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“All the youths should unite and guard jealously what our forefathers fought for. They played their part in bringing us independence but we should keep watch that we don’t give the country back to our country’s enemies,” Cde Mushayi said.
MDC-T Youth Assembly secretary general, Mr Promise Mkwananzi said: “The youths should speak with one voice irrespective of political affiliation like what women did at Copac. They spoke with one voice in their demand for a quota system and they got it.
“On the economic front, the youths are yet to benefit because Government hasn’t come up with a comprehensive all encompassing youth policy that satisfies the youths. We want the youths to unite and take leadership positions while at the same time condemning violence,” he said.
MDC Youth Assembly chairman Mr Gideon Mandaza said there was need for the youths to be consulted before empowerment programmes are introduced.
“We are in agreement as the youth leadership across the political divide that Government has been coming up with programmes without consulting us.
“Government can’t prescribe what kind of empowerment we need as the youths without consulting us. Government should first ask us what kind of empowerment we want. We don’t want programmes to be imposed on us,” Mr Mandaza said.
This year’s theme has been dubbed, “Indigenisation and Empowerment for Social and Economic Transformation”.
Peter Tanyanyiwa
Online Reporter