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"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" ----- Original Message -----
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Subject: [great-lakes] Re: ZIMBABWEANS NEED AN
OPPOSITION organized by the Congress for the Freedom of Culture by the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, March 22 1959: "Experience proves that in our African territories the opposition that certain people create in the name of democracy is often not inspired by a concern for the common welfare; a thirst for glory and the furthering of personal interests are the principal, if not the only motives of this. It is only when we have won the independence of our countries and when our democratic institutions are stabilized that the existence of a pluralist political system will be justified. The existence of an intelligent, dynamic, and constructive opposition is indispensable in order to counterbalance the political and administrative action of the government in power. But this moment does not appear to have arrived yet, and dividing our efforts today would be to render our country a disservice." President Mugabe (I heard myself in an adress to the Congolese people in Kinshasa) and some afrikan (not african!) leaders knows this speech. What about Mr. Tsivangari and the MDC? Is Zimbabwe economically an independent state? Tundanonga. ---------------------------- Mulindwa Edward schrieb: > > > Netters > It is very hurting to see that the opposition party in Zimbabwe has decided > to waste the votes Zimbabweans gave it. We must all remember that the > Zimbabweans who voted for this party had a trust in it, they knew that MDC > will do something different from Mugaaabe and to me that is a sign of > political growth. As a Ugandan who does not have a right to vote for a > leader I want, and who has no right to belong to a political party of my > choice, I find the choices of MDC very offensive. They run out of > parliament, now we have an MP requesting for asylum and our people in > Zimbabwe are truly with out an opposition. But like I said before these > elections, I find it hard to find a union leading an opposition. Those very > words have come true as the days go by. > > So I say, may be as MDC looks at Britain to be put in power, may be > Zimbabweans should look very seriously into recreating a real opposition in > their country? Just thinking out loud. > Em > ========================================================================== > > In this article, Temba Mliswa responds to reports on Tafadzwa Musekiwa's > seeking of asylum in the UK. > > REPORTS on Mr Tafadzwa Musekiwa seeking asylum in the UK only confirms what > we have been saying in the past that the opposition Movement for Democratic > Change (MDC) is no longer a political force in Zimbabwe. > > The MDC is dead and that is why some of its leaders and Members of Parliament > are now seeking asylum abroad. > > A good example is that of Musekiwa who skipped the country recently and > sought asylum in the UK. > > All he is interested in is money. Having realised that the MDC no longer has > a future in the country, Mr Musekiwa is now using asylum status for > financial security. > > In fact, when Mr Musekiwa and his friend Mr Job Sikhala joined the MDC, they > saw it as a way of making a quick buck. > > The MDC has, however, apparently failed to satisfy their hunger for money. > This is also the major reason why the two young men tried to form a new > political party in London some time last year. > > The new party they wanted to form would have had the youth as their backbone. > They believed that they controlled all the youth in the MDC. > > When they were in the UK, the only person who knew about their trip to that > country was the late Mr Learnmore Jongwe. Unfortunately, funds for launching > the new party failed to materialise. > > In Parliament, the two young men tried to have the constitution amended so > that MPs who defected to other parties would retain their seats. > > Their plan was to defect to Zanu-PF and at the same time retain their seats. > > > Mr Musekiwa, Mr Sikhala and their colleagues in the MDC should be grateful to > Zanu-PF and the Government for the support they have been getting. > > While they have been at the forefront of violence, they have continued to > move around the country like any other Zimbabwean. > > Considering the amount of damage they have caused in this country, the > Government has been very lenient with them. > > The two were my friends. I know them and it is their strong belief that they > were used by the MDC. > > Some of their colleagues, especially those in top positions of the party, > have made lots of money. > > They are therefore bitter. This was worsened by the death of Mr Jongwe who > used to defend and work with them. Now they have no direction. > > I remember them telling me that when Mr Tendai Biti returned from one of his > many overseas trips, he boasted of having made lots of money and showed them > over �80 000. > > I am the one who arranged their air tickets to London and they have not yet > paid back the money. > > Now that Mr Musekiwa has sought asylum in the UK, I do not know how I am > going to get the money refunded. The travel agency they used for the trip is > now on my back. > > How sad it is that instead of coming back to attend his father's funeral, Mr > Musekiwa opted for financial security and sought asylum in the UK! If the > truth be known, what he is seeking is not political but financial asylum. > The Mulindwas communication group > "With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" >
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