Wednesday, January 6, 2010

New Constitution Must End Bambazonke Mindset

January 6, 2010

Recently the Co-chair of the parliamentary select committee Douglas Mwonzora indicated that an estimated four million Zimbabweans in the Diaspora will be given a chance to contribute to Zimbabwe's constitutional making process. And well here is my small contribution that pretty specific and aimed at addressing the Bambazonke mindset that has disadvantaged other regions cities in terms of national cake distribution.

The new constitution must have a mechanism in place that other regions of the country are NOT disadvantage by the Bambazonke craze that seems to have hypnotized many in Zimbabwe. I will be straight to the point. It appears to me that you need to travel to Harare in order to get any important document always. Unless you are In Harare you stand to lose out on many items that reacquire head office for authorization. I mean ask anyone outside Harare and they will tell you that you have to go to Harare to get your birth certificate, passport and even a liquor license.

The Problem

We can not afford to pile all civic, administrative, sporting, travel, educational activities to one city. In fact this has put a great strain on the one time sunshine city. Ever wondered why Harare can not even clear the garbage the city produces? The reason for this is the lunatic efforts of trying to centralize everything to Harare. You don’t believe me? Read on.

Zimbabwe - Decentralization