"Why are we so concerned with investors? Who are these investors, the thieves who have colonised us, stole our resources and frog marched our people out of their rightful land? These are the investors that we must not chase away? Fellow Afrikans, you mean to tell me that we must be careful that we do not offend thieves? And by the way, what exactly are they investing on because Afrika remains underdeveloped despite the fact that investors have been around for decades? Investors who invest in their own interests are the ones we must be careful to not offend?..." -Cde Chirimandza (ZANU PF representative here at the SADC Region Land and Agrarian Reform workshop)
By Dr.Paul Bundi Karau I arrived at Kanyakine High School on 18th February 1999 a small village boy. I had never been to a boarding school, and certainly this is the furthest from home I had ever gone. The boys who were assigned to escort me to Mungania dorm looked at my stunted height and loudly wondered how I would survive in Beast's school. "Who is Beast?" I asked in bewilderment. "You will know." Musyoki answered curtly. It didn't take me long to know who Beast was. The following day, as the 10 o'clock tea was being served, I heard a commotion, with boys leaving their tea and running helter-skelter towards the classrooms. I was a fresh mono, so I didn't know what was happening. I ran along the pavement, and came upon a mighty man, who appeared to be adjusting his trousers. He yanked his belt and thrust one whip towards me. I had encountered Beast himself. He was tall, imposing, burly and endowed with a thunderous voice that could re...
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