Own Correspondent| Yesterday morning, Zimbabweans were shocked to learn that vice President Constantino Chiwenga who was away for more than four months seeking medical attention in China had landed at the Robert Mugabe International airport.

Present at the airport were only his two brothers and Deputy Ambassador to China and none from the government or Zanu PF party.

Conspicuously absent was his wife Marry who has not been seen with the retired general since reports of conflict between the two began surfacing.

While there has not been an explanation on why Marry was not present to meet his husband, various sources who spoke to ZimEye have given conflicting statements on the issues surrounding the powerful couple.

The first source alleged that Marry and Chiwenga were no longer in talking terms amid claims that the former model was suspected of leaking sensitive information to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s faction.

The source added that Marry was sent back home from China with the retired army general not interested in seeing her again.

But another source gave a different story, suggesting that she was in the same plane only to come out later.

They told ZimEye: “a few days ago she had traveled I guess to pick him up. Also, she doesn’t have to come out of the plane the same time with him.”

Footage at the airport Saturday morning however has no Marry, and her absence became more conspicuous hours later when Emmerson Mnangagwa visited Chiwenga at his house.

Another source told ZimEye that soldiers from 1 Commando cordoned off the airport with ministers afraid to go see Chiwenga so they cannot be seen as his backers.

The source added that there was mood of suspense at state house due to the fact that Chiwenga was infuriated when he heard that Mnangagwa had approached Joice Mujuru to replace him while he was still in China.

“But as far as the army is concerned Mnangagwa has done his homework by appointing his own relative Valerio Sibanda the Commander Of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. It is thus highly unlikely that the military will remove Mnangagwa.