it is at times like these, where even in the face of such gross cruelty and a lack of appreciation for sheer human dignity expressed in such inexplicably violent ways, that I question the humanity of those that still think a person reserves a right to wish violence on, torment and even take the life of, a fellow human being, on solely the mere fact that that person happens to speak Shona, Ndebele, Zulu, Hausa, Luo, lingala, Tigrinya or Ndau.
as the saying goes, by visiting such violence on a fellow human being, one actually grooms that victim to be like himself/herself (the perpetrator of such violence). unless we as Africans exorcise ourselves of self hate and start to demonstrate a respect for human life, we may forget about peace, regardless of who assumes power in any given context and at any given time.