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My Generation Personal Reflection
Most of my generation [Generation 50] were too trusting of the generation before us (my father's generation), so much that we left the role of leading our country all in their hands out of respect for their efforts in the liberation struggle. This was also as a general principle of respect for elders which is a strong characteristic of African value systems which made it difficult to challenge their decisions as one may have been viewed as a rebel or lost cause.
The trust based on their colonial conquest milestone which has unfortunately left most of us divided, under resourced and almost toothless to take over and clean up the mess they have created largely because of the influence of the partisan nature our politics has been modelled. I believe this partisan model has created a very toxic business and political environment where ordinary citizens seem more focused on our minor differences than the more positives that could be harnessed in pursuit of common interests.
My awakening to the reality of the rot in our socio political and economic environment was unveiled to me during my 2018 political campaign that I lost as a result of several factors, partly which were based on a poor strategy based on a very short and under resourced political campaign to other factors like lack of access to media platforms like Newspapers, Radio and T.V that seemed to favour the more established political platforms and leaders. In spite of the unsuccessful campaign, I still wanted to find other ways of giving back to the country that helped start my journey of life and therefore decided to extend my stay in Zimbabwe from both a business and community projects approach perspective.
It will be incorrect for me to claim to have all the answers to all the issues that Zimbabweans are facing right now, however that does not mean that I can't start doing something positive about fixing just one of those many issues where I feel change is needed. Change is a process and normally may not reflect immediately or in one's life time but be of benefit to future generations..
I am not sure why some of our elder members of society are hanging on to roles in both public and private institutions that should in progressive societies be retired and allow opportunity for the next generation to take over. Could it be because not enough has been done to groom future leaders and prepare them for those high profile responsibilities that come with national leadership? Or perhaps not much value has been placed on other roles and functions of society to an extent we even have some highly qualified professional who would better serve our nation in their professional capacities in the private sector but choose to be political aspirants or public servants because corruption has made it look more lucrative.
Our politics has become a lucrative opportunity for most professionals because of the deep rooted corruption that now exists in our public institutions that clearly lack transparent systems for accountability. However with the right leadership mindset and will power I do believe Zimbabweans can make every role in society attractive and more appealing if we start promoting a leadership culture that builds and leads our society guided by strong moral values and principles of servitude.
In short we need better and more responsible leaders with integrity in all our public and private institutions who have people interest at heart rather than self interest and greed. This is however not a solution that could be implemented overnight but one we can start working on building now so it benefits for future generations.
Yes We Can, together in our diversity of backgrounds and experiences.
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