And so we wait...........

I am surprised at my anxiety and hope for the outcome of the vote at home. I spoke to K this morning and she sounded so hopeful and now I am sick with worry that the election is in the process of being stolen. At this point I'll give up the Hague for a new President and constitution. All we want is fot the old man to GO......This cannot go on....right....I mean we cannot have this go on ...... can we? The official result apparently will be announced at 0400 GMT so we wait..............................................

Vote 2009

I suppose I should post something given that my fellow Zimbos are going to be practising citizenry in the next few days.....but honestly I can be excited nor can be fired up about this anymore. The more things develop the clearer it becomes that only the death of RGM is going to bring any kind of hope for Zimbabwe. I mean how do they (Tsvangie and Makoni) even begin to compete with dead people on the voter roll, police escorts in the voting booth, intimidation and promises of violence from the army and the police?

At this point I await death but while I wait I can smile when I get a dose of Zimfeminizmo

Wolves in Sheep's clothing

The news this weekend has been centered on Dumiso Dabenbgwa's support of Makoni's presidential bid. Ladies and Gentlemen we need to err on the side of caution. Why are we not extremely suspicious of these people? The euphoria that has risen, especially among those of us in the Diaspora, is amazing. Simba Makoni is the name on everyone's lips. But no one is asking the real questions, the important ones. Why does Makoni deserve our support? Why are we so comfortable with supporting a man who has made up the backbone of Zanu support? Makoni has never been a people's politician, all his political appointments have been bestowed upon him by Rob. Do we really not see Bob's hand in all of this? Knowing Bob the way we do, would Simba Makoni not be in hiding if was his bid a truly independent one?



We need to wake up! These elections should not happen without a new constitution. Makoni stands to inherit the same constitution that has kept Mugabe in power. So far Makoni has not even reached out to civil society groups, the individuals who have kept their finger on the pulse and know better than most what it is the people of Zimbabwe want in their leadership. We need a clear and conscise plan, one that will ensure that the reconstruction phase, that is inevitable after Mugabe, will include the needs and interests of ALL Zimbabwean not the elites.



The entire country needs to do this together. We all need a lesson in democracy. Our leaders need to understand their responsibilities as publics servants, the people need to understand what it means to be a citizen and how to exercise their rights as citizens. The marginalised need a voice. Only then will elections and new leadership mean anything.