Leader of the splinter MDC-T Dr Thokozani Khupe dared her rival Nelson Chamisa who retained the mainstream MDC-T ast their split to come clean over his alleged links with former President Robert Mugabe.
Khupe spoke to Standard weekly newspaper in an exclusive interview where she declared that she has no links with the osted former strongman hinting that Chamisa is instead having relations with Mugabe.
Below is her response a question on her supposed funding from ZANU PF.
“I have not had any relationship with Zanu PF led by Robert Mugabe or the one led by Emmerson Mnangagwa.
I am not the one who is in alliance with former Zanu PF members. My party does not have Zanu PF or former Zanu PF members as candidates.
Ironically, despite the legal position that states that the party should have access to the political finance money as defined in the Political Finances Act is the MDC “T”, the current government for reasons best known to them, even after I had written to them to await resolution of the contestation of leadership, decided to allocate that money to a group that now call themselves by another name.
Secondly, another organ of the state led by Zanu PF, which is Parliament, against legal advice from my lawyer and me, took an unprecedented decision to accept a letter of recall purportedly written by people with no locus standi.
They proceeded even after the first High Court ruling by Justice Francis Bere to appoint an illegitimate person as leader of the opposition.
Therefore, if there is anyone who has been favoured by the current government, it is not me.
The only difference is that some of us do not believe in casting aspersions on others.
The direct beneficiaries of the past and present system are known by all.
For the avoidance of doubt, Thokozani Khupe even in her private dealings has not had business deals with both the past and present regime.
I am happy to declare publicly my business deals which are limited to a small plot in Bubi, which is my family home.
Perhaps it is time all the 23 candidates were asked to declare their assets and business deals so we can tell who indeed has worked both privately and publicly with the past and present regime.