BEHIND THE SCENES

 "Behind the scenes lies the truth."

In my nation, Zimbabwe, nothing ever happens the way normal things happen and as a normal citizen who is as patriotic as the next I tend to wonder how things are run. Yes, I'm quite sure that  everyone actually wonders hows certain things happen and the answer to that is, everything happens behind the scenes. We are manipulated and made to see things in a way they do not appear.

 There has been debate, or rather confusion on the health state of the president. a rumor somehow spread that he is not in good health. Social networks like Facebook have been buzzing with the likes of Baba Jukwa stating that the president is not well and the president's spokes person begging to differ. Media have failed to come up with recent pictures or videos to actually show that the president is well. The president himself has even failed to call a press statement to prove otherwise.

Mugabe's ailing health has seen him being the "commander in slip"- Nehanda Radio

Well, i can conclude and say that the president is not in good health. However It is normal for the people to question when their leader is not feeling up to weather because it is "their" leader after all. Questions may rise within the people that how can a sick leader run a nation? This then makes it an important factor for the people to be constantly kept up to date about the state of their leader, especially in times like these when there are circulating rumors.

It is clear that something is definitely happening at the president's. How would you explain his sudden disappearance from the picture for such a long time, and to make matters worse his arrival from Singapore was never covered, no recent pictures where seen. The status-quo was and has been that when the president arrives from his holiday, he is covered by the media, pictures and videos are seen. What happened this time? and that's when my suspicions alongside with everyone else's were raised.

However, the President got back to his feet and was seen at his sister's funeral (Beatrice Mugabe) who was in comma for the past three years. Beatrice Mugabe collapsed at Sabina's burial in 2010 and has been at Parirenyatwa hospital since then.  After the rumors Mugabe was seen at the funeral and this was the picture to prove that he is well.

Since Beatrice Mugabe's funeral, nothing has been said about the president neither has he addressed the public on any issues, as such this creates suspicions on the citizens about their well being of their leader. All of a sudden, directives are being given to the Harare City Council by the President. This is strange because we have not heard from the President for quite sometime and now directives are being coughed down from the President to the town clerk of the Harare City Council. The President is giving directives towards his daughters wedding that roads must be resurfaced and the Harare City Council must fund the project by US$1 million. And as the 21st February movement is just a few days away,will we see the President? Or rather on his daughter's wedding will he be there? The truth of the matter is that whatever happens behind the scenes will find its way of coming out.This time around the rumors will be destroyed for good as we shall see the President celebrating his 90th birthday and walking his daughter down the aisle.

Things are happening behind closed doors, actions are taking place behind the scenes! My friends always advise me on avoiding such matters because I will end up "disappearing." disappearing to where I ask? As confusing and far fetched as it may sound, my answer is that you will disappear to a place behind the scenes where things are solved. Things cannot be solved in front of the prying eyes of normal folk.