The Clerk of Parliament Mr Kennedy Chokuda has dismissed as
fake a bogus letter circulating on social media, purportedly authored by him on
behalf of Parliament, to President Emmerson Mnangagwa expressing condolences on
the alleged passing on of Vice President Retired General Dr Constantino
Chiwenga.
In a statement, the Clerk of Parliament said the letter did
not originate from him or the institution of Parliament adding that the
signature on the said letter is a poor attempt at forging his signature and is
certainly not his.
Mr Chokuda said the logo used on the letter is not the logo
that Parliament uses for external communication, especially not to an esteemed
office such as the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) saying Parliament
has an approved letterhead that is used in all official communication.
He reiterated that Parliament, as an institution, is guided
by strict protocol and procedure in communicating with the OPC and it is
outside his remit as Clerk of Parliament to write directly the President,
particularly on such matters.
Mr Chokuda said the letter is a debasement of our morality
and how low some people are willing to go to achieve their selfish ends and
create unnecessary alarm and despondency.
The Clerk of Parliament, however, apologises to the
President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa, Vice President
Chiwenga and his family and the nation at large or the unwarranted attention
that this bogus letter might have generated.
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