Mthwakazi Action Group Demonstrate at Zimbabwean Embassy in London
On Saturday 29th March, the day Zimbabweans went to the polls, Mthwakazi Action Group On Genocide in Matabeleland and Midlands (MAGGEMM) activists, waving placards and to chants of “Ayipheli, ngekiphele lendaba” (This issue will not rest until justice is delivered), demonstrated at the Zimbabwean Embassy in London to demand justice for Gukurahundi victims.
“We’re here today to keep the issue of Gukurahundi alive. It has been 28 years now since Gukurahundi happened and still there has not been any justice for those who suffered. We are therefore reminding the Zimbabwean government and indeed any future governments in Zimbabwe that the Gukurahundi wound still festers untreated and until it is treated, there can never be peace and harmony in Zimbabwe,” said Mpho Ncube of MAGGEMM.
“We are protesting today to make sure that future generations do not forget this dark chapter in our history. We must do everything in our power to stop any possibility of another Gukurahundi happening again,” he emphasised.
Among those at the demonstration were people from as far as Hull, Hastings, Milton Keynes and elsewhere. Addressing the demonstrators, Thembani Dube, MAGGEMM director of programmes urged them to take ownership of the Gukurahundi issue and support future activities. He also urged them to take the message to their MPs and other interested parties so that the issue of Gukurahundi is not forgotten.
“We suffered Gukurahundi; each one of us has a story to tell about the genocide so it is proper that we take ownership of the campaign for justice. To take ownership is to turn out in large numbers and support events such as the one we’re having today so I appeal to people who did not attend Saturday’s demo to come out in the future and show the world that they will not be forgotten.” said Dube.
MAGGEMM has in the past held public meetings in and around London to highlight the plight of Gukurahundi victims.
