Cartoon (left) : Newzimbabwe.
I had to drag myself out of bed this morning. It felt like I hand a cold, my head was banging so hard like I was standing inside the tower of the cathedral clock. I just thought of that "rocket fuel" (strong coffee) I had had the other morning and with out pause, I hastily made it to the kettle.
"Ah..." It did taste awful but I knew it was going to help me. Just then when I was lifting the cup for the second time, my mobile rang.
"Its Trevor" I muted to myself, slowly easing my hand with the cup to the table. Not that I was afraid of answering Trevor's call, but Trevor could stay on the phone till Kingdom come discussing about the entire African continent.
Believe me I have tried to take care of him. First I tried to make him see that phoning for longer periods was not right. Then I told him you are blocking my calls from other callers for 3 hours!. Nothing works with him!, any way...
"hie Trevor" I answered him.
"Have you had that Kenyan women have gone on strike from the 30th of April to the 5th of May. No sex in the house. Do you think you can survive..."
"hold on Trevor am in a meeting, call me at 1600".
That was as short as it could go with Trevor today. I know I miss him if he doesn't call at times, but I would rather call than he be the one that calls.
The strike by Kenyan women is fascinating, it is a world first. They broke boundaries, what was perceived as taboo in Africa. But they have the right to. It is something that belongs to them and they can flaunt it as much as they like. I think the men folk are not as creative as those women out there.
Naturally, from an African's perspective (I am African), the old wise men always used to say to young men, "do not let a woman lead you into discussing issues of importance in bed, for you will agree to things that matter, only to her". Several times, these old men's words come true, then you wonder how you agreed to chase your own family from your house for no apparent reason.
This is the power women wield, the power of persuasion and a promise to be rewarded handsomely once you obey and do as she say. If these men decide not to do anything after the five day strike, I wonder what they will say if they had to extend it by another ten days UNTIL something is done.
I wonder what would happen if Zimbabwean women had to implement the same strategy and go on strike and abstain from sex in the house for two weeks. Will the security chiefs come to the table and discuss issues of importance with Morgan Tsvangirai or they will just rape their wives and keep quiet.....because they know they have no where to report. If she reports the Station Commander will personally ferry her back to the house in which she was rapped where the Chief will be unceremoniously waiting.
The suffering undergone by women in some countries is horrendous. Especially those countries without the rule of law. People are simply not arrested for murder in Zimbabwe, the security chiefs who are the people supposed to be locked up for murdering and blatantly abusing the people's human rights are dining and wining their business partners with US$600 bottle wines whilst the freedom fighters and human rights activists languish in empty stomach's in the country's "hell hole" filthy detention centres.
Yet also, these people have the audacity to come out and call for the lifting of the sanctions. The lifting of the sanctions will be a licence for them to go and squander legally the money they stole from the country's taxpayers. How can someone who has been in the army all his life as commander, later be regarded as one of the country's wealthiest people, yet he was on the civil service payroll and probably still earns the meagre US$10 pension /month, a budget that does not even come close to that of his dogs food per month.
It is funny how the Prime Minister tries to defend ZANU PF, Bob and his disciples. What makes it even more laughable is the fact ZANU PF is making it clear to evryone that they are in charge through their action and little talk, but the Prime Minister decides to tell the media "there is nothing that Mugabe does without my approval, and there is nothing I do without his approval".
One wonders why the Hon. Prime Minister would go to such extents of embarrassing himseflf and the party. Maybe, maybe... since Mugabe is also earning US$100 per month, and managing to send his children to universities overseas living in penthouses in highly secured areas, it must be easy for everyone in the country to do so, why not as everyone earns that US$100. Lets give it a try!!!.
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