Let’s be authors of our own narrative: Acting President Mohadi
ZIMBABWEANS should be authors of the country’s own narrative, promoting the national brand and consciousness, Acting President Kembo Mohadi said yesterday.
He said this at the launch of a book titled, ‘Building Zimbabwe Together’, written by former Child Minister of Youth, Tinashe Ngirandi.
The Acting President said the book was important as it has identified and simplified the significant factors towards national development and the realisation of Vision 2030.
Addressing guests, Acting President Mohadi said all hands should be on the deck towards achieving Vision 2030 as enunciated by President Mnangagwa as national development required collaboration of all regardless of political affiliation.
“The title of this book, ‘Building Zimbabwe Together’, aligns with His Excellency President Dr ED Mnangagwa’s mantra; ‘Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo!’ Literally this means the onus of building our country rests on our shoulders as Zimbabweans.
“If our wish as a people is to capture our full glory and dignity in the history of mankind, we need to be masters of our own story.
“The writing of our own story is indeed, the surest way of preserving our national consciousness.”
Acting President Mohadi said after having read the book, he was enthused that young Tinashe had provided readers with what he called “epistemic delight”.
“If our wish as a people is to capture our full glory and dignity in the history of mankind, we need to be masters of our own story. The writing of our own story is indeed, the surest way of preserving our national consciousness,” he said.
“Accordingly, this book by Tinashe is not only a supplementary text on our story, but in my view, should be considered among principal texts that is seized with the intense post-colonial reconstruction of our narratives under the Second Republic.”
Acting President Mohadi said he was delighted and proud that a 21-year-old could demonstrate such prowess and dexterity in pushing the pen, to interrogate the complex issues about how we could build our motherland together.
“Our youths right across the length and breadth of our motherland, should thus be proud of this milestone achievement by one of their own.
“The writing of this book reflects on the general capacity of our youths in their contribution towards national development.
“What is even more exciting about this development is that young Tinashe manages to narrate the story of Zimbabwe with such authority and exuberance of an experienced writer.”
Tinashe said he was motivated to write the book after his interaction with President Mnangagwa, seeking to understand his goals and vision so as to tap in.
He said was also motivated by the exposure he got in interacting with other young people worldwide.
“At that time, I was a child and the President was very open to us as young people so he opened the door for me.
“This is one of the opportunities we should leverage during this era of the Second Republic as a generation,” said Tinashe.
The Minister of State for Harare Provincial Affairs and Devolution Charles Tawengwa said the writing of the book came at an opportune time when the province was intensifying efforts against drug and substance abuse.
Geo Pomona Waste Management chief executive and executive chairman Mr Dilesh Nguwaya said public-private partnerships fostered sustainable development, realising Zimbabwe’s Vision 2030.