Chief Zvimba has blasted some relatives of former President
Robert Mugabe who are trying to politicise his burial while tainting President
Mnangagwa’s name.
Speaking to The Herald on the sidelines of a farewell
ceremony at Murombedzi Growth Point yesterday, Chief Zvimba said the former
President was not a chief, but belonged to the Zvimba royal family.
“Mugabe belonged to the Zvimba clan and he was a member of
the Zvimba royal family and former President of this country.
“He was not a chief and the chief’s burial that you are
hearing is not the truth,” he said.
“It’s a strict burial initiated by the Zvimba clan and the
Government. We are working together with the Government. Whatever they want to
do, they consult, so there is nothing that is done outside the requirements of
the family and outside Government requirements.
“We work together with Government to the logical conclusion
of the burial and there is nothing private or fishy about it. We will make the
rightful announcements at the right time and there is no speculation.”
He said all those who were in exile should not confuse
Zimbabweans by commenting from foreign lands, but urged them to make their
contributions in person.
“I believe that Patrick Zhuwao left Zimbabwe after
committing an offence. There is nothing that President ED Mnangagwa has done to
chase out all those who went into exile, including Patrick Zhuwao. I can say
that the guilty are afraid, ED as President has not expelled anyone from
Zimbabwe,” he said.
“He is our nephew, but everything that he is saying is
wishful thinking and people will not listen to him.
“What we expect as people of Zvimba and Zimbabweans, is
people talking to us in their physical form and not announcing things in a
foreign capital.
“Mugabe was a revolutionary par-excellence and iconic
figure and founding father of Zimbabwe. He was a person who would tell you that
you are a fool in your own country.
“We are full of praise for him as the people of Zvimba
because he brought about the Land Reform Programme. We have mining rights which
we enjoy today and free education. The Presidential Scholarship Programme
promoted a lot of students who went to foreign capitals to learn there.”
Zanu-PF Mashonaland West provincial chairman Cde Ziyambi
Ziyambi expressed gratitude to President Mnangagwa for taking care of former
President Mugabe up to the time of his death.
“We are very grateful to his Excellency for the honour that
he bestowed to the founding father of Zimbabwe who hails from Mashonaland West.
“It is a befitting honour and we want to thank him for
everything he has done for him from the time that he was unwell in Singapore to
the time when he passed on and also for hiring a plane to go and ferry him from
Singapore.
“He was indeed our icon who united everyone during the war
and after the war and embarked on economic empowerment to ensure that people of
Zimbabwe get back their land.” Herald
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