Herald Reporters
REPRESENTATIVES of the faction led by Vice President Dr Joice Mujuru and MDC-T member Mr Job Sikhala met in Harare last week to discuss modalities of joining forces ahead of election 2018, further confirming widespread reports that the VP and her cabal were the “moderates’’ that Mr Morgan Tsvangirai said he had been working with pursuant to his abortive “new Zimbabwe”.
A meeting was held in Harare last Friday between some members of the Mujuru camp that has been working to unconstitutionally unseat President Mugabe, and Mr Sikhala to discuss preparations of a likely merger between MDC-T and the Mujuru faction.
The parties proposed making VP Mujuru president and Mr Tsvangirai the deputy or alternatively prime minister just like the arrangement in Russia between President Vladimir Putin and premier Dmitry Medvedev.
The parties also said Simba Makoni should be part of the arrangement as he was close to both VP Mujuru and Mr Tsvangirai.
The First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe recently revealed that the launch of both Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn and the MDC was mooted in VP Mujuru’s house.
At the meeting, Mr Sikhala revealed that he planned to launch a frivolous Constitutional application quoting the First Lady’s statements calling for the resignation of VP Mujuru as evidence that President Mugabe was no longer running the country as decisions were being made by his wife.
“Job (Sikhala) said he knew his application will not go anywhere, but was just a ploy to draw public and media attention and also shape the politics of the country,’’ said a source close to developments.
Mr Sikhala said he wanted the prevailing political situation in Zanu-PF to remain as the party’s congress drew nearer.
“Sikhala said he wants VP Mujuru to be first and Tsvangirai second or else Mujuru can be president and Tsvangirai PM just like the Russian scenario of Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev,” said the source.
“Sikhala said Cde Mnangagwa has taken over, but it will be difficult for him to gain support in Manicaland, Dotito and Matabeleland. Sikhala said he will check on all early 80s Herald papers that quoted Cde Mnangagwa wanting to ensure people in Matabeleland are killed (fumigated). He said he will use the information against Cde Mnangagwa so that he does not ascend to be president,” said the source.
The source said Mr Sikhala discussed the role of Zanu-PF political commissar Cde Webster Shamu whom he said impregnated a 15-year-old girl, one Tapiwa Sithole, currently studying at a university in the UK saying the case could see him arrested.
REPRESENTATIVES of the faction led by Vice President Dr Joice Mujuru and MDC-T member Mr Job Sikhala met in Harare last week to discuss modalities of joining forces ahead of election 2018, further confirming widespread reports that the VP and her cabal were the “moderates’’ that Mr Morgan Tsvangirai said he had been working with pursuant to his abortive “new Zimbabwe”.
A meeting was held in Harare last Friday between some members of the Mujuru camp that has been working to unconstitutionally unseat President Mugabe, and Mr Sikhala to discuss preparations of a likely merger between MDC-T and the Mujuru faction.
The parties proposed making VP Mujuru president and Mr Tsvangirai the deputy or alternatively prime minister just like the arrangement in Russia between President Vladimir Putin and premier Dmitry Medvedev.
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The First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe recently revealed that the launch of both Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn and the MDC was mooted in VP Mujuru’s house.
At the meeting, Mr Sikhala revealed that he planned to launch a frivolous Constitutional application quoting the First Lady’s statements calling for the resignation of VP Mujuru as evidence that President Mugabe was no longer running the country as decisions were being made by his wife.
“Job (Sikhala) said he knew his application will not go anywhere, but was just a ploy to draw public and media attention and also shape the politics of the country,’’ said a source close to developments.
Mr Sikhala said he wanted the prevailing political situation in Zanu-PF to remain as the party’s congress drew nearer.
“Sikhala said he wants VP Mujuru to be first and Tsvangirai second or else Mujuru can be president and Tsvangirai PM just like the Russian scenario of Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev,” said the source.
“Sikhala said Cde Mnangagwa has taken over, but it will be difficult for him to gain support in Manicaland, Dotito and Matabeleland. Sikhala said he will check on all early 80s Herald papers that quoted Cde Mnangagwa wanting to ensure people in Matabeleland are killed (fumigated). He said he will use the information against Cde Mnangagwa so that he does not ascend to be president,” said the source.
The source said Mr Sikhala discussed the role of Zanu-PF political commissar Cde Webster Shamu whom he said impregnated a 15-year-old girl, one Tapiwa Sithole, currently studying at a university in the UK saying the case could see him arrested.
