Outrage as London Hosts The Queen Of The Gold Mafia
The hosting of Zimbabwe’s First Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa, at a London summit this June is a big insult to millions of Zimbabweans who are suffering everyday under the rule of her husband Emmerson Mnangagwa. His government is known for human rights abuses, including jailing journalists like Blessed Mhlanga for merely doing his job, and brutaly crushing opposition and silencing voices of ordinary people.
It is painful to see that while ordinary Zimbabweans are living in poverty and fear, the Mnangagwa family are being welcomed on big international platforms. This summit is giving wrong respect to a regime that has destroyed the lives of so many people.Meanwhile hospitals in Zimbabwe are collapsing. People are dying in hospitals because there is no medicines, no working machines, no water in some places. Patients are told to bring their own bandages, gloves and even drips. Instead of staying home and helping fix this disaster, Auxillia Mnangagwa is wasting resources to attend a summit on topics like leadership and innovation, things she knows nothing about. She is only there for photo opportunities to try and look good to the world.
While our children are learning under trees and women giving birth on dirty hospitals floors, she is busy travelling and enjoying red carpet treatments. It is a shame.British MPs attending this summit must not keep quiet. They have a duty to ask serious questions about why she is even there, and to speak up for the people of Zimbabwe who are suffering everyday. To just smile and welcome her is to support oppression and suffering.
Another big concern is that the summit is charging very expensive tickets — £590 up to £1,740 per person. For VIP's it's pure extortion - £11,800 for 10 places at the Gala Dinner! It is fair to ask if this event is not being used to launder stolen money from Zimbabwe. With all the coruption going on back home, this kind of event must be accorded all the suspicious scrutiny it deserves.Zimbabweans do not need photo shoots and empty speeches. We need real support from the world to end the suffering caused by the Mnangagwa regime.
To this I say #NoToAuxiliaVisit
