It seems like there is more in store for the Zimbabwean community as drama continues to unfold through the conduct of the newly-elected Vice President of Zimabwe, Phelekezela Mphoko. The same man has been labeled by some media outlets as “out of touch” with the ordinary people. That was after he poured scorn on poor urban street vendors that he described as lazy and without any better ideas for success.
Acting like he has been a homeless person before assuming government office, the VP has been housed in a hotel as he awaits an official place that he can call home. So far his bill has gulped more than US$18 800 just on hotel accommodation in a lengthy stay at the Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare which began mid-December.
Government sources said that the cost of funding the former diplomat’s continued stay in one of the hotel’s luxurious suites which costs a maximum of US$400 a night could go much higher as government continues to scout for a new House that befits the taste of a fastidious Mphoko.
Through his swanky preferences for high class needs in his life, he has already rejected a US43 million house on the grounds that it is too cheap and does not have enough space for him and family.  Other analysts believe that he could have been humble and mature enough to look out through the social window and act as a mature father to the nation. Instead, he goes after luxury.  This is at a critical time in Zimbabwe when every amenity needs a re-touch, when civil servants’ salaries are a big challenge to the national fiscus and many other things are in shambles.