"I would like to see people debating Gukurahundi," Emmerson Mnangagwa

5 years agoSun, 14 Apr 2019 04:35:52 GMT

"I would like to see people debating Gukurahundi," Emmerson Mnangagwa

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said that he would like to see people debating the subject of Gukurahungi in the newspapers. He was commenting on the discussions he had with some civil society groups as the State House in Bulawayo recently where Gukurahundi was discussed.

Mnangagwa said:

“These are citizens of the country. I discovered that actually, it was unfortunate that in the past we did not entertain such dialogue. It’s very useful. We learnt a lot from that dialogue and in fact the differences are not critical. There are issues that are discussed and together craft a way of moving forward. We discovered that in fact they are not saying they don’t want Government of the day. They are saying the Government of the day is failing us in this area and that area. And this is a platform where Government can explain itself and be able to appreciate the needs and priorities of the areas.

Now the question of Gukurahundi. We don’t see, personally, I don’t see anything wrong in debating it on television, newspapers, on platforms – let us debate it. It was so open a debate that at the end of the day, in fact, we feared nothing. There was nothing to fear about the debate. Actually, it’s critical that we have that debate and as a result of that conversation we had, we have created a matrix of implementation of the ideas, which I have already sent out to deal with issues that were raised. Some of the issues that were raised could have been resolved a long time back. There is no single issue, in my view, that cannot be discussed and a way forward crafted.”