Zimbabwean civil pressure group, #Tajamuka on Friday said it wished to salute the country’s war veterans for speaking out against President Robert Mugabe’s government and the continued repression of citizens by the state security services.
In a statement, #Tajamuka, who have launched a series of protests against government misrule and the continued deterioration of the country’s economy, said Zimbabweans should all unite to rid the country of the regime, in power since independence in 1980.
“KUDOS to our War Veterans for distancing themselves from the Robert Mugabe gravy train and saying NO to senseless bootlicking. As fellow Zimbabweans, we adore your principled stance against the privatisation of the country by a privileged few who believe that the liberation struggle was executed to benefit them and their families at the expense of the suffering majority,” read part of a statement made available to the African News Agency
The group said they welcomed the decision by the former liberation war fighters to join the network of #Tajamuka in the fight against Mugabe’s rule.
“Let’s join hands and demand the release of Linda Masarira (a #Tajamuka activist arrested during the July 4 protests) who is being detained by this clueless regime, let us unite and reject Bond Notes. Let’s us unite and demand the return of Itai Dzamara, Let us unite and demand a better Zimbabwe,” they said.
War veterans on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Mugabe and his government for targeting citizens who protested against the regime and vowed that they would not support him come the 2018 elections.
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