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Mnangagwa new Zimbabwe president! What was said? What are my wishes?

Friday the 24th of November was a big day for Zimbabweans as they witnessed for the first time in 30 years the inauguration of a new man to be the president. Speaking at his own inauguration Mr Mnangagwa won the hearts and sympathies of many as he delivered a speech that promised a lot of hope for the new Zimbabwe. Let's look at some of the highlights of Mr Mnangagwa's speech.


'I admit that I hold no unique qualification that sets me apart from the rest of the citizenry'

I personally was touched by the humility expressed by this statement. It seems that Mr Mnangagwa is willing to break ranks with common Zanu-PF rhetoric of entitlement to lead the country based on liberation war credentials. From the people such honesty and humility may in part be responsible for responses like 'give the guy a chance'. Time will tell how far this expressed humility will in practice be executed. In any case according to me if we really believe in the mantra of giving guys a chance then we should be giving the opposition a chance in the upcoming elections. To quote from the last speech of the former president of Zimbabwe Mr Robert Mugabe 'iwe neni tine basa' rekunyoresa kuti tivhote musarudzo dzegore rinouya.



'Act s of corruption must stop!'

It goes without saying that corruption is at the base of the failure of the great nation of Zimbabwe. Therefore, political commitment to root out expressed by the incoming president is welcome. However, talk can be cheap. Mr Mnangagwa is not necessarily a new politician, he has been around and in positions of sufficient influence to have been able to champion a fight against corruption. In short, he was part of the government that messed up and now he is the Messiah. I have my doubts and he has six months before the next polls. One cannot also pretend they are oblivious of the fact that there are in fact serious squabbles within Zanu-PF as a party. According to a televised broadcast on the then capture ZBC TV, Gen SB Moyo informed the nation that the army had to step in to solve some of these squabbles. One is then well within the bounds of rationality if they began to wonder whether dealing with corruption will not be used as a label for rooting out undesired elements within the Zanu-PF party.

Respect for human rights in the Zimbabwe a prerequisite
I personally would have loved to hear about the freeing of political prisoners such as the likes of Chipanga, Jonathan, Ignatious etc. The respect for human rights and freedoms is one of the pillars for sustainable development. It is my deeply seated wish to see the government of President Mnangagwa move to ensure that the rights, freedoms and choices of the people of Zimbabwe are secured. We have unfortunately become a country of people who scold and de-mean each other to the very extent we have become meaningless. No greater legacy can president Mnangagwa leave than one of having re-humanized the Zimbabwean person by affording them choices. The era of beatings for those who opinions that differ from ours should be decidedly set behind us as we usher a Zimbabwe where we can debate, imagine and move forward.







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