Only moral muscle, and jail will curb corruption

Bernard Bwoni

Zimbabwe is unique, a country abound with citizens who have deep-rooted yardsticks of success all pointing to a manifestation of outer symptoms of a warped inner psyche. A country faced with a dilemma of the sudden dearth of righteousness, that conscience and ingrained moral backbone and inner individual depth and strength to be accountable for own individual follies. The only real collateral against the degeneracy is an inbuilt self awareness, that reflective and affective emotional intelligence. It requires every citizen to have that inherent moral muscle to be benevolent and modest for the sake of transparency, accountability and facilitation of national course and cause.  Jonathan Moyo has been the most proactive and instrumental minister initiating and unmasking those financial felonies of that cushy crowd of the morally-obsolete over the top and over-paid CEOs and career politicians. He has instilled that sense of urgency in the process of challenging the prevailing palm-greasing and he has focused precisely on propelling national processes.   He has been putting emphasis on restoring the construct of leadership from being the untouchables, heroes and celebrities to its original definition of being servants of the people.

The economic molestation of the country by a select pack of self-serving individuals must never be allowed to undermine the honourable name of the revolutionary ruling party. The individual is just but an individual and the party is that composite structure anchored by the collective strength of the people of Zimbabwe who support the party. So individuals must be made to account for their respective irresponsibilities. The party is larger than the insignificant individual pieces, way bigger than any personalities and all party members are mere minute parts of this ideologically-enriched complex people's party. The party itself in turn is a component part of that all-encompassing entity called Zimbabwe and we all owe it to our country to challenge and expose any double dealings and dubious actions of those implicated.

Those who are taking the morally-conscious stance towards corruption deserve credit and recognition and not outright and public reproach. Politics, politicians and political affiliations aside Moyo's transparent approach has somewhat galvanised solidarity, cohesiveness and openness in Zimbabwean politics. Exactly what the electorate signed for when they placed that all important cross on the revolutionary party.

The ruling party has to swiftly adapt and adjust to this high level of scrutiny as uncomfortable as it presents itself. This is the brave new world where collective national interests take priority over personal interests and self-preservation. It takes courageous and upright individuals with the moral backbone to place national interests ahead of that inextricably embedded culture of impunity. An unethical crisis presents us with difficult choice options and from a political standpoint the costs of inaction and indecisiveness vastly outweighs the benefits. The electorate was charmed with still-to-be delivered promises of outright eradication of corruption and the so far the only bona fide substance-endowed policy and process trajectory had the Moyo-seal to it. The error of societal judgement crushes those who remain engrossed in their self-serving egotistical pre-occupations while portraying and preserving a picture of assumed righteousness and imagined impunity.

The essence of politics, political power and processes is self-awareness without being weighed down by personal insecurities and individual improprieties. Those who have thrust the decadence on the national frontline must be lauded for their efforts to disentangle the country from the immersion of immorality and ushering in a new chapter. There has been a resurrection and renewed commitment to uncovering the questionable commercial crimes prevalent in all government parastatals. All those who have been upfront in unearthing and revealing these capital crimes are a manifestation of the despondent electorate. Each individual is responsible for his or her dirty deeds and must never be allowed to drag the name of the revolutionary party into the sleazy slime for self-serving ends. There are no attempts at sabotaging the revolution; this is about confronting the opportunistic self-seeking unscrupulous individuals out to super-enrich themselves at the expense of the destitute and economically-violated electorate. The media must cover their ears with random-noise repellent Beats-by-Dre to any higher echelon calls to stop the digging and to continue exposing the perpetrators of these commercial crimes. It is the hope that more and more of those implicated are as honourable and honest in acknowledging their transgressions and allow the law to take its course. This is the brand new and brave political new world that is emerging and will redefine this country forever.

Bernard Bwoni can be contacted on bernardbwn@aol.com/  http://www.bernardbwoni.blogspot.co.uk/