Youth blasts confrontational politics
Mashonaland central based Unemployed Youth Organisation (UYO) members have called for young people to refrain from confrontational politics which is associated with activism and protests saying there is need to pin hopes on dialogue and national healing to attain vision 2030.
In an interview, the organization’s secretary Austin Nyakupinda who was a former member of Tajamuka/ Sesijikelele and among the seven arrested for protesting against the implementation Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 in Beitbridge said there is need to adopt a new approach to politics which is rallying behind the New Dispensation efforts.
“As a youth organisation which is in existence to lobby and push for government to create jobs as well as implement practical policies that can see young people getting employment we feel obliged to partner with the Second Republic.
“We have to move away from a confrontational approach to a politics, we are a learned people and hence we have to understand the importance of dialogue which translates to peace, there has to be no place for violence led by the youth again in Zimbabwe,”.
Nyakupinda has been at the forefront of youth activism and has been a former member of the Elton Mangoma led Coalition for Democrats however but now laments how young people are being used for the political gains of selfish opposition leaders.
“By refraining from confrontational politics it means young people can no longer be susceptible from manipulation. We are being used as pawns in a game of chess. Even if you check the recent protests that rocked our country young people were on the forefront,” he added.
Very powerful young people must stand for what is right for them not being used as mouth piece of selfish leaders in destructive protests
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