Source: Tajamuka/Sesijikile
Today TAJAMUKA/SESJIKILE CAMPAIGN convenes to take stock of the developments in our nation since the time Young people from 15 Youth Assemblies of opposition Political Parties and 44 CSOs coalesce for a national cause.
We convene to also lay out the path that the Campaign will pursue in fulfilling citizen aspirations defined through the TAJAMUKA/SESJIKILE CAMPAIGN ten talking points.
Several citizens’ actions done under the auspices of different political, social, spiritual and economic groupings (#MyZimbabwe, #ThisFlag, #ThisGown, OAUS, OMZ, #ThisFlower) have been met with unprecedented levels of brutality orchestrated through state security machinery.
We condemn in strongest terms the assault, arbitrary arrests and incarceration of citizens in the country.
We are shocked by disregard of court rulings, in particular the tendency by the police to subvert the court ruling on the NERA demonstration scheduled for the 26 of August 2016.
We reiterate our position that 2018 is too far.
- Cross borders cannot be subjects on SI 64 of 2016 up to 2018
- Transport operators cannot sustain corrupt road blocks up to 2018
- Residents cannot endure shortage of potable water up to 2018
- Students cannot endure exorbitant tuition up to 2018
- Citizens cannot endure subjection to a failed health system up to 2018
- Vendors and the general public cannot be bonded on worthless currency up to 2018
- Citizens cannot watch illicit financial flows beyond $15 billion stolen in Chiadzwa up to 2018
- Civil servants cannot endure unknown pay dates and non-payment of bonuses up to 2018
- Human rights defenders cannot be subjected to police brutality up to 2018
- School children cannot be oppressed by a national pledge up to 2018
- Local authorities cannot be subjected to a non-devolved state up to 2018
- And all progressive Zimbabweans cannot up to 2018 be subjected to a President who has failed to superintend over the affairs of the state
In light of these sad retrogressive and unlawful measures by the state coupled by the fast approaching 31 August 2016 deadline that we gave, TAJAMUKA/SESJIKILE CAMPAIGN would want to announce the 31 August NATIONAL SHUTDOWN as a footing for serious citizen actions against police brutality, restrictive import trade policies SI 64 of 2016, bond notes, deteriorating service delivery, corruption, illicit financial flows, and too many police roadblocks.
Our actions will be informed by the complacence of the state to respond to citizen demands.
On the Day of SHUT DOWN let’s use that opportunity to prepare for the NERA demonstration at TAJAMUKA SQUARE (FREEDOM SQUARE) on Friday 02 September 2016.
We also want to implore the composition of TAJAMUKA/SESJIKILE campaign to assume the citizen responsibility to protect each other during times of empty threats by a small factional clique of ZANUPF youths who after insulting VETERANS OF THE LIBERATION struggle believe they can extend it to the broader masses.
We appeal to the informal sector, business community, transport operators, vendors, rank marshals, cross-borders, progressive political parties and progressive ZANU PF politicians, students, civil servants, war veterans, police, religious groups, CSOs, development partners to fully support the process of citizen liberation through resounding HEED to the SHUT DOWN.
TINOIDA ZIMBABWE
TAJAMUKA/SESIJIKILE
Let’s Remain Peaceful
Source: Tajamuka/Sesijikile