By Talent Gondo | Self exiled and former Higher Education, Science and Technology Development Minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo has blown the whistle revealing that President Emmerson Mnangagwa blows over USD1 million cash for every foreign trip in miscellaneous expenses.

In a tweet sent on his official account, Moyo alleged that the “illegal and unconstitutional leader” expatriates over USD1 million in miscellaneous expenses but Zimbabweans should brave themselves for more since he was illegally occupying the highest office.

“As a matter of fact, in such so called VVIP trips, they do not carry less than USD1 million in cash for miscellaneous expenses,” wrote Jonathan Moyo.

Responding to the thread of comments on his tweet that he was a bitter man who all along was part of the system, Moyo hit back at his opponents labelling them as “Ediotic” because they were failing to deduce that his initial tweet was about Mnangagwa.

“ED is the focus. Brace yourself for more,” said Moyo, adding that this was fuelled by the fact that Mnangagwa was in power illegally and unconstitutionally.

Moyo’ tweet has also raised debate on why the former President, Robert Mugabe has been clinging to power and the source of his wealth with citizens expressing mixed reactions over the revelations.

“Now we know why Mugabe was refusing to leave office” said one commentator, before another one added that Moyo should shut up because he was part of Mugabe’s system for the past 37 years.

Moyo’s allegations come as the country is grappling with cash crisis and citizens are queuing at banks for between $20- $50 daily.

Presidential spokesperson George Charamba is however on record setting the record straight on the amount of money used by Mnangagwa in his first official trip to China where it is alleged he gobbled over USD2,3 million in travelling expenses.

Charamba revealed that government paid only US$1,3 million to hire a private jet for Mnangagwa’s trip to China last week.

In an article published by The Herald, Charamba explained the rationale behind hiring the private plane ahead of the national airliner arguing that it was more costly to use other airliners including Air Zimbabwe.

Charamba said using the national flag carrier entailed that the President was supposed to leave earlier as it would make a stopover in Singapore.

“The hired private jet was a long-haul plane that covered the distance to China in one stretch,” said Charamba.