Zimbabweans await the call
I recently received an email from a friend who lives in remote area, saying ‘what’s happening in the towns, are people accepting the vote?’
I gave him the standard reply that I did not know what was being done, but we can be assured by the fact that the MDC said that they would not accept these results and our President was quoted on the day after the figures were announced saying ‘we will not go to court’.
Satisfied with my reply, I carried on reading my mail and checking out the online news. To my horror, the first headline I read was ‘Zimbabwe Opposition to Challenge Poll in Court”.
I am an avid MDC supporter (along with most of the population). We know we won these elections. In the period of just one week, we are feeling the effects of mugabes new era. No food, no fuel and increased prices. How long will these court cases take and who will preside over them? Realistically, the only people who will be around when the time does eventually come are going to be the zanu fatcats.
We cannot overcome starvation in the courts. We all know that the legal route is a road well travelled. Zimbabweans await the call.
