ZANU-PF national chairperson Cde Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri
yesterday blasted the meddlesome conduct of the United States Government in the
internal affairs of Zimbabwe in an effort to brew instability in the country.
Cde Muchinguri-Kashiri, who is also the Defence and War
Veterans’ Affairs Minister, said in it’s big brother attitude, the US was quick
to condemn unverified allegations of human rights violations while at the same
time sowing seeds of division in the country.
Addressing a Zanu-PF rally ahead of the September 7 Mangwe
National Assembly by-election at Tshitshi, Mangwe District, Matabeleland South,
Cde Muchinguri-Kashiri, said it was ironic that while the US is projecting
Zimbabwe as a strife-torn nation, it was cementing its position in the country
by building one the biggest embassies on the African continent.
Cde Hlalani Mguni, widow to the late Mangwe legislator Cde
Obedingwa Mguni who died in June, will stand on a Zanu-PF ticket in the
forthcoming by election.
Cde Muchinguri-Kashiri said the US was employing
divide-and-rule tactics to create a false impression that President Mnangagwa’s
Government was failing.
“They lie that there is no peace in Zimbabwe, but one of
the biggest foreign embassies in Zimbabwe is the American Embassy. If there is
no peace what are they doing here?
“They are just after our minerals. They specialise in
divide-and-rule. They want to sow seeds of division so that when we are divided
they benefit from our resources,” she said .
“However, we will stay put, people like uMdala Wethu (the
late Vice President Dr Joshua Nkomo) died for this country, it will not be
handed on a silver platter.
“Our inheritance will not be given to strangers, they
should keep their Britain, keep their America and we will keep our Zimbabwe. We
will not give an inch of our country to others. They should never assume that
we are stupid; we are watching closely what is happening.”
Cde Muchinguri-Kashiri said America and its allies want to
turn Zimbabwe into a banana republic like they did to Libya where they employed
divide-and-rule tactics so that they can loot that country’s resources.
She said Zimbabweans should shun the MDC Alliance’s violent
protests as they work against Government’s efforts to revive the country’s
economy.
“No matter how difficult, let’s try to remain united. When
we talk about development, no investor will come into the country if others are
carrying axes, others are throwing stones while others are throwing petrol
bombs. So we want to create a conducive environment for investors. We want to
develop the country yet others are saying let’s demonstrate,” Cde
Muchinguri-Kashiri said.
She said those sponsoring violent protests were buying
addictive drugs like Bronco syrup for youths to cause violence.
Cde Muchinguri-Kashiri said President Mnangagwa’s
Government is serious about fighting corruption even though it is facing
resistance from certain quarters.
“Fighting corruption is one of the key issues that
President Mnangagwa has promised to eradicate. It was one of the rampant things
under the previous regime. Money was being stolen willy-nilly. There was State
capture. If you looted you would want to protect your interests, some of them
(corrupt officials) are working closely with our foreign enemies to remove the
President so that they can protect their loot,” she said.
Cde Muchinguri-Kashiri called on the people of Mangwe to
rally behind Cde Mguni so that she completes projects left by her late husband.
Zanu-PF Secretary for Information and Publicity Cde Simon
Khaya-Moyo, Minister of State for Matabeleland South Provincial Affairs, Cde
Abednico Ncube and the party’s provincial chairman Cde Rabelani Choeni were
among the party’s senior members who attended the rally. Herald
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