My involvement in the politics of my country has never been
or was never motivated by what I would benefit out of it as it has no benefits
at all. It is a calling motivated by my genuine belief that my country needs a
new generation of leaders to pluck our country from the poverty it has endured
for so long and the democratic deficit we have as a nation.
Being a Member of Parliament is one of those
responsibilities that came along the way as a task demanded by people from me.
I have never had much appetite to be one because I know it confines oneself in
the corner of serving self interest and delusion of grandeur and forget the
broader objective of the struggle.
Our people have for a long time endured intolerable rule anchored on tyranny
and dictatorship. Along the way we became enemies of ourselves by concentrating
more on issues against ourselves. The elephant in the room is the ZANU PF
system that has destroyed our nation into a Stone Age society.
The enemy is
ZANU PF and Emmerson Mnangagwa who have taken upon themselves to do what they
want with our lives. The future of one generation after the other has been
destroyed by these heartless evil men and women who are presiding over our
destruction. We forget all that and wondered what interests do we serve if we
master all our energy in destroying one another.
My simple advice to the people of Zimbabwe is that lets
focus on dealing with the Mnangagwa regime decisively. They have created a
problem to de focus some of us' resolve to deal with their penury and crimes
against our civilization. Our nation is crying for the leadership that is
determined to bring to an the madness that has been brought upon us in our
country by the persecutors of our peace, future and happiness.
There is no way Mnangagwa and ZANU PF can fool themselves
that they have derailed the people's struggle by their innocuous antics before
us today. Let me reassure you, the struggle we are in belongs to the people and
it is for the people to see their freedom in their life time. This they shall
achieve. There is no way some of us will relent to achieve the cause of our
people by regressing from coming for you. This is a calling we are committed to
accomplish. Let those who are in the hunt for positions continue to do so. The
value of an individual in a struggle is not determined by how powerful the
position one holds in an organization but by the character of that individual.
Commitment to the struggle is not seen by the number of words one utter, but by
action you take to correct the wrong. The true struggle of our people is now being
correctly shaped.
Freedom is not won by the buildings one occupy or by the
position someone hold. Fight for positions and control while we are fighting
for the liberation of our people. Position seekers in politics have the history
of destroying the aspirations of the people. This time it wont work and it will
not work. Let me conclude by very important message and words by one of our pioneers of of our liberation
struggle Ndabaningi Sithole. He had this to say on May 24 1964 in Gwelo at
Mkoba Hall:
" Those who believe that the United Nations
Will bring us independence are greatly mistaken.
No one can liberate another.
Independence is not ours unless we liberate ourselves.
There is no such thing as being liberated by others .
Others can only help us to liberate ourselves.
We are our own Liberators .
What method then is our strategy we are going to use in
liberating this country?
This is the only true solution to the present problem.
We have power in our hands.
You will be detained.
You will be torn away from your families.
In some cases , some of us may be shot dead.
But this is the price all human beings must pay to be
free." President Ndabaningi Sithole
[ 24 May
1964]
We are our own
Liberators.
The nonsense of Parliament this or that will not bring us
true independence and freedom. No freedom was ever obtained by occupying a
Parliamentary position in the history of mankind. In revolutions Parliament is
rather seen as the centre of counter revolutionary. It gives individuals a
false sense of importance in communities they live. Some think its a profession
or some form of employment opportunity. Let me be recalled tomorrow as what has
happened to my friends and colleagues and be freed to pursue the goal of
liberation. Be warned I am no coward. Rather I am very dangerous and prepared
to demonstrate how dangerous I am.
I am ready.
Hon Job Wiwa Sikhala
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