I am touched by the pleading by the writers who rightly feel the ordinary Zimbabweans must be rescued from the jaws of the hero-turned-villain Robert Mugabe.

It is not for Mugabe to deliver us from the evil. That is obviously impossible - for since when did evil deliver its prey from its jaws? We all do give credit to Mugabe for the good that he did for Zimbabwe, similarly to the likes of other African leaders who led the liberation of their countries.The problem with many African leaders is power - they take political office as a profession yet it is only national service!

I for one also wanted land because I grew up in a baren communal area. But I do not want to be given 200 hectares on farmland, because my profession and my aspiration is not to be a farmer. I am trained as a lawyer and I am happy to have land in Harare to build my house and continue to practice my profession.

In the communal area in which I grew up in, no-one was resettled. So where is the decongestion of communal areas? Who got the farms that were confiscated from the white commercial farmers? The answer is obvious - stupid political cronies with no idea of farming. They produce nothing. We are starving and we export nothing. Cry my beloved country. All the middle class has reasonably seen it fit to leave the counrty and go and practice their professions where they are respected and valued.