Statements making a whole lot of sense have just come in from a grassroots meeting held in Shamva and organised by the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition. Maybe these demands go without saying but just in case cabinet ministers are fuzzy headed from their Vic Falls shindig here’s a reminder of what people on the ground are expecting from the inclusive government.

- People should be resettled after their displacement during the elections in 2008
- An autonomous compensation fund should be established to assist those affected by political violence
- The Shamva mine should be reopened as the people of Shamva depend on it for their livelihoods
- All perpetrators of political violence must be brought before the law
- David Coltart, the newly appointed Education Minister must review schools fees because most people cannot afford them
- Politicians must be held accountable for their actions and we must avoid the immediate post independence complacency
- The constitutional reform process must be participatory and people driven
- The airwaves must be opened to allow diversity of expression
- There must be a transparent difference between political party activities and state activities

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