Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna has urged Zimbabweans in the diaspora to speak out against the illegitimacy of the recently held harmonised elections.

Chief Ndiweni, who launched a petition which has since been submitted to the office of the UK Government’s Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, to challenge the election, reiterated that the international community is willing to lend a listening ear to Zimbabweans in the diaspora in their quest for justice.

The traditional leader said Zimbabweans in the diaspora are in a better position to speak out against the elections because citizens in Zimbabwe risk being arrested should they voice their concerns.

“We are all very much aware of the situation back home. We know that our brothers and sisters are not free to speak freely. We know that those who have engaged or have tried to engage in the recent elections are being haunted and arrested and having fraudulent charges brought up against them. For us here in the diaspora we now have a vital and incredible role,” Chief Ndiweni said.

“In South Africa, it only took five focused individuals to have the Apartheid government to sit down in the International Arena. Our job now as the Zimbabwean diaspora is to speak out because those at home cannot. We need to be focused, that when we hand in this petition to the Prime Minister and Parliament, we are asking them to exercise the powers that they have when it comes to things like democracy. We are not interested in Mnangagwa but we are taking this to the next level.”