ZANU PF LOOTS AGAIN: US$88 MILLION ROAD THAT SHOULD HAVE COST LESS

The new traffic interchange in Harare, called the Trabablas Interchange, is a big joke to many people in Zimbabwe. It is named after President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and that name alone already shows the problem. ZANU PF is trying to praise itself while the people are suffering. Today, Mnangagwa is expected to officially open this road project. But what is there to celebrate when the road cost US$88 million and already looks poorly built?

As a political activist who speaks against ZANU PF, I see this project as another big example of corruption, lies, and waste of public money. Zimbabweans are being robbed in broad daylight. This road should not cost that much. In South Africa, a much bigger and better traffic interchange was built for only US$65.9 million. That one is called the Mount Edgecombe Interchange in Durban. So why is our simple road in Zimbabwe more expensive than theirs?

The answer is clear. It is corruption. It is overpricing. It is about giving tenders to friends and people in power. It is about making sure that government-linked people eat while ordinary Zimbabweans suffer. The company that worked on this project is called Fossil Contracting. It is owned by a man named Obey Chimuka. He is said to be very close to another rich and powerful man, Kudakwashe Tagwirei. Both of them are linked to the ruling party and to many government deals.

This is the system that ZANU PF has built. It is a system that rewards loyalty to the party, not hard work. It is a system that gives big contracts to the same people over and over again. These people build poor quality things for too much money and still get clapped for. The people of Zimbabwe are watching their country being sold piece by piece to the same greedy hands.

There was no proper transparency in the way this road project was given out. Who approved it? How did they choose the contractor? What steps were taken to make sure the cost was fair? Nobody knows. And nobody in government wants to answer these questions. If you ask, you are called unpatriotic. If you speak up, you are seen as a troublemaker.

But I will not stop speaking. I will not stop writing. This is why I post articles like this on my blog. I want Zimbabweans to see the truth. The truth is that this government does not care about the people. It only cares about power and money.

I know that one article may not change the world. But it adds to the voice. It adds to the pressure. It makes the thieves uncomfortable. This road project must be questioned. The people must ask: where did all that money go? Why is Zimbabwe always overpaying for things that never help the common person?

Instead of roads that cost too much, we need hospitals that work, schools that teach, and jobs that pay. ZANU PF wants to keep us poor so that they can keep control. But we are awake now. We see their tricks. We hear their lies.

This is why I keep writing. This is why I keep pushing. The fight is not over until Zimbabwe is free from this system of corruption and fear. Today it is an overpriced road. Tomorrow it will be another fake project. But one day, the people will say enough is enough.

Until then, I will keep telling the truth. I will keep exposing the rot. We deserve better.