YOUR VOTE - YOUR VOICE

Voting is one way any citizen of any country can express an opinion about a governance or system within a period. It is meant to be a voluntary exercise that anyone can use to say "I would like my future to be run in this way by this one"

However, this has been an ideal version of voting even in some countruies deemed free and emocratic. Evidence shows that voting in whatever form has not provided a fair play ground particularly for the ordinary citizen.

It has been noted that in most "developing" countries voting has been used to authenticate the already chosen candidate. By this I mean that the voting exercise is just a rubber stamp to an already decided result.

Nevertheless, this should not discourage anybody to persistantly voice their right to chosing a leader of their own. Everybody has a right to exercise this right and should do so despite the rigging and unfair treatment put on the voter.

Elections are to be a way of saying "enough is enough" or "we still need your leadership". On the contrary a number of countries have had to go through bloodshed simply because the ousted leadership would not conceed defeat. Some nations ended up with "coalition governments" where progress in any department has been very slow or none at all simply because of personal interests at the expence of national development.

Zimbabwe has so far made relatively significant progress which should now culminate with elections. It must be made clear to all of the Zimbabwean community that it is time not to give up. When it comes to national development everybody must be resiliant and determined to see our beautiful nation rising up again even above its former glory.

Voting will make your voice and as soon as all necessary planning and agreements have been achieved, it is by any means meaningful and worthy a cause to vote. Unfortunately voting my not be possible for the diasporans, but everybody should feel the urge to make a change towards a free economy, a free nation, a free society, a free political playfield where nobody feels intimidated or left out. Neither should there be international restrictions on any individual, this is the kind of freedom I anticipate. But it comes by voting.

I look forward to seeing my new Zimbabwe having gone through peaciful elections under a new constitution. It is time to look ahead, work harder and share the vision for a prosperous future where development will resound from all corners of the beloved country.