When the government oversteps its mandate by arresting citizens for highlighting their inadequacies and for them wanting to see a better Zimbabwe....that is called gross abuse of power.
Over and over again this Zimbabwean government has violated citizens' rights all in the name of governing and this is totally unacceptable. The country is falling apart and instead of fixing these problems they try to suppress anyone who highlights what everyone else can plainly see. I don't think we can be any clearer that we no longer want this Mugabe led government to remain in power.
We will no longer be intimidated into silence and be forced to applaud incompetence. To pastor Evan Mawarire I say, I stand with you and as Paul said in 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 'We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.'
Sunday 24 September 2017
Friday 8 September 2017
Only in Zimbababwe can a 9 year old girl get into prostitution and the government not intervene
This week the shocking story of a 9 year old prostitute called Lady B living in the Epworth area of Zimbabwe emerged. My heart bled when I listened to her interview about how she was led into prostitution as a way of sustaining herself and her 5 year old sister.
It is criminal that such an act is going on right under the nose of the government. Lady B in her interview spoke about how she takes drugs and alcohol so that she can have the courage to perform these acts. Not only is she at risk of being violently abused physically but also at risk of getting HIV and other infectious diseases, not to mention the emotional damage to her well being. A 9 year old is still very much a child herself and on top of that she is also a mother to her 5 year old sibling. I cant understand why the Zimbabwean government is not doing anything to help this little girl and other children in her position. Zalera Makari, who is the MP for Epworth, in an interview this year spoke about how she was empowering her constituents...Is this what she meant??
Any sexual act with a minor is statutory rape under the law but the government is not doing anything to help Lady B. One of the women interviewing Lady B approached the government so that they could rescue Lady B from this terrible life that she is living but they told her that the only help they could afford Lady B was to give her contraceptives....really??? We say we have a government in place and yet they are putting a stamp of approval on the statutory rape of Lady B.
These children are orphans and they have no one in government to stand up for them, Grace Mugabe on the other hand was alleged to have beaten up Gabrielle Engels for giving drugs to her ADULT son. If she can fight for her son why can't she as First Lady fight for 9 year old Lady B?
It is criminal that such an act is going on right under the nose of the government. Lady B in her interview spoke about how she takes drugs and alcohol so that she can have the courage to perform these acts. Not only is she at risk of being violently abused physically but also at risk of getting HIV and other infectious diseases, not to mention the emotional damage to her well being. A 9 year old is still very much a child herself and on top of that she is also a mother to her 5 year old sibling. I cant understand why the Zimbabwean government is not doing anything to help this little girl and other children in her position. Zalera Makari, who is the MP for Epworth, in an interview this year spoke about how she was empowering her constituents...Is this what she meant??
Any sexual act with a minor is statutory rape under the law but the government is not doing anything to help Lady B. One of the women interviewing Lady B approached the government so that they could rescue Lady B from this terrible life that she is living but they told her that the only help they could afford Lady B was to give her contraceptives....really??? We say we have a government in place and yet they are putting a stamp of approval on the statutory rape of Lady B.
These children are orphans and they have no one in government to stand up for them, Grace Mugabe on the other hand was alleged to have beaten up Gabrielle Engels for giving drugs to her ADULT son. If she can fight for her son why can't she as First Lady fight for 9 year old Lady B?
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