Deliver a free, fair election

NOW that we anticipate that this year’s harmonised election will be held in August, the opposition has only two months to campaign vigorously in order to take over power.

This election should be a decider for Zimbabweans to either swim or sink into political, social and economic quagmire.

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) should be professional and facilitate a free and fair election which will usher in a government of the people, led by the people and for the people.

This is an election which must decide the future of the next generation and put Zimbabwe back to its glory days.

To patriotic and progressive Zimbabweans, this is the chance to ensure that you vote in numbers and win big for the country.

There should be no room for violence like what happened in the past elections.

Zanu PF supporters have a penchant for violence.

The country needs peace before, during and after the elections.

We have more pressing issues that need to be resolved in Zimbabwe.

There has been no meaningful development for a long time owing to the politicisation of everything in this country.

As President Emmerson Mnangagwa is trying to have Zimbabwe readmitted to the Commonwealth, it will not be an easy ride for him as Zimbabwe is seemingly not serious in terms of implementing reforms that were recommended by various foreign election observer missions.

These reforms are key to free and fair elections.

The forthcoming elections will determine whether Zimbabwe will be readmitted or not.

Zanu PF has destroyed nearly everything, from infrastructure to people’s lives, stripping them of their dignity as a result of its misrule.

The level of corruption and economic decay in the country has reached alarming levels, with the Zimbabwean dollar now a worthless currency no one wants to have in their pockets.

It’s now crystal clear that Zanu PF and the so-called second republic cannot be trusted again with another term of governance.

It is not fit for purpose. Zimbabweans cannot afford to be burdened with the Zanu PF yoke again for the next five years.

Zec must be independent as provided for under the Constitution and not be captured by Zanu PF and the securocrats.

A peaceful and credible election is the panacea for good governance and economic development.

Zec must be clean for it to expected to deliver a free election.

The independence and neutrality of this institution is critical for the holding of free, fair and credible elections.

Zimbabwe cannot afford to have another disputed election. A level playing field is achievable.