Each tribe represented in Parliament

I write in strong support of the advocacy for a transition from political government to a legal government grounded in the consistent application of laws rather than the discretion of ruling parties. My professional and academic journey has shaped my conviction in this cause. I have studied corporate governance with the Institute of Corporate Governance and am currently on sabbatical, pursuing MBA studies. I serve as CEO of Global Caring Hands Charity and have worked in corporate finance and accounting roles. In addition, I am a trained counsellor, community mediator, childcare practitioner, and lay preacher. I have also authored four books focused on the African renaissance. Through these experiences, I have seen firsthand the consequences of governance systems that rely heavily on political discretion rather than principled legal frameworks. Sustainable development, social justice, and economic fairness can only thrive where the rule of law is supreme, predictable, and impartial. Africa possesses immense natural and human resources. Yet, the cycle of underdevelopment persists—not due to scarcity, but due to governance failures. The “African boa constriction” cannot continue indefinitely; change is both necessary and inevitable. There is sufficient land and wealth on this earth to provide dignity and opportunity for all. What is required is leadership anchored in human interest, accountability, and justice. A nation’s true wealth must be measured by how it treats its children, the elderly, and the most vulnerable. A legal government framework offers the best path toward achieving this vision by ensuring fairness, protecting rights, and limiting arbitrary power. I therefore lend my full support to this advocacy and stand in alignment with efforts to establish governance systems that prioritize the rule of law, justice, and the collective well-being of all people. Yours sincerely, Ms Tendai Grace Muza

Pursuant to genuine representative governance and recognition of the diversities of African societies, I support the formation of political parties to represent tribal segments in the three organs of state: the Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary. I have intentionally and deliberately extended this to all three organs of state because they are the machinery of decision-making, including making laws, interpreting the law, appropriating state resources, and execution. The issue of nationality can be discussed and agreed upon within this diversity. I believe this is the only way we will move from abstract representation, which gives lip service to the fair and equitable distribution of resources, to a system of fair governance where every citizen counts in decision-making processes. This will also give weight to the recognition of our endowed indigenous knowledge systems, including our parked wisemen and women who are held in custody for not having gone to school. These wisemen rot in villages because of societal requirements that they must speak English, French, or Portuguese in some instances to represent their communities. We will transform our Parliaments to use our indigenous languages and stop the advent of one language as a superior language of communication. We will simply decolonize ourselves as Africans from the shackles of imperialist colonialism. I can only see a seamless system of representation where manipulation, deceit, pretence, and lies will be exposed, and true leaders will emerge from their communities. The true meaning of democracy will then be cultivated in a fertile sphere where no one feels left out and no one intends, out of prejudice, to leave someone out.

I am writing to express my full support for the ideology that each tribe within an African nation should have its own political party represented in Parliament. This vision is not merely political—it is genealogical, spiritual, and democratic. It recognizes that Africa’s strength lies in its diversity, and that true governance must give voice to every lineage and heritage. To deny tribes their own political representation is to silence centuries of identity, culture, and wisdom. Scripture reminds us: “For just as we have many members in one body, and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another” (Romans 12:4–5). If the body of Christ cannot function without each part, how can a nation govern justly without each tribe’s voice? This system would dismantle elite-driven monopolies and replace them with a Parliament that mirrors the true face of the nation. Critics may argue that tribal representation risks division, but division arises not from recognition, but from exclusion. As Proverbs 11:14 declares: “Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.” Tribal parties are the abundance of counselors Africa needs. Therefore, I stand in full support of this ideology. It is not only fair—it is necessary. It is the path to a Parliament that is genealogically rooted, spiritually aligned, and democratically complete. Let the world take note: Africa’s future depends on governance that honors its tribes, for in honoring them, we honor God’s design of diversity and unity.