
Mr Mnangagwa was first fired from Government by President
Mugabe on Monday, a decision which was endorsed by Zanu-PF’s supreme decision
making board outside congress, the Politburo on Wednesday. In an interview on
Tuesday, Cde Chimene, said it was sad to note that those who misled Mr Mnangagwa
into believing that he was heir apparent to the throne had dumped him, leaving
him to battle with stress-related ailments as well as thinking of skipping the
border.
She said Mr Mnangagwa desperately needed counselling as he
was proving that he does not have the mental stamina to stand the heat coming
from his ouster from the ruling Zanu-PF.
“It is painful to note that people who are cruel like fired
war veterans used and dumped Mnangagwa. Some of these people misled him into
believing that he is heir to the throne, but the truth is that there is
one-centre of power in Zanu-PF. I was told that he wanted to skip the country
into Mozambique, a clear sign that those who purported to have been close to
him had dumped him. What his so-called advisors wanted was him out of their way
so that they can launch their own political bids. Why dump him in his hour of
need?” she said.
She added: “Mr Mnangagwa now needs serious counselling. If
I could be given a chance to meet him, I would assist in facilitating his counselling.
“His nickname is Ngwena or Crocodile, but we now doubt his
shrewdness as a politician. By skipping the country, he is confirming what was
being said before that he uses and dumps people. His followers are now
confused. Wherever he is, he must be courageous enough and face reality.”
She said it was not the first time for Cde Mnangagwa to be
demoted from the party and should have taken the opportunity to take a deep
self introspection.
“President Mugabe has a forgiving heart. It was not the
first time for him to be demoted in his career in both Government and the
party. If the likes of Dzikamai Mavhaire and Rugare Gumbo who were once sent
into the political wilderness bounced back, then the same could happen to Mnangagwa,” said Cde
Chimene.
Addressing a provincial co-ordination committee meeting at
Mutare Polytechnic on Monday, Cde Chimene said she had voluntarily given advice
to all cadres fired from the party before.
“Here in Mutare, I once told former provincial chairman,
Ambassador John Mvundura that he was selling out, but he dismissed me as a
misguided element. Where is he now? They had organised thugs to humiliate me
during a PCC meeting held at Marymount Teachers’ College. They were working in
cohorts with the likes of Sheila Mutsenhu, but thanks to my kids who came to my
rescue and bashed Sheila, she has since sunk into political oblivion.
“I once challenged Mai Mujuru during a Central Committee
meeting in Harare for her to come out clean on her political ambitions, but
people dismissed me as a rabble-rouser. The same happened to Mr Mnangagwa. I
first took him aside at BAK Storage in Harare where President Mugabe was
launching the agricultural mechanisation programme and warned him against
fanning factionalism, but he did not listen. I also warned him at a campaign
rally for Dangamvura-Chikanga Constituency by-election which was won by Cde
Esau Mupfumi. Look at where we are now?”
Cde Chimene also said she was one of the Tsholotsho
declaration whistle blowers.
“I was also invited to attend the secret Tsholotsho
meeting, but I chickened out when I realised that the agenda was to unseat
President Mugabe. I was frequently in touch with those who were travelling to
Tsholotsho, so I was aware of their mission. I said I do not want to be
associated with coup plotters, a reason why I let the cat out of the bag,” she
said. Manica Post
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