Advocate Fadzayi Mahere says she has tested positive for corona virus.
In a post on social media Mahere said she’s now on isolation to return to good health but her heart breaks when she thinks of those that remained in the the cell.
She wrote: “Despite having been in an “isolation cell” and the “quarantine section” at Chikurubi Maximum Prison, I have tested positive for COVID-19, following seven days of pre-trial incarceration.
“While I currently only have a cough and fever, I have chosen to share my results to draw attention to the deplorable state of our prison conditions and the very real threat faced by inmates at these facilities. I believe that in my own life, all experiences good and bad have been willed by God to teach me something deeper about humanity”.
Mahere said she is now focusing on having her good health back.
“My present focus is a return to good health but my heart breaks for the many inmates whom I left behind…They don’t even have the most basic need – running water. This is before we look at soap, sanitizer, clean masks and proper facilities to enable social distancing. Their lives matter. I call on those with the authority to change things to look at the state of our prisons and respond accordingly”, she wrote.
She added that its now time for the government to show leadership, pragmatism and humanity.
” As for those who continue to use lawfare as a tool to silence opposition voices, thank you for bringing to the light what has been forgotten in the dark. We must demand accountability for every Zimbabwean life under the supposed care of the State”.
