsi N. Nyirongo| In Zimbabwe it is a crime to publicly give what I can describe as an obvious diagnosis of the country’s problems which is that Emmerson Mnangagwa, the self imposed president whose leadership has led to more suffering for the people of Zimbabwe, should leave government with immediate effect.

Seriously, there is not much political knowledge required to make this observation. Even the flies in the country are aware that life has been awful for the people since this man made himself president.  Even the birds of the skies are spending less time on the ground because they know there is a shortage of affordable meat in the country. 

Speaking of meat, last week Mnangagwa again showed just how heartless he is when he said people shouldn’t complain about price hikes for meat but should eat vegetables instead. And he has the cheek to say he is as soft as wool. The man is a curse on the country, he really is.

Anyway, like I was saying, no one should be accused of treason for spotting the elephant in the room, but in Zimbabwe where people are ruled by force, it is a crime to publicly call the president what is clear to all who have eyes and/or ears that this man is heartless and probably an idiot. In democratic countries, we see people calling their failing politicians  worse things and those views are celebrated and justified by the laws of liberty and freedom of speech. But not in Zimbabwe. Right now a certain MDC MP is being dragged to court by the state which is accusing him of trying to overthrow the government. The irony of it all is that in 2017 Mnangagwa and his friends in the military actually overthrew the Mugabe government. So if the law was to be fairly applied, it is Mnangagwa who should be marching to court in handcuffs dressed in those khakhis which are only fashionable when worn by game ranger,s.

I will take this opportunity to publicly say that Mnangagwa should go, and if that constitutes treason in Zimbabwe, so be it. I urge others to do the same. Let us refuse to be ruled by fear, let us say what needs to be said about this man and his government.