Dear comrades and friends, Revolutionary greetings. Last week, I laid bare the uncomfortable truth about ableism in Zimbabwe. Some may have felt uneasy; others may have taken offense. But make no mistake—this conversation is far from over. Today, I take this further and expose the systemic forces that continue to suppress the voices of persons with disabilities. We must confront the deliberate strategies used to undermine self-representation. It is no coincidence that a powerful clique of bureaucrats is resisting the creation of a Commission for Persons with Disabilities. They know what is at stake. A commission means real power, real influence, and real accountability. It means that persons with disabilities will no longer be spoken for but will speak for themselves. And that is precisely what terrifies the ableists in our corridors of power. Let’s be clear about what’s happening: for these bureaucrats, disability is not just a social issue—it is an industry. It is a career. It is a lucrative business. They fear self-representation because it dismantles their grip on the disability agenda. It takes away the monopoly they have enjoyed, the ability to act as brokers of disability rights while excluding the very people they claim to represent. The resistance is not about governance—it is about control, influence, and, most damningly, money. The sheer hypocrisy of these bureaucrats was on full display last year when, in an appalling act of exclusion, the government sent a delegation of non-disabled representatives to a UN state party meeting on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The rightful representatives—those elected by the disability community—were sidelined, ridiculed, and labeled as sellouts by a civil servant whose role was to facilitate their participation. This was not an oversight. It was a calculated move to keep power where it has always been: in the hands of the ableists who thrive on speaking for those they actively exclude. The ableists continue to incite hate against intellectuals with disabilities as a way of weakening the movement. Let me send a stern warning to these bureaucrats: the days of unchecked ableism are numbered. Those who persist in obstructing self-representation are on a fast track out of the disability sector, much sooner than their predecessors. We, as persons with disabilities, have no alternative. We cannot choose to be non-disabled, but you can choose to either support our rightful place in governance or be swept aside by the inevitable tide of change. This is not a war against our allies—those who have mentored, taught, and genuinely stood with us. We honor and appreciate those non-disabled comrades who have facilitated our growth rather than occupied our spaces. To them, we say: your work is not in vain. But let us not be mistaken—the real fight is against those who have consistently marginalized us, who fear our empowerment, and who continue to undermine our movement by dividing us and disrespecting our leadership. We are no longer asking for permission to be included. We are demanding our rightful place. The fight against ableism is not a mere request for better policies—it is a full-scale battle against those who profit from our exclusion. And rest assured, we will not stop until self-representation is fully realized, institutionalized, and protected. Ableism in Zimbabwe must fall. The time for excuses is over. Comradely yours, Mukoma A @cdesetfree @keddah83 @UN_HRC @ShepMutsvara @Hon_Kasukuwere @mcbaudy