We continue to mourn our lost relatives and empathise with
the wounded and displaced fellow citizens. Our solution to the crisis requires
sincerity, honesty and compassion for those we lead. It is not about lofty
words or wordplay unsupported by conduct on the ground.
We have long offered
a hand to resolve our national challenges. Regrettably this hand has been
spurned and mocked. It is sad that some seem to have reluctantly come to this
realisation following the loss of lives. It doesn’t have to be that way but such
is the price of arrogance.
When people die, we come together and mourn together. We
console the bereaved and show compassion. Leaders console, comfort and
apologise for wrongs that they have done. It is not the time for a catalogue of
excuses, explanations or justifications. We must show respect to Zimbabweans.
Going forward, we must correct wrongs now. We call for an
immediate end to the crackdown and terror that has induced insecurity across
the country. We call for the unconditional release of all prisoners of
conscience and political detainees whose rights continue to be violated.
No nation can make progress without the rule of law and
peace. Zimbabwe can’t be open for anything without being open to its citizens’
concerns. In order to dialogue, one’s tongue must be free to talk. The tongues
of the nation are tied in jails and many others by fear. This must end.
We must repair our value system and moral fibre, to value
human life. We need morals revolution and values reset. Our laws mustn’t be
abused. Why should a right to demonstrate be followed by flowing rivers of
blood and tears? We can’t claim to love God without loving HIS people!
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