On the 31st of July 2018, Zimbabweans overwhelmingly voted
for President Nelson Chamisa. That election was stolen in broad daylight and
since then, the crisis of legitimacy has manifested itself through
multi-layered challenges that have manifested themselves through power outages,
water and fuel shortages, indecent wages, high prices and the erosion of the
people’s dignity, among other challenges.
To express their displeasure at the serious challenges in
the country, Zimbabweans will begin a series of peaceful demonstrations that
will kick off in Harare on Friday, 16 August 2019. The preparations for the
Free Zimbabwe march are at an advanced stage. All the necessary logistical
preparations have been done and we are looking forward to a successful peaceful
march by Zimbabweans on Friday.
The MDC is a peaceful and law-abiding party. To that end,
we have complied with the requirements under both section 59 of the national
Constitution and the Public Order and Security Act. There will be no party
regalia as this is a peaceful march by the generality of the people of Zimbabwe
who are suffering under the current crisis.
Every Zimbabwean will be marching to end this suffering
until we achieve a legitimate people’s government that will begin to address
the serious challenges facing the country. Until that is achieved, we will not
rest and we will continue to exercise our democratic right to demonstrate peacefully.
On Friday, we will be marching for jobs, for affordable
health care facilities, for electricity, for affordable education, availability
of fuel and water and decent salaries for our civil servants and the ordinary
workers of Zimbabwe. We shall march for the restoration of the people’s dignity
and for the return of functional industries, for democracy, accountability and
the respect of human rights. We will be marching against the culture and
ailment of corruption, impunity, abductions, and the erosion of the people’s
dignity, looting and embezzlement that have afflicted the country’s entire body
politic.
We say no to the killing and torturing of innocent
Zimbabweans and civic and democracy activists.
We want to end illegitimacy and ensure that there is a
people’s government.
We will be rolling out these peaceful and constitutional
protests in all the towns. After Harare, the Zimbabweans citizens will be
holding peaceful protests in Bulawayo next Monday, Gweru on Tuesday, Masvingo
on Wednesday and Mutare on Thursday. The roll-out for other cities and towns
will be announced later.
Our action will be peaceful and constitutional.
We urge everyone to be there and to be involved until we
achieve a truly people’s government that will deliver change that delivers.
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