me somebody who is part of the opposition, and, indeed, iwas a member of mutambara's movement for democratic changebecause of my disillusionment with the opposition, with the government, the ruling party, and with politics as an avenue for change. i felt that the political arena was not the arena so, i wanted to get back to what i really love to do, which is my passion, and that is engage with how people think, how they imagine themselves, how they imagine their lives — and see what change can be brought about through transforming the way that people think and imagine themselves and their lives. so, ijust went back to concentrate on my creative work again. yes, that creative work does bring me into places where i have to engage with the government and speak out about things that are not working for the citizens of zimbabwe. the situation in zimbabwe, as i see it, is that the ruling party, zanu—pf, has forgotten that it is actually contracted into power by the people, who put them there so that the government can work to create an enabling environment for all the people to prosper. zanu—pf has forgo