Zimbabwean youth are politicians puppets
United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Dr Charles Ray failed to address a group of youths after Zanu (PF) hooligans besieged the Kwekwe Theatre, the venue of the meeting carrying placards denouncing the envoy. The Midlands Youth Dialogue, organised by a non-governmental organisation, Zimbabwe Organisation for the Youth in Politics (ZOYP), is a platform where youths from across the political divide can engage and deliberate on issues that affect Zimbabwean youths.
It is high Zimbabwean youth desist from violence of any sort that is politically inclined. Many youths are unemployed even the educated ones with degrees, but never has there been a day that they have took this to streets to call for jobs. Rather as youths we tend to divert our efforts to political fights and cause violence on behalf of our political leaders whom we follow. We forget that they have had their share of life and this is our share too and we should enjoy it together in unity and not spoil it by being violent.
It makes no sense in reality to be given beer and some cash to sustain you for a day so you can go and cause violence and yet for the remaining days you go with nothing. We don’t need to be used by those in power If they need to fight let them do so. Rather as youths we should focus more on pressing developmental issues.
As youth we should spend time working on realising our own dreams come to being and be torchbearers of the kind of future we hope to see in Zimbabwe. Being violent for whatever reason does not help us in any way, it leads to loss of life and focus.