Norton legislature Temba Mliswa has pleaded with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to deal with perpetrators of violence.
In a long twitter thread, Mliswa said the country’s leadership must stand up and speak against politically motivated violence.
“Our leaders must be ashamed of themselves over the repeated acts of violence in this country. It has gone on for too long. From Gukurahundi, Tsvangirai, opposition members, War Veterans, civil servants, many human rights abuses etc., we can’t have a democracy like that.
“We should revisit the word Liberation. Leaders should revisit why they went to the liberation struggle. What are we about? What sort of people are we killing each other over politics. Is there any national goal to this or it’s now about the selfish ambitions of a few?
“Our leaders should stand up and speak out against violence. A statement should be made. A young man, Mboneni Ncube, is now dead just because of a different political orientation. When he is buried we need to wear black and make a statement. This is evil,” Mliswa posted
The outspoken legislator called on President Mnangagwa to deal with the issue and send a decisive message to perpetrators.
“There are certain things which @edmnangagwa needs to speak out on sababa (as leader) and give his word to stop violence. The political violence, the civil servant issues etc. The 1st Republic used to do that even if it was to blame. The President needs to come in and I know he is a kind leader. I appeal to him to come in and deal with this. Kwekwe has become infamous for violence and machete gangs. We need definitive action that sends a message to the perpetrators. Some of these artisanal miners have destroyed the mining sector, destabilised politics and don’t even vote!”
