Tsvangirai’s utterances disturbing

May 2003

The real objective of the current running Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) rallies is still a mystery to most peace loving Zimbabweans. Campaigning as we all know is aimed at luring more voters into one’s stable before an election. What is surprising is that in Zimbabwe the polls that Mr Tsvangirai was vying for which he lost came and go two months ago.He is not the only contestant who lost in the presidential poll. The other three has since closed themselves into their shells and maybe are already planning new strategies for the next election in six years time.

Surprisingly this is not the issue for Mr Tsvangirai he is trying to prove that he is a die-hard competitor. During the campaigning period Mr Tsvangirai was reluctant, he thought he was going to win with or without campaigning. To him campaigning was a waste of time. He enjoyed doing so outside our borders, sadly his lured sympathizers could not help him when voting came.

Its high time Mr Tsvangirai makes up his mind, whether to dialogue, protest or wait for the court ruling. "Usakurumidze kumedza kutsenga uchada" do not rush to swallow when you still need to chew or else you will be choked.

Too much speed has led Mr Tsvangirai into unwarranted problems. Last year he called for sanctions, now he is calling for farmers to stop farming. What really does Mr Tsvangirai want?
Maybe we are wrong to think that he wants to be the president. It seems he really enjoys seeing us suffering. If the farmers stop farming does he think his supporters will be spared from starvation?
I would like to believe a leader does not call for suffering to befall his people. Mr Tsvangirai does not give serious thought to his decisions before making public utterances.

Enough is enough Mr Tsvangirai; we are sick and tired of your utterances. I would like to advice you to use your spokesman more often, I think that will probably serve us from the consequences of your spoken words.

By Ellen Sithole

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