Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party says the country's constitution remains unimplemented despite its overwhelming endorsement by millions of the people during the 2013 referendum.
In a statement to mark national Heroes’ Day commemorations, the MDC says the country’s failure to change the laws to support the charter has denied ordinary Zimbabweans their full rights.
The country is on Monday marking Heroes’ Day, a public holiday to remember guerrillas killed in the 1970s liberation war against white minority rule.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is expected to address loyalists at the Heroes Shrine in national commemorations that opposition parties are likely to boycott.
The opposition parties say there is little to celebrate and have labelled the commemorations as partisan. In a statement, Tsvangirai says the liberation war heroes interred at the shrine would not be proud of what the country has become.
Another opposition party the United African National Council called for all Zimbabweans to shun the celebrations until such a time
that an independent body is chosen to heroes’ status. National hero status is the highest honour that can be bestowed to a deceased person in Zimbabwe. It is currently conferred through a decision of the ruling Zanu PF party's Politburo.
Meanwhile, it remains to be seen whether former Vice President Joice Mujuru will heed the message and attend the commemorations. Her husband, the late General Solomon Mujuru is buried at the shrine.
It is the first Heroes’ Day celebration since Mujuru was fired from the party and government for allegedly plotting to unseat Mugabe.
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