Multitudes coming back home to Zanu-PF

the bus to “Somewhere”, and he entices passengers to board a bus that is going to a place which he has never been himself, therefore he wins over the Nyamapanda bus tout.
Passengers in the bus that is going “Somewhere” are merely adventurers who have no clearly outlined destination. Their business is just to wander about in anticipation they would bump into certain discoveries.
The other passengers in the bus to Nyamapanda clearly know their destination and their business thereof.
We have two societies in this land; one of wanderers and the other of men and women of principle. The wanderers are claiming to be chasing something of which they do not have certainty; they call it “Democracy”.
I do not understand how some people get to be fooled into believing in emptiness. Some people in our societies are like children who cry for an empty sachet of potato crisps while leaving a plate full of mbambaira.
It is only when they realise that the sachet is indeed empty that they resort to returning to their mbambaira plate. It is therefore not uncommon that many Zimbabweans are now flocking back home, to Zanu-PF.
This is a party, which has a clearly marked roadmap for the destiny of the country. It is foolish to cry for an election roadmap while you cannot clarify an acceptable roadmap for the destiny of your country. In order for one to be accepted by the people, they have to appreciate the values of the land and not promising to build them mansions in the air.
People are now in the picture; echoes of acceptance of “the prestigious” President Mugabe’s principled leadership can be heard from all corners, even from beyond the country’s demarcations. I believe that the world has since woken up.
Desmond Tutu, of all people, is alleged to have snubbed Anthony Blair’s visit to South Africa. How things change! This is the man who at some point had advocated for Robert Mugabe to be arraigned before a kangaroo court they call “International Criminal Court”.
They were in this game together with Tony Blair, accusing President Mugabe of allegedly violating human rights, but now it is the same Tutu snubbing the ex-British Premier on grounds that he supported and fabricated lies against Saddam Hussein in a bid to steal Iraqi oil.
Where was Tutu then?
Is it not President Mugabe whom they hated for saying the same of George W Bush and Blair?
Are these two not the right candidates for the ICC?
The word “democracy” for a political party name is now an outdated style. Most political parties that have used democracy in order to topple sitting regimes are being blown by the winds of change. They ride on the democracy doctrine that is designed in Europe and USA foolishly ignoring what is best for their native land.
Europe and Africa are not the same; what suits Europe may not necessarily be good for a different geographical site. I can notice a paradigm shift in recent past years, people are not to be fooled anymore; they have since realised how they were fooled at the beginning of the century, and so, they cannot be fooled any more.
Zanu-PF is as natural as the Zambezi; one may try to build a wall across it in order to block the flowing waters. If at all they manage, it is obviously temporary because the current will definitely destroy the wall and once again take its natural course. This is the case of my beloved nation. Those who had been fooled to protest against Zanu-PF because their stomachs had been emptied first, have now seen the light. The Freedom House survey may just be a ploy to send Zanu-PF to sleep, but the truth is surely in the purported outcome, if not understated.
It has been hard for me to believe; a patriotic Zanu-PF representative cannot utter “compromise” on sub-dividing Zimbabwe into small “warlord territories”. We have agents of division amongst our community. The ones who are at the forefront calling for a devolved state have their own selfish agenda. The regionalist Welshman Ncube is a front for some internal and external forces who have always wished for the cession of Matabeleland region, it’s not tribalistic to be factual.
They began their agenda by resurrecting the Gukurahundi phase in an attempt to keep people on their feet against Zanu-PF and Mashonaland. Some of the external forces include persons like one Lindiwe Zulu who is driving the agenda for Ncube, most probably by command from her superiors.
She could be interested in the idea of a South African province north of the Limpopo, Zimbabwe’s southern region being her desire, an idea that had at some point been indicated by the apartheid regime. Zimbabwe, we need to be extra careful on whom we take in as mediators in our disputes — FRELIMO once pointed out; “they effectively propose to maintain Zimbabwe as a South African zone of influence.” This is absolutely true — as elements of that Apartheid regime are still very active in South African affairs.
Devolution must never be tolerated in Zimbabwe, so under what circumstances we cannot compromise on issues of national security and our sovereignty. Never!
Yes, you may compromise on homosexuality; it may be a right for one to practice their inner feeling, but to say we dare talk about it as a constitutional matter, ah what fallacy! Why degrade ourselves to “worse than pigs and dogs”.
Such issues must never find place in national talk, let it remain the streets and bars. Let those who practice it do it in the comfort of their hotel rooms or backyards, but not in public eye. I do not see any reason why Zimbabweans must be dragged to discussing something so shameful; there are better issues to consider into the legal document than talking about whether one should have sex with a donkey or a swine. Kana mbavha dzingatodawo kodzero dzadzo mubumbiro remutemo wenyika.
One Pedzisayi Ruhanya once articulated quite well that Zimbabweans have a problem of aiming at the person instead of the systems and policies. Ironically, few seconds after saying it so well, he directed his anger at Goodwills Masimirembwa instead of facing the audience to deliberate on the subject of discussion. Ruhanya is obviously not alone; a random pick at an MDC rally will prove this point. Supporters of the opposition parties, MDCs, have learnt only one lesson; “Mugabe must go.”
What has President Mugabe done wrong?
What are the problems bedeviling the country? They cannot provide answers to the questions, yet they keep chanting “Mugabe must go”. MDC supporters and members are tourists who boarded the bus to “Somewhere” they do not know where they want to go. All they try is to find out so many things; they want to experiment what it would be, given a chance to occupy Zimbabwe House. If they think that they have not yet reached, I do them the honour to remind them that their bus has run out of diesel, and they cannot get fuel anywhere nearer.
The Movement for Democratic Change, just the name; pay proper attention to it. They have an intention; their intention is to change a democracy into something that is not democratic.
Zanu-PF has on its own showcased real democracy from the time of independence until some bugs infiltrated and contaminated the once democratic state.
“Corruption in the society” . . . What rot! Before 2008, Chitungwiza boasted of plenty breathing space, but the inauguration of MDC councillors spoilt the whole game; all those soccer pitches, the wetlands, the recreational facilities have now become houses. Upon realising that the councillors were getting rich instantly, one MP from the same party who failed to acquire a housing stand from the local authority resorted to revenging by causing the immediate dismissal of all Chitungwiza councillors from the party ranks.
Could this be the party that is seeking to succeed Zanu-PF by promising democracy? I challenge this. MDC is a stone that was thrown towards the skies to enjoy false dizzy heights, but gravity had to do them a disfavour.
Democracy is quite a difficult proposition, we may talk about it and promise to bring it about, but it is not a new thing; it has been promised by preceding generations and they have failed to render it.
MDC must be worried about their leader’s understanding of democracy. Marrying when you want and many times even outside the law. But I am reminded of one author who once said “. . . doctrinal disunity is worse than war.” Political differences are quite sensitive; check the killings, the fights, etc. I believe some of his comrades are seeing a traitor in him, a leader who spends time making love to Zanu-PF women while others are busy struggling for the illusive change. Be careful Tsvangirai, you could soon be blown by the winds of the change that you have so much paraded for more than a decade.
I remind this Comrade, the President that may never be, Simba Makoni that I attended the December 4, 2007 meeting at the Rainbow Towers. 
I trust what my eyes saw; they saw a figure in the mould of one Dr Simba Makoni who responded to a question from the floor about media claims that he best fitted in as President Mugabe’s successor, as a Zanu-PF member. Yes, Ibbo Mandaza was the moderator, Prof Jonathan Moyo, Kudzai Mbudzi, W Mhanda, Edgar Tekere, Fay Chung, Swedish Envoy Reylander, Elias Mudzuri, Henry Dzinotyiwei, Dr Tafataona Mahoso and I, PF Gidi made up part of the delegates who attended the meeting.
Dr Makoni cannot deny being part of the delegates; actually he was introduced as representing the revolutionary Zanu-PF.
I have no doubt that Dr Mandaza and company had wanted to make Makoni leader of a coalition of opposition parties that would gang up against Cde Robert Mugabe for the March 2008 harmonised election. But, the problem is that Makoni himself was and is still not ready to move out of the shadows of Zanu-PF and challenge President Mugabe, hence he insists that he offers himself to Zimbabwe so he can implement the original ideology of Zanu-PF.
This is evidenced by his deliberate sluggish pace with which he is moving in transforming his MKD party into a formidable opposition movement.
Any serious thinking citizen can surely tell that many people, despite their political affiliations, have their hearts for President Robert Mugabe. Given a chance to lead Zimbabwe, each one wishes to emulate his style, including Tsvangirai. 
This is a personal view by Cde PF ‘Gidi’ Ngwindingwindi. He can be contacted on E-mail: [email protected]