BY DR MASIMBA MAVAZA
There has been serious abuse of political power and government by individuals who are surrounding the president.
People have worked their way to the top in order to oil their pockets and mouths.
This shows a dangerous shift of priorities of the party and Government from real issues, like the the welfare of the common man destruction of the environment, corporate welfare, loss of funding for education, military spending waste, and the shortage of money in the country.
Perhaps the media is partially responsible. Most local news services do not cover the corruption and general decay of the economy.
This was so in 2008 and has sadly defied the stringet measures put up by the operation restore legacy and still dwells around the powers that be.
A few arrests have been made but there is no prospect of success in the prosecutions. Some offensive discharges have been seen as a serious weakness in the prosecution. The handling of such high profile cases has exposed a vulgar stinking system of catch and release.
Zimbabwe has seen a Rise in the corruption case and the perverted discharge of such cases.
This system has caused people to mistrust our justice system.
Many have expressed their dismay at the misuse of government powers and funds and the failure to bring the culprits to book.
Especially where a person abused funds and he is not arrested. This flagrant extortion of the masses is irresponsible and careless. The results of such clever for nothing antiques only serves to give the party a wrong name and a wrong face. It alienates the people from their party.
The fight for corruption is not being effective. There are too many sacred cows around the president.
To show that the president is surrounded by vultures and vampires who are after his blood and pretend to be serving him every criminal in the party prophecies to love the president with undying love. They claim to do all their treachery in the name of the president. The delay in dealing with them vindicates their treachery. They have become the untouchables.
The real victim in this case is the party and the people. There are many bigger problems to work on, rather than putting details about one’s private life or political beliefs and labelling another person as factionalist or simply calling him G40 or anything to put them away from prosecution.
When those in decisive positions use their office to turn a private personal encounter into a major waste of party’s money, it must be for a reason.
Obviously, their motive is purported to be Truth, yet it’s pretty obvious that the party disciplinary process makes it a political power play. Once again, their greed is revealed. The untold truths of the those who claim to be working for the President and cause far more damage to the country and the party. Shouldn’t the party get out of bed with thieves and get back to working for the common people?
The so called faithfuls have done tremendous damage to the productivity of the government.
This is a far greater damage to the integrity of the government and the party.
Preserving the institution of the law in this case has become the red flag of the greedy politicians, when in the everyday lives of the people, it looks like a lynch mob.
When the government spends huge amounts of time and money on such people it shows a disrespect of the common people and the real issues.
The party must get back to the real work, in the cause of the common people, not political party survival only. Create in people a new life and confidence by tackling corruption head on.
We have multitudes of capable people. The government must not be held hostage by those hiding behind tribalism and factions. Those who steal from people in this economic climate are treasonous bigots.
We must develop inter party unity to solve the national problems. Stop corporate destruction of the economy and bring those to book who deserve justice. The fear of being exposed shows that we are under siege from ourselves. The fact that a person has done well yesterday must not give that person the power to destroy us.
The legacy of the President is at the risk of being trashed by the greedy cruel deadwood surrounding him.
The economy is bleeding to death and shameless leaders are busy showing off what they have stolen.
We now have a problem where junior officers are stealing in order to outdo the seniors.
Without a successful prosecution of only a few our country will soon be on its knees.
The behaviour of some of the leaders makes all wonder if they have the party at heart let alone the country. The ministers que up to mislead the president on the state of the economy. If this is not treasonous then what is. If we are to win 2023 we need to shed the dead wood the criminals and face the 2023 with courage and vigour.
Yes some will be highly offended by this article but hey your anger is insignificant as compared to the welfare of the country.
