FORMER President Robert Mugabe’s funeral wake in Zvimba
which was scheduled for Sunday was postponed at the 11th hour amid reports the
former first lady “Grace Mugabe is sick and could not travel approximately 80
kilometres to Zvimba.”
Family spokesperson Leo Mugabe addressed hundreds of
mourners gathered at Mugabe’s rural home that the funeral wake will take place
on Monday.
“The body is no longer coming today because the former
first lady is sick,” Leo Mugabe said.
However, investigations by the Zim Morning Post revealed
that there are deep divisions in the family over how the Mugabe funeral is
being handled.
Sources said Grace is not involving close relatives in
decision making. “When a family man dies the widow ceases to be in charge
because the relatives usually take over.
“But that is not what is happening in this case,” said the
source.
“The family has not been in good books with amai.
“Sekuru used to come every weekend as long as he was in the
country but ambuya could come once of twice a month.
“Zvinoitika kana amai vachinge vafa. Amainini vanozouya
vanogona kunge vasingapakuri sezvaiita amaiguru. Izvi zvinopa kuti vana
vasafarire amainini. (What happens when a mother passes on is that when the
father remarries, the children may not like the second woman because she will
be stingy.)
Another source said Grace has never been happy with the
Zvimba homestead because it has always been referred to as the late first lady
Sally Mugabe’s home.
“You see that rubbish pit. That was where Sally would dump
refuse and ashes from her kitchen.
“Grace never built another kitchen here because she did not
consider it her home,” said the source.
Another Gushungo elder said the whole issue was not
properly handled from the day Mugabe’s body arrived in Zimbabwe.
“The Gushungos expected the body to lie in state at his
Zvimba homestead than in Harare.
“It is a pity that happened. We hope she (Grace) will ask
for forgiveness for keeping the body in Harare.” Zim Morning Post
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