Zimbabwe First Lady’s Rallies Begin
October 3, 2014Takunda Maodza Assistant News Editor
Zimbabwe Herald
THE upcoming Zanu-PF congress — slated for Harare in December — must not distract the ruling party from attending to socio-economic issues, the First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe has said.
As the party heads to the elective congress, factionalism has reared its ugly head with senior party officials jostling for positions at all costs.
Addressing thousands of Zanu-PF supporters in her maiden rally since her nomination as incoming Women’s League secretary, the First Lady said factionalism, had no place in a revolutionary party emerging from a resounding victory in the harmonised elections and carries the people’s mandate.
“Instead of concentrating on social services tavakuswera tichirwisana. Tinozviziva tirikuenda kucongress, but inouya ichipfuura kouya imwe.
“Vanhu varikuda mvura nesewage system yakanaka. Tinozviziva matowns anga asina kudhizainwa kutakura vanhu vakawanda asi ngazvigadziriswe.
Tinoda kushanda nevanhu nguva iripo.
“Chinhu (factionalism) chinofanira kukondemwa in the strongest terms. Hachiende, taneta nenyaya yefactionalism. Unoona vanhu vachiti VaMugabe tinovada, inhema. Last night vaiti vachembera. Ngatidzidzei kumira pachokwadi, kumirira nguva yako kana yakwana uchaona vanhu vachiti vanokuda nemabasa ako (Let’s stop fighting among ourselves and focus on the provision of water and better sewage facilities for the country’s growing urban population),” she said.
Dr Mugabe took a swipe at some officials who grew up in the party, but lacked political maturity and wisdom.
“Even vamwe varume vakuru mumusangano vakapihwa zvigaro vari vadiki havakuri pawisdom. Unoona murume mukuru dumbu kudai, vana mudhadhadha but wisdom pasina. Papolitics kana wa accepter kuti unoda kushandira vanhu uri servant yavanhu zvichakunetsa ukada kuzvitutumadza.
Politics zvadziri istorm, ukasaziva kuti istorm warasika.”
Dr Mugabe challenged those in positions of authority in the party to work quietly, but tirelessly for the people.
“Woshanda wakanyarara vanhu vanenge vachiona kuti zvauri kuita zvakakodzera here? Hazvisi zvokufosa uchipa vanhu mari (vote-buying). Kana usina wisdom hapana chinobuda. Kana usina wisdom haukwanisi kuita chinhu chinobudirira,” she said.
The First Lady urged party officials to emulate President Mugabe’s principles.
“Tine leadership iri straightforward. Baba vanegwara, havana musi wavanoti ndinoda kuita mari ndipfume.”
The First Lady said Zimbabwe will never have another leader in the mould of President Mugabe.
“Hatimbofa takawana leadership inenge yaVaMugabe,” she said.
Turning to her nomination as Women’s League boss, Dr Mugabe pledged to work tirelessly for the party.
“Ndakavaudza Mai Muchinguri that I will continue working with you. Ukasimudzira mudzimai wasimudzira nyika yose. Ndinoti veduwe musangano we Zanu-PF musangano wedu tisambotya. Tinoda kugara zvakanaka tichipanana rukudzo. Hatidi izvo zvokurwisana. Ikozvino tirikurwisana pachedu muZanu-PF. Zvinonyadzisa mhani isu takahwina. Ngatishandeyi pamwe chete. Hatidi kunzwa vana vari kurwisana, kurwisana hachisi chinhu chakanaka saka tinoda kuti tishandire nyika yedu yeZimbabwe tidye tichiguta,” she said.
Amai Mugabe said the disturbances in Iraq and Libya were a product of disunity and internal strife saying Zimbabweans must strive to jealously guard the prevailing peace in the country.
In apparent reference to the spy-gate saga where 12 legislators from Zanu-PF were implicated in receiving funding from the US embassy in Harare, Dr Mugabe warned Zimbabweans to be wary of aid from some countries like the US which comes with hidden agendas.
“Nhasi Iraq hakuna runyararo. Tikauya tichipihwa mari nemaAmericans vachiti vanoda kutibatsira tinoerera. Nyika yedu hatidi isvike ipapo. Mari yemaAmericans hatiide. Deno vaitida taisvika 1980 pasina zvikoro? Toswera tichinyeperwa hamuoni kuti varikuda maresources edu? It is not by coincidence that nyika ino ndeyedu maZimbabweans.”
Dr Mugabe said Zimbabweans must remain resolute and steadfast as the challenges before them were not insurmountable.
“Zvingaome sei, ngatirambe takamira,” she said.
Dr Mugabe donated 20 tonnes of maize seed under the Presidential Well-wishers Programme to the province.
She offered a scholarship at Amai Mugabe Junior School to a Hartley Number 1 Primary School Grade six pupil, Kundai Changadzo, after the boy impressed the gathering with a poem on Zim-Asset.
Kundai’s mother Mrs Fiona Changadzo, a teacher at Chegutu High School, could not contain her joy.
“I could feel he was destined for greater heights. I am very happy with the decision by the First Lady to give my son a scholarship at her school. He is an all rounder, plays football, cricket, is a public speaker and good at quiz,” she said.
Several senior Zanu-PF officials including Cdes Oppah Muchinguri, Ignatius Chombo, Josiah Hungwe, Edna Madzongwe, Dr Olivia Muchena, Cde Sandy Moyo, Shuvai Mahofa, attended the rally at Chinhoyi Stadium.
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| Republic of Zimbabwe First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe speaking at a Chinhoyi rally on Oct. 5, 2014. She is also president of the ZANU-PF Women's League. |
Zimbabwe Herald
THE upcoming Zanu-PF congress — slated for Harare in December — must not distract the ruling party from attending to socio-economic issues, the First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe has said.
As the party heads to the elective congress, factionalism has reared its ugly head with senior party officials jostling for positions at all costs.
Addressing thousands of Zanu-PF supporters in her maiden rally since her nomination as incoming Women’s League secretary, the First Lady said factionalism, had no place in a revolutionary party emerging from a resounding victory in the harmonised elections and carries the people’s mandate.
“Instead of concentrating on social services tavakuswera tichirwisana. Tinozviziva tirikuenda kucongress, but inouya ichipfuura kouya imwe.
“Vanhu varikuda mvura nesewage system yakanaka. Tinozviziva matowns anga asina kudhizainwa kutakura vanhu vakawanda asi ngazvigadziriswe.
Tinoda kushanda nevanhu nguva iripo.
“Chinhu (factionalism) chinofanira kukondemwa in the strongest terms. Hachiende, taneta nenyaya yefactionalism. Unoona vanhu vachiti VaMugabe tinovada, inhema. Last night vaiti vachembera. Ngatidzidzei kumira pachokwadi, kumirira nguva yako kana yakwana uchaona vanhu vachiti vanokuda nemabasa ako (Let’s stop fighting among ourselves and focus on the provision of water and better sewage facilities for the country’s growing urban population),” she said.
Dr Mugabe took a swipe at some officials who grew up in the party, but lacked political maturity and wisdom.
“Even vamwe varume vakuru mumusangano vakapihwa zvigaro vari vadiki havakuri pawisdom. Unoona murume mukuru dumbu kudai, vana mudhadhadha but wisdom pasina. Papolitics kana wa accepter kuti unoda kushandira vanhu uri servant yavanhu zvichakunetsa ukada kuzvitutumadza.
Politics zvadziri istorm, ukasaziva kuti istorm warasika.”
Dr Mugabe challenged those in positions of authority in the party to work quietly, but tirelessly for the people.
“Woshanda wakanyarara vanhu vanenge vachiona kuti zvauri kuita zvakakodzera here? Hazvisi zvokufosa uchipa vanhu mari (vote-buying). Kana usina wisdom hapana chinobuda. Kana usina wisdom haukwanisi kuita chinhu chinobudirira,” she said.
The First Lady urged party officials to emulate President Mugabe’s principles.
“Tine leadership iri straightforward. Baba vanegwara, havana musi wavanoti ndinoda kuita mari ndipfume.”
The First Lady said Zimbabwe will never have another leader in the mould of President Mugabe.
“Hatimbofa takawana leadership inenge yaVaMugabe,” she said.
Turning to her nomination as Women’s League boss, Dr Mugabe pledged to work tirelessly for the party.
“Ndakavaudza Mai Muchinguri that I will continue working with you. Ukasimudzira mudzimai wasimudzira nyika yose. Ndinoti veduwe musangano we Zanu-PF musangano wedu tisambotya. Tinoda kugara zvakanaka tichipanana rukudzo. Hatidi izvo zvokurwisana. Ikozvino tirikurwisana pachedu muZanu-PF. Zvinonyadzisa mhani isu takahwina. Ngatishandeyi pamwe chete. Hatidi kunzwa vana vari kurwisana, kurwisana hachisi chinhu chakanaka saka tinoda kuti tishandire nyika yedu yeZimbabwe tidye tichiguta,” she said.
Amai Mugabe said the disturbances in Iraq and Libya were a product of disunity and internal strife saying Zimbabweans must strive to jealously guard the prevailing peace in the country.
In apparent reference to the spy-gate saga where 12 legislators from Zanu-PF were implicated in receiving funding from the US embassy in Harare, Dr Mugabe warned Zimbabweans to be wary of aid from some countries like the US which comes with hidden agendas.
“Nhasi Iraq hakuna runyararo. Tikauya tichipihwa mari nemaAmericans vachiti vanoda kutibatsira tinoerera. Nyika yedu hatidi isvike ipapo. Mari yemaAmericans hatiide. Deno vaitida taisvika 1980 pasina zvikoro? Toswera tichinyeperwa hamuoni kuti varikuda maresources edu? It is not by coincidence that nyika ino ndeyedu maZimbabweans.”
Dr Mugabe said Zimbabweans must remain resolute and steadfast as the challenges before them were not insurmountable.
“Zvingaome sei, ngatirambe takamira,” she said.
Dr Mugabe donated 20 tonnes of maize seed under the Presidential Well-wishers Programme to the province.
She offered a scholarship at Amai Mugabe Junior School to a Hartley Number 1 Primary School Grade six pupil, Kundai Changadzo, after the boy impressed the gathering with a poem on Zim-Asset.
Kundai’s mother Mrs Fiona Changadzo, a teacher at Chegutu High School, could not contain her joy.
“I could feel he was destined for greater heights. I am very happy with the decision by the First Lady to give my son a scholarship at her school. He is an all rounder, plays football, cricket, is a public speaker and good at quiz,” she said.
Several senior Zanu-PF officials including Cdes Oppah Muchinguri, Ignatius Chombo, Josiah Hungwe, Edna Madzongwe, Dr Olivia Muchena, Cde Sandy Moyo, Shuvai Mahofa, attended the rally at Chinhoyi Stadium.
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