Obama snubbing Mzembi hugely significant

Editorial

Zimbabwe’s tourism minister Walter Mzembi was barred from meeting US President Barack Obama last Friday much to the chagrin of his Zanu PF party. Mzembi is reported to have expressed shock at the decision because earlier he had met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Here at Nehanda Radio we are shocked that Mzembi is shocked. It is as clear as daylight why Obama refused to embrace an official who comes from a party that was prepared to slaughter over 200 people last year because they had lost an election and were not prepared to step down.

Much has been made by certain quarters that Mzembi represents a new breed of moderates emerging from Zanu PF. The bottom line is, Mzembi was quiet when members of the Joint Operations Command (JOC) deployed over 200 army officers to coordinate the butchering of innocents in Operation Mavhoterapapi- Where Did You Vote?

The symbolism of Obama snubbing Mzembi is huge. The truth is that all fair minded people embrace the MDC as the real face of the new government while Zanu PF is that part of government which murdered its way into remaining there despite the overwhelming March 2008 vote.

Obama is acutely aware of this illegitimacy and was not willing to fertilize any Zanu PF hopes of growing its way into being accepted. People are willing to leave Zanu PF as the other unwanted half of government as long as this guarantees peace and stability. And that good people is the issue. Zanu PF was simply rewarded for being bullies. Unfortunately for them they cannot bully Barack Obama!

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