Zimbabwean motocross rider Tanyaradzwa Muzinda said it not right that African countries are led by old people when the majority of their people are young.
Muzinda (16), said it is psychological murder for young people to be led by 80-year-olds who are wheelchair-bound. She tweeted:
Africa has Young People, half of them are below 20 years old & the average age of its leaders is 60-65 years.
It’s a big joke to have a President starting a new term @80 years & wheelchair-bound. Imposing old people to lead us where? To the Grave!! It’s a psychological murder.
Muzinda’s tweet generated mixed responses with some commentators expressing their disapproval. One Cde Never Maswerasei said:
I totally understand your zeal as young people but you will have to be rational & agree that it’s the natural order of life that those older will always constitute the majority of our leaders. It is the same set-up as in a family where parents head the family and not their children.
Ptivu concurred with Muzinda, saying it is even against African culture for someone to insist on leading when they are in the twilight of their life. Wrote Ptivu:
In organised families with a rational thinking father, the old man will, at one point hands over the running of family affairs to the elder son. It is against our culture to remain in position wachembera. Our culture has clear succession plans.
Prominent journalist Hopewell Chin’ono wrote:
This is a 16-year-old, smart & visionary! Yet in the comments section, you will find some dimwits asking her about Queen Elizabeth who is not a President and Joe Biden who is democratically elected and follows his country’s constitution!
I am glad that she represents young folks
Paul Chisveto said:
In functional families, older parents relegate themselves voluntarily with pride to elders and assume advisory/consultative roles. It’s in politics where it’s the opposite. The young must never buy into that persuasion you present here. Nations are stagnating.
It is a fact of life that the older you get, the wiser you become and the broader your perspective becomes. So it is very important to consider the element of MATURITY when selecting leadership. It is also a fact that, young, intelligent people are not likely to have matured to the point of having a broad perspective on life. In cases where you have young people under 35 years taking positions of high authority, it’s usually because they are prodigies.
Ofcause, who wants a senile leader? A leader must be mature, and most importantly mentally fit. A leader must be someone who has seen a greater part of life. Make 20 year olds majority leaders only if you want to accelerate the coming of the third world war.
A leader must be mature, and most importantly mentally fit. A leader must be someone who has seen a greater part of life. Young people can move development fast and are not stuck in history of liberation wars and statues .
I do not agree. One who saw much in life can simply bcome an advisor, an elder, one who stays in the council of elders. You cant have an elderly leading in this technology guided generation. Only in developed democracies where a leader is like a captain, but stands guided by the country constitution. Again in that country there must be independent institutions that are not captured in any way. For instance in America, or to some extend our neighbor South Africa.
It is known scientifically that the older you become the more you brains deteriorats thats why in our culture the old leaves every thing in the hands of young and energetic Thats why most of our leaders fall asleep in a meeting. kkkkkk