By Nkosilathi Muchangwarira
YoungLEAD Chairperson
To start with, I would like to applaud the ZRP for ensuring that our streets are safe from drugs.They have proved their validity through enforcing the law. We further encourage them to continue with more raids and searches for suspects and work closely with the Public Students, students unions and set up a secret report booth on university campuses and all tertiary institutions.
It is awkward how other people view our young women and men to the extent of making them pawns of drugs. Some view young women as tools that they can use practically for their shady deals. A lot needs to be done to do away with the vice of drug dealing as some fall victims of such circumstances. This may be as a result of poverty and senseless peer pressure.
It is a pity that the girl child has been going through terrible and inhuman practices and there is need for proper action. We advocate for girls not to be used as smuggling tools in tertiary institutions as a result of hardships or their social statuses.
No stones should be left unturned as we would like to seriously venture into programmes and campaigns that will expose these people with vicious acts. All drug dealers and pedlers should be punished thoroughly and stiffer penalties must be implemented.
Those women or girls who were caught may be just victims of the whole process. There is need for non -harsh punishments but rehabilitation processes and programmes that will help these girls psychologically. Clear examples must be set to anyone trading or smuggling drugs despite of status or even class in society. This will do away with corruption and also promote rule of law.
Nkosilathi Muchangwarira
YoungLEAD Chairperson nkosilathimuchangwarira@gmail.com
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