The Cutting Edge - Kamau Muiruri (i love reading TXT) 📗

the enemy of the very people he fought for a few decades ago. When he was fighting for freedom, the enemy was obvious-the British, when he fought for his fading power, the enemy was vaguely the white residue, when fighting for his own political power survival, the enemy is his own people as his main challenger, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai and his supporters have learnt.

Mr Morgan Tsvangirai who pulled out of the polls, citing the government supported the campaign of violence that has seen dozens of opposition supporters killed and thousands forced to flee their homes, have been seeking refuge in the Dutch embassy in Harare fearing for his life.
In spite of everyone's out cry and protests, presidential run-off on Friday will go on and that is what Mugabe has "cleverly" intended, it will be “a walkover” for him.

The octogenarian president, who has ruled Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, has been dismissing the pressure of the international community. As a freedom fighter, he finds inspiration in deviance and finds words in the face of an enemy than in the face of comrade. The kind of language he has been using suggests that Mr Mugabe is no longer amenable to reason or logic.

It is very likely that he will proceed with uncontested poll on Friday and call for an extension of his 28 years in power. Should it happen, the international community should move with firmness in order to save the people of Zimbabwe from more misery under Mr Mugabe's tyranny. No matter what measures have been taken, most must be initiated and driven by African people that have to recognise that the crisis in Zimbabwe is an embarrassment for the continent and can re-occur elsewhere in the continent if not dealt with properly. To begin with, Zimbabwe should be suspended from the African Union and all regional bodies. They must also impose targeted sanctions by refusing Mr Mugabe and his ministers entry in their territories. And when push comes to shove, then even military intervention under the auspices of the African Union must be considered. This is probably the only language that Mr Mugabe would understand. But all this is nonsense to Mugabe because according to him "only God can remove him," Then it is best that we turn to God and request that he should remove Mugabe by that means which is necessary.


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Publication Date: 06-27-2008

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