VICE PRESIDENT EMMERSON Mnangagwa is in trouble and set to be exposed after he uttered alleged falsehoods on President Robert Mugabe’s peak moments just after the 2008 elections.
Mnangagwa “falsified” information as he made claim that Mugabe became vulnerable when the President’s then security and administration chief Didymus Mutasa crossed floor to make way so MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai could become President of Zimbabwe. Mnangagwa’s utterances were made in Headlands Tuesday where the Vice President was campaigning for the party.
Responding to Mnangagwa’s frontal attack on him and other liberation struggle stalwarts, Mutasa warned yesterday that he would unleash a “treasure trove of damning information” that he had on the VP if the post-congress Zanu PF strongman continued to “mouth falsehoods” and act maliciously.
Mutasa told ZimEye.com Mnangagwa is speaking utter falsehoods. “What would you expect from him. He says he was trained to kill and forgets that he will never kill the truth,” said Mutasa.
He explained to ZimEye.com, “the 2008 election results were announced when all contestants were at their constituencies. I was at Rusape, he must have been at Kwekwe facing his defeat.
“On hearing the results I rushed from Rusape to State House and was the first person to be with the President.”
In another interview still dealing with Mnangagwa, the former close confidante to President Robert Mugabe said ominously this time to a local daily, the DailyNews, that “those who live in glass houses (Mnangagwa) should be extra-careful about throwing stones”.
He rubbished the claims as “utter nonsense”, while also dismissing Mnangagwa’s assertions that he had fled the capital Harare after receiving news that Mugabe had been soundly thumped by MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai in the 2008 presidential elections.
The 2008 polls were later widely discredited as a farce after desperate ruling party hardliners delayed the announcement of the election results for weeks on end, before employing barbaric methods to retain power.
While the MDC has always maintained that it won those elections hands down, the fallout between the warring former Zanu PF comrades is threatening to reveal salacious details of what really transpired when Mugabe and his party lost those elections to Tsvangirai and the official opposition.
In fact, Mutasa revealed yesterday, Mugabe’s inner circle — including Mnangagwa — had been “scattered around the country” during that period of June 2008 when the announcement of the results of the presidential elections were deliberately delayed as authorities worked to manage the situation.
“We were all in our constituencies during that time. Iye (he) Mnangagwa was also in his constituency,” he said. Further mocking Mnangagwa for abandoning the Kwekwe constituency for the comfort of a “tailor made” seat of Chirumhanzu-Zibagwe, Mutasa also said that the VP was “a well known loser who prefers to run away” when the going gets tough”.
“We all know he is a loser and he failed to win in Kwekwe and ran away. When I heard the results (of the 2008 elections) I quickly came to State House. I was the only one who stood by the president during that day until others started trickling in,” Mutasa countered.
Analysts predict that the brutal purges in Zanu PF that have seen the expulsion of former top officials such as Mutasa, Rugare Gumbo and former Vice President Joice Mujuru from the party, will soon result in the disgruntled members “baring their souls” about Zanu PF’s secrets that have kept the ruling party in power since 1980.
Mutasa said pointedly yesterday that individuals in Zanu PF, including Mnangagwa, had “a lot of skeletons in their cupboards”, which would embarrass them and shock the nation if they were exposed.
“He was trained to kill but he cannot kill the truth. He should not say zvinhu zvenhando (nonsense) because we know a lot about him. He should just shut up, otherwise tinomupfumura (we will expose him).
“When he was released from detention in Zimbabwe, he went to Zambia and stayed there. I will not say much about those days. What I know about Mnangagwa is not for public consumption for security reasons. I will not speak much, at least yet,” the former senior Cabinet minister said.
Bernard Manyadza — a former member of the Zanla High Command whose nom de guerre was Parker Chipoyera, and who trained top military officials during the liberation struggle such as Air Force commander Perrence Shiri and Army general Constantine Chiwenga — has in the past said that he only met Mnangagwa once in exile and never heard of him.
“I didn’t know him. I met him once at the Intercontinental Hotel in Lusaka when I was introduced to him. That was the time when people were arrested in Boroma, the time we had Zimbabwe Liberation Council, and we said to him since you know Zambia can you help us rescue comrades in Boroma so that we take them to Mozambique but he said he could not assist because he wanted to complete his studies,” Manyadza recently told the paper.
Mnangagwa, whose alleged political ruthlessness is captured in his nickname Ngwena (the Crocodile) has been an enigma to many Zimbabweans, with another war veteran alleging yesterday that he was “a minor league player” during the liberation struggle, who only came to the political forefront towards the end of the liberation struggle as a presidential aide.
However, Mnangagwa has described himself as “soft as wool” and that the moniker Crocodile came from the famous Crocodile Gang that allegedly blew a train in Masvingo during the liberation struggle — a group he says he was a member of.
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For someone to be humiliated then booted out of the party and they all keep quiet on crimes committed by the instigators means that either they are scared they will be arrested for what they themselves have also done, or else that they are terrified of what will be done to them physically (in the unlikely event that they have no crimes of their own).
Either way, an uneasy truce is likely to continue between the two sides, for now… No-one wants to strike first because things will be mutually devastating thereafter. That’s why even mai Mujuru remains Scot free.
For someone to be humiliated then booted out of the party and they all keep quiet on crimes committed by the instigators means that either they are scared they will be arrested for what they themselves have also done, or else that they are terrified of what will be done to them physically (in the unlikely event that they have no crimes of their own).
Either way, an uneasy truce is likely to continue between the two sides, for now… No-one wants to strike first because things will be mutually devastating thereafter. That’s why even mai Mujuru remains Scot free.
For someone to be humiliated then booted out of the party and they all keep quiet on crimes committed by the instigators means that either they are scared they will be arrested for what they themselves have also done, or else that they are terrified of what will be done to them physically (in the unlikely event that they have no crimes of their own).
Either way, an uneasy truce is likely to continue between the two sides, for now… No-one wants to strike first because things will be mutually devastating thereafter. That’s why even mai Mujuru remains Scot free.
Please help us, anyone. We live in Mutare, in the new suburb of Destiny. We hear that some high ranking official ordered that water be turned off to our section and we do not have water since the last quarter 0f 2013. The whole of 2014 we had no water and this has gone on to June 2015.
We always went to the municipality engineer’s offices, civic center room 321 to complain and the many times we complained, they expressed ignorance about the lack of water and promised to correct the issue and only a few times they would turn on our valves for about 3 – 4 hours as from midnight then turn it off before the whole suburb can collect enough for the next long dry periods.
We have had and still use effluent water from Sakubva river to build houses our houses. Laundry water mostly is on one side, from a stream which supplies surprisingly, a permanent flow of clean and treated water and the source seems just behind a hill as if it’s a pipe allowed to run for someone’s benefit downstream. Its a very short river starting from nowhere, pouring treated water into effluent Sakubva river permanently.
On the other side, we use swamp wells which dry up in dry seasons or get used up when builders collect water to build.
For drinking, cooking and good laundry water, we have to pay monthly fees ($6-$15) to nearby Hobhouse 3 house owners to collect a limited number of water buckets everyday. This area has water daily probably because the municipality employees responsible for deciding which suburb valves to turn off or on live here.
We were through 2014 told that the current supply of water wasn’t ours (though we are charged for the water and rates every month) until the long awaited new reservoir was completed. This reservoir construction project which had been stalled for ages is now complete and water supplies are now sufficient but the order from a high ranking official to shut Destiny out still stands.
Even before the reservoir construction, the order was to share water in turns but the order barred us. Rumours are that the municipality officials say destiny stands are a Zanu PF project hence they are getting back on the residents for their lack of salaries. Others say Destiny management refused to give gifts to the municipality officials.
Now that the water reservoirs have increased, they failed to control water pressure to the old supply pipes and this has resulted in old pipes bursting old suburbs that have long had water. And it shows they would rather do with mending burst pipes than supply the destiny residents, who do not know any reason for the municipal hatred.
As our complaints recorded in their hardcover books in room 321 have not been addressed from the Engineer’s offices, we are pleading for high government intervention.
Our local newspaper is only interested in cases of people having sex in bushes and rural witchcraft stories. We would have wanted a real investigative coverage of the issue including the names and pictures of the cruel people behind the issue.
We are a very peaceful people. we meet the low level water works employees and we never harass them. Neither have we taken any action more than visit room 321 to ask why and get our requests booked.
Please, Minister Chombo, help us. We are not asking for the persons responsible to be fired or made to stand in court for charges of cruelty against innocent children, pregnant women, sick mothers, fathers, sekuru’s and mbuya’s, some of whom who have now their bodies in permanent pains from carrying loads of water containers daily. Neither am I suggesting a lawyer group together residents for a class action now, or in the future against the person.
All I am asking is that the valves be kindly turned on.
Please copy my letter to the vice president. Our MP during 2014 to date has obviously not done us any good. Please help us and we will forever be grateful.
Please help us, anyone. We live in Mutare, in the new suburb of Destiny. We hear that some high ranking official ordered that water be turned off to our section and we do not have water since the last quarter 0f 2013. The whole of 2014 we had no water and this has gone on to June 2015.
We always went to the municipality engineer’s offices, civic center room 321 to complain and the many times we complained, they expressed ignorance about the lack of water and promised to correct the issue and only a few times they would turn on our valves for about 3 – 4 hours as from midnight then turn it off before the whole suburb can collect enough for the next long dry periods.
We have had and still use effluent water from Sakubva river to build houses our houses. Laundry water mostly is on one side, from a stream which supplies surprisingly, a permanent flow of clean and treated water and the source seems just behind a hill as if it’s a pipe allowed to run for someone’s benefit downstream. Its a very short river starting from nowhere, pouring treated water into effluent Sakubva river permanently.
On the other side, we use swamp wells which dry up in dry seasons or get used up when builders collect water to build.
For drinking, cooking and good laundry water, we have to pay monthly fees ($6-$15) to nearby Hobhouse 3 house owners to collect a limited number of water buckets everyday. This area has water daily probably because the municipality employees responsible for deciding which suburb valves to turn off or on live here.
We were through 2014 told that the current supply of water wasn’t ours (though we are charged for the water and rates every month) until the long awaited new reservoir was completed. This reservoir construction project which had been stalled for ages is now complete and water supplies are now sufficient but the order from a high ranking official to shut Destiny out still stands.
Even before the reservoir construction, the order was to share water in turns but the order barred us. Rumours are that the municipality officials say destiny stands are a Zanu PF project hence they are getting back on the residents for their lack of salaries. Others say Destiny management refused to give gifts to the municipality officials.
Now that the water reservoirs have increased, they failed to control water pressure to the old supply pipes and this has resulted in old pipes bursting old suburbs that have long had water. And it shows they would rather do with mending burst pipes than supply the destiny residents, who do not know any reason for the municipal hatred.
As our complaints recorded in their hardcover books in room 321 have not been addressed from the Engineer’s offices, we are pleading for high government intervention.
Our local newspaper is only interested in cases of people having sex in bushes and rural witchcraft stories. We would have wanted a real investigative coverage of the issue including the names and pictures of the cruel people behind the issue.
We are a very peaceful people. we meet the low level water works employees and we never harass them. Neither have we taken any action more than visit room 321 to ask why and get our requests booked.
Please, Minister Chombo, help us. We are not asking for the persons responsible to be fired or made to stand in court for charges of cruelty against innocent children, pregnant women, sick mothers, fathers, sekuru’s and mbuya’s, some of whom who have now their bodies in permanent pains from carrying loads of water containers daily. Neither am I suggesting a lawyer group together residents for a class action now, or in the future against the person.
All I am asking is that the valves be kindly turned on.
Please copy my letter to the vice president. Our MP during 2014 to date has obviously not done us any good. Please help us and we will forever be grateful.
Please help us, anyone. We live in Mutare, in the new suburb of Destiny. We hear that some high ranking official ordered that water be turned off to our section and we do not have water since the last quarter 0f 2013. The whole of 2014 we had no water and this has gone on to June 2015.
We always went to the municipality engineer’s offices, civic center room 321 to complain and the many times we complained, they expressed ignorance about the lack of water and promised to correct the issue and only a few times they would turn on our valves for about 3 – 4 hours as from midnight then turn it off before the whole suburb can collect enough for the next long dry periods.
We have had and still use effluent water from Sakubva river to build houses our houses. Laundry water mostly is on one side, from a stream which supplies surprisingly, a permanent flow of clean and treated water and the source seems just behind a hill as if it’s a pipe allowed to run for someone’s benefit downstream. Its a very short river starting from nowhere, pouring treated water into effluent Sakubva river permanently.
On the other side, we use swamp wells which dry up in dry seasons or get used up when builders collect water to build.
For drinking, cooking and good laundry water, we have to pay monthly fees ($6-$15) to nearby Hobhouse 3 house owners to collect a limited number of water buckets everyday. This area has water daily probably because the municipality employees responsible for deciding which suburb valves to turn off or on live here.
We were through 2014 told that the current supply of water wasn’t ours (though we are charged for the water and rates every month) until the long awaited new reservoir was completed. This reservoir construction project which had been stalled for ages is now complete and water supplies are now sufficient but the order from a high ranking official to shut Destiny out still stands.
Even before the reservoir construction, the order was to share water in turns but the order barred us. Rumours are that the municipality officials say destiny stands are a Zanu PF project hence they are getting back on the residents for their lack of salaries. Others say Destiny management refused to give gifts to the municipality officials.
Now that the water reservoirs have increased, they failed to control water pressure to the old supply pipes and this has resulted in old pipes bursting old suburbs that have long had water. And it shows they would rather do with mending burst pipes than supply the destiny residents, who do not know any reason for the municipal hatred.
As our complaints recorded in their hardcover books in room 321 have not been addressed from the Engineer’s offices, we are pleading for high government intervention.
Our local newspaper is only interested in cases of people having sex in bushes and rural witchcraft stories. We would have wanted a real investigative coverage of the issue including the names and pictures of the cruel people behind the issue.
We are a very peaceful people. we meet the low level water works employees and we never harass them. Neither have we taken any action more than visit room 321 to ask why and get our requests booked.
Please, Minister Chombo, help us. We are not asking for the persons responsible to be fired or made to stand in court for charges of cruelty against innocent children, pregnant women, sick mothers, fathers, sekuru’s and mbuya’s, some of whom who have now their bodies in permanent pains from carrying loads of water containers daily. Neither am I suggesting a lawyer group together residents for a class action now, or in the future against the person.
All I am asking is that the valves be kindly turned on.
Please copy my letter to the vice president. Our MP during 2014 to date has obviously not done us any good. Please help us and we will forever be grateful.
No doubt Didymus Mutasa has his own skeletons to hide hence the reason he will not reveal Mnangagwa’s secrets for fear his own secrets will be revealed. Still no matter how much these Zanu PF thugs try to hide their past it is impossible to hide the truth for long; it is already coming out!
As we say in Shona, “Renemanyanga hariputirwi”.
Still, now that VP Mnangagwa knows Mutasa has a “treasure trove of damning information” on him which he will make public; it would be wise for Mutasa to make a pre-emptive strike and make the information public because is the crocodile strike first Mutasa will never know what hit him! As for the crocodile striking, that is a certainty; it is in the nature of the beast!
No doubt Didymus Mutasa has his own skeletons to hide hence the reason he will not reveal Mnangagwa’s secrets for fear his own secrets will be revealed. Still no matter how much these Zanu PF thugs try to hide their past it is impossible to hide the truth for long; it is already coming out!
As we say in Shona, “Renemanyanga hariputirwi”.
Still, now that VP Mnangagwa knows Mutasa has a “treasure trove of damning information” on him which he will make public; it would be wise for Mutasa to make a pre-emptive strike and make the information public because is the crocodile strike first Mutasa will never know what hit him! As for the crocodile striking, that is a certainty; it is in the nature of the beast!
No doubt Didymus Mutasa has his own skeletons to hide hence the reason he will not reveal Mnangagwa’s secrets for fear his own secrets will be revealed. Still no matter how much these Zanu PF thugs try to hide their past it is impossible to hide the truth for long; it is already coming out!
As we say in Shona, “Renemanyanga hariputirwi”.
Still, now that VP Mnangagwa knows Mutasa has a “treasure trove of damning information” on him which he will make public; it would be wise for Mutasa to make a pre-emptive strike and make the information public because is the crocodile strike first Mutasa will never know what hit him! As for the crocodile striking, that is a certainty; it is in the nature of the beast!