By A Correspondent- The MDC Alliance Kwazulu-Natal branch has blasted Zanu PF over the party’s continous bid to block Zimbabweans in the diaspora from participating in the 2023 elections.

On Thursday Zanu PF’s Patrick Chinamasa said those in the diaspora would not be allowed to vote “until sanctions have been removed.”

See the MDC Alliance Kwazulu-Natal response below:

MDC ALLIANCE KWAZULU NATAL CCC PRESS STATEMENT

We have taken note of Zanu PF’s Patrick Chinamasa’s press statement held on 24 June 2021 where he shared Zanu PF’s undemocratic and repressive position in regard to the Diaspora Vote.

Zanu PF confesses to willfully engaging in brazen violation of the Constitution by denying the citizens of Zimbabwe in the diaspora their democratic right to vote for the party of their choice by falsely accusing them of bringing sanctions upon the nation.

Zanu PF deliberately steered away from human rights abuse issues and the breakdown of rule of law which led to millions leaving the nation in search of better life and survival with limited chances of political engagement. Zanu PF opted to ignore its complicit in the matter due to its refusing to address rule of law violations, electoral reforms, freedom or speech and association, draconian laws like POSA and AIPPA amongst many other issues which led to Zanu PF shooting its own foot.

We stand by the suffering masses in the diaspora who are eking out their livelihood to keep their children in school and parents at home taken care of and strongly condemn the utterances by Patrick Chinamasa’s and Zanu PF with utter disdain and disappointment.

The citizens of Zimbabwe cannot and did not bring sanctions on Zimbabwe for the mere fact that they are not British and neither are they Americans nor European Union.

They are innocent, hardworking and suffering people whose main dream is a secure job, food and roof on their heads instead of cheap politicking.

We call on Zanu PF to stop the continued violation of human rights and deprivation of citizens right to vote and to express themselves.

We call on Zanu PF to engage with Britain and America and address their demands as well as desist from blatant corruption, looting and dictatorship.

Zanu PF actions are what brought sanctions on their own heads and not the suffering masses of Zimbabwe. It’s every Zimbabwean in diaspora’s dream to live and work in the country of their birth but Zanu PF has failed to lead and provide decent employment opportunities and has shrinked the democratic space leading to millions of Zimbabweans opting to leave the country in order to survive.

We strongly condemn Patrick Chinamasa’ s utterance and call him to order and to respect Zimbabweans and the Constitution.

Zanu PF is not Zimbabwe.

Written on behalf of KwaZulu Natal MDC Alliance CCC Leadership

George H K Mukudu
KwaZulu Natal MDCA CCC Secretary