Dorrothy Moyo| The general who assisted Emmerson Mnangagwa get the presidency via a military coup last November, Constantino Chiwenga now feels betrayed by him, a report says.

The report by a weekly ties in well with an investigative that reveals former president, Robert Mugabe’s catholic priest, Fidelis Mukonori has stepped in to mediate.

The Standard report comes against the backdrop of the ZimEye article. Already, ZimEye sources have revealed that Chiwenga has flown Emmerson Mnangagwa to an area reserved only for “holy” nuns and priests – a monastery where he had (while alone) gone just before the Murombedzi rally.

It was after that meeting that Chiwenga suddenly manifested “an obedient son” type of loyalty for his boss, Mnangagwa during the Murombedzi rally and Chiwenga would declare support for him saying Mnangagwa can rule until whenever he decides to step down.

“The monastery is not a hospital, hapasi panorapwa apa, so we wonder why they traveled there,” one of the sources told ZimEye.

“Even Robert Mugabe would not tread there,” they added.

Meanwhile, the Standard report says: In public, they might want to give the impression that they are united, but a lot of things are happening in the background.

Mnangagwa’s backers are making sure that Chiwenga’s influence in both government and party is whittled down.

This is why there is a rush to endorse the president as the party’s presidential candidate in 2023 only three months after the elections. This is being done to ensure Chiwenga will not have any chance.

Chiwenga’s supporters are now feeling betrayed. They think Mnangagwa would not have been president without the retired general.

They are bitter that Chiwenga and most of those loyal to him are being sidelined by a clique close to Mnangagwa led by his relatives and allies.

They also think Mnangagwa has been captured and is betraying some of the agreements made when he was made the leader.

They are bitter that the security establishments are now led by people from mostly Midlands, the army and Central Intelligence Organisation, and there are plots to have one from Masvingo to take over the police force.