Dear Residents of Sunningdale Constituency,
Today I voted NO to Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 because I believe constitutional changes must strengthen democratic participation, constitutionalism, and the voice of the people. While the Bill passed in the National Assembly with the required two-thirds majority, and will now proceed to the Senate for consideration, I remain proud to have voted according to my principles and the concerns raised by you.
Thank you to all the MPs who voted NO. You chose to stand with the majority of Zimbabweans. When the time of reckoning comes, your hands will be clean. Let's keep organizing
Please join me in thanking these 42 courageous women and men stood with the people. You are on the right side of history. It is not over! The struggle continues. Justice will prevail.
A big thank you to my fellow MPs who stood firm and voted against CAB 3. We may have lost the vote, but we stayed true to our convictions and to the people who sent us to Parliament. In the face of pressure, you chose principle over convenience.
CAB 3 must not be imposed on the people without their direct consent. If its proponents believe Zimbabweans support it, then let us go to a REFERENDUM. Sovereignty resides in the people, and the people must decide.
#LetThePeopleDecide
🔸Back in 1987 when the Constitution was amended to allow for the direct election of the President, Edison Zvobgo made a compelling case for direct election. He observed that this direct election process was core to “one man, one vote” and denounced the notion of a parliamentary executive as being divorced from the people.
It’s a pity @ZANUPF_Official no longer has intellectual muscle of this caliber. They cannot even have a sound cerebral debate. Varikubatirana pfuti nekunyima vanhi secret ballot in their desperation to rail road a brainless amendment that will ruin the remaining embers of our democracy.
They’ve been reduced to mbingarism, cash for votes and cars for loyalty. They leave their brains at the door. Intellect has been replaced by paid trolls who flip flop according to the highest bidder. Of it’s not paid activism, then it’s a predatory elite that’s stolen so much they’re consumed by the pandemic of conspicuous consumption - spending money meant for basic services on their personal largesse.
Ndozvamakaendera kuhondo here izvi? Our true heroes must be turning in their graves. Did their blood go to waste?
It’s a mess.
We need new leaders.🇿🇼
I stand to benefit PERSONALLY from CAB 3. By all selfish calculations, I should support it. Some have whispered, "Take the opportunity while it is there." But leadership is not measured by what benefits us; it is measured by what benefits the people. When I asked myself, WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE? I found every reason to OPPOSE it.
In doing my work I have noticed that @ZANUPF_Official top officials who privately oppose #CAB3 are the loudest at promoting it publicly. It’s a phenomenon that needs to be studied in university.
Today leader of CDF @BitiTendai was saved from a brutal beating by his alert security. Those close to the events at Harare City Sports Centre accuse @ZANUPF_Official of mastering the violence and intimidation around #CAB3
A MEMO TO Morgan Tsvangirai
Dear Save,
Pakuru, as they were determined against you, so they are against me—and against all of us.
But they have grown more rabid, more brazen, and entirely rogue. As you know, they beat us, falsely accused us, wrongfully imprisoned us, vilified and demonized us.
We remain banned from ZBC television and radio. We are shut out of The Herald, The Chronicle, The Sunday Mail, and The Sunday News. We are treated as prohibited persons in our own country.
They continue to rig elections, enforce command voting, and unleash violence in rural communities. Food remains a political weapon. Citizens are punished for holding different views.
A young man, Madzibaba Veshanduko, sits in prison because of his politics.
They have hired and funded trolls to spread lies and misinformation, seeking to tarnish my name. Their machinery of propaganda is well-resourced and relentless.
They have paid some among us to sow division and undermine leadership. Millions have been poured into bribery and manipulation—more, it seems, than is allocated to health or education.
Through lawfare, they seized the party we founded together. They took the headquarters, the provincial offices, and the party’s finances.
Now they scheme to abuse the courts yet again, to harass and humiliate me personally. As in your time, they single out individuals they fear most. They prefer a compliant, false opposition.
They recalled and punished Members of Parliament and councillors they deemed truly committed to the cause.
Each time I go out to meet with the citizens, it’s difficult, it’s painful and it’s a sacrifice. When I went out for a citizens outreach into the rural areas, and across the country, I had a Todii’s time.
There have been repeated attempts on my life—near-fatal incidents in Mutare, Nyanga, Nemanwa, and at the Chivi turnoff; narrow escapes in Chiredzi and Zaka; and the Hurungwe assassination plot I survived.
In Binga, I walked for kilometres to evade militia roadblocks. In Guruve, I rode a motorbike to slip past barricades. In Zaka, I lay hidden in the boot of a car while they sang Chimurenga songs at their checkpoints.
Now they go further still—seeking to shred what remains of the Constitution. They propose to end the direct election of the President, to unlawfully extend terms, and to impose unilateral, anti-citizen electoral changes.
At the very least, even Robert Mugabe would submit fundamental changes to a referendum. This leadership appears determined to avoid the people altogether.
As we did before, we will not compromise away the will of the citizens. As you taught us: even if persecuted, never retaliate in hatred; never betray the people. Hatiputsi Sungano. Tiri pachirangano.
I may not have a party, party headquarters, or party colours. But we have the citizens on our side. We have history on our side . We have Africa on our side. We have the solidarity of the oppressed around the world on our side. And above all, we have faith.And God is in it.
Change will come. Victory is certain. Zimbabwe will be transformed country. We will be a happy and prosperous nation forever. WE THE CITIZENS!! Citizens united can never be defeated. Citizens united can change a country anytime!
We will unite the citizens and do our part.
Rest in power, Save!!