{"id":18597,"date":"2020-01-27T18:30:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T16:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=18597"},"modified":"2020-01-27T18:30:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T16:30:22","slug":"chamisa-responds-to-the-governments-threats-against-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/chamisa-responds-to-the-governments-threats-against-him","title":{"rendered":"Chamisa Responds To The Government\u2019s Threats Against Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The youthful MDC leader,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pindula.co.zw\/Nelson_Chamisa\">Nelson Chamisa<\/a>, speaking to the Daily News said there was little the government could do to stop the mass protests they are organising as a party because the season is ripe.<\/p>\n<p>Chamisa who used a metaphor \u201cthey can\u2019t stop an idea whose time has come\u201d to further make his point, also said he was unfazed by the government\u2019s threats to jail him if he does anything unlawful.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the publication Chamisa said:<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdHZw4lX\">\n<ul>\n<li>I cannot be in the habit of paraphrasing my speeches. I said what I said and that is it. Abaiwa ngaabude (tough luck to anyone who feels troubled by this).\n<p>But we must thank the government for reminding us that they are the barrier and that they fear being broken<\/p>\n<p>Chamisa launching his 2020 Agenda told his party supporters that he had given them a signal to take action against the current administration\u2019s misrule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The youthful MDC leader,\u00a0Nelson Chamisa, speaking to the Daily News said there was little the government could do to stop the mass protests they are organising as a party because the season is ripe. 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