Leonard Koni |As plans to form a coalition ahead of the 2018 general elections gathers momentum Dr. Amai Joyce Mujuru briefly graced the march organised by President of MDC-T Dr Morgan Tsvangirayi in Gweru, on Saturday and the gesture shown was another good political move.
ZimPF which is now more than a year old, had made inroads in most parts of the country. It has been ushered into the political arena at the right time when most of the people are crying for a change. It has so far attracted a very big number of supporters from different circles of the country ranging from war veterans, university graduates, school leavers, vendors and the civil organisations.
Most of her maiden rallies which she has addressed have been well received by members of the public. Her entry into the political field has since breathed fresh air and has added a more powerful political voice to those seeking political change in Zimbabwe. This has been well received and applauded by many from the political divide.
There are some state media sections who are trying to discredit her political career by wantonly tarnishing her image when she attended a demonstration in Gweru which organised by Morgan Tsvangirayi, before she proceeded to Mkoba Stadium where she addressed a big number of her supporters. The ZimPF as an opposition political party has its constitutional right to merge and join hands with any kind of opposition progressive democrats in order to get out of this mess caused by the ruling party Zanu PF.
Working together in solidarity is health and it is proving to be the only best option at this moment .
Dr Joyce Mujuru a well decorated war veteran will match her rival Robert Mugabe and with the growing support of the former liberation war fighters who have been labeled as rogue members of the war veterans association, Joyce Mujuru will make a big change for real.
Right now Mugabe’ s Zanu PF is fretting over Mujuru and Tsvangirayi’ s pact hence those allegations that they want to get sponsorship from the western countries. Zanu PF must be reminded that their days in the government are numbered and Zimbabweans want the much needed change to start again. This is not the Mujuru and Tsvangirayi union but all progressive opposition democrats are rekindling the push for electoral reforms ahead of the watershed 2018 general elections.
The ruling party has for several times downplayed such a move but it looks like this cyclone tornado of change is coming and cannot be thwarted by any other means of machinations. Joyce Mujuru is being very clear in most of her speeches that all these protests are being
caused by hunger and that people are fed up and are not eyeing for political posts but want food , jobs, good service delivery and good governance where citizens are allowed to air their views and concerns.
A government that listens to people and not to dictate on them. She has been speaking of corruption, lawlessness and nepotism.
It seems that the best thing that has ever happened to Dr Joyce Mujuru was being kicked out of Zanupf. She left with her head held high and not bowing down to the old veteran Mugabe. She has remained true to her word that she will not go back to Zanupf after several efforts of luring her back.
She has emphasised the need to join forces and dismantle this regime which has dismally failed to resuscitate the economy. She has conceded that Mugabe’s removal must be done through a formidable united front in order to dislodge the ruling party. Its not about self interests but serving the interests of the people.
Its likely that Zanu PF will throw spanners along the way to cripple the coalition of opposition political parties and Joyce Mujuru should put on a brave face and show her political muscle to wrestle power from Mugabe. There is audacity of hope for Zimbabweans.