MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa is reported to have been warned by the military not to associate with former president Robert Mugabe. There are fears that Mugabe who still feels betrayed by his ouster in November could choose to sabotage his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa by explicitly endorsing Chamisa. Security sources and Zanu-PF officials who spoke to The Zimbabwe Independent said,
There are serious concerns within the top Zanu PF leadership and security circles that Mugabe might at the eleventh hour move to spoil Mnangagwa’s party. Right from the beginning, there was a plan to contain him because after any military takeover, either the incumbent is forced into exile, arrested and detained or is killed. In this case, nothing of the sort happened to Mugabe. He was only restricted to his home.
…The strategy is if he can’t endorse Mnangagwa, then he mustn’t go to Chamisa; he must be managed or contained. His involvement in politics, as we have already seen in the background, can cause problems.
…Due to the factional fights over the years, Zanu PF is now very weak, particularly in Mashonaland region. The party and the military know that without those provinces they cannot win elections; that’s why they are worried about the possibility of Mugabe endorsing Chamisa.
The Independent reports that two army colonels warned Chamisa to stop associating with Mugabe. An MDC Alliance principal who spoke to the Independent said,
They told us that murikudya mutupo nezvamuri kuita (it is taboo to work with Mugabe).
Zimbabwe Defence Forces director of Public Relations, Colonel Overson Mugwisi denied that the military leadership was involved in threatening Chamisa and blamed rogue officers over the matter.
If there are people doing that, they are doing so individually and not at the instruction of their commanders.
More: The Zimbabwe Independent
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i dont think it is a point for chamisa to join mugabe yet he was tsvangirai’s rival
mugabe must be aware that he is now old in the politics of zimbabwe let him stay home
is Mnangagwa not old?
Very old
chamisa is now directionless to an extend that haachazivi zvakamunakira nezvakmuipira
i does not matter let chamisa do what he once only election matters matter
it does not matter let chamisa do what he want to do only the elections will speak
Cowards that hide behind the guns
hanzi mukuru vaenda kugokwe nhasi
he is not as good as mugabe iwe Pnash plus ED is a game changer remember
UChamisa khanya azithathi kuhle ekhanda why ekhetha ukuzihlanganisa lomuntu abamkhipha eskhundleni engasafunwa yiZimbabwe yonke
ipapo mkuru vakukanganisa
Why are u that desperate to want to associate with Mugabe wena Chamisa zimele wedwa
if Chamisa is hanging with Mugabe then he cant be trusted…if any1 goes near Mugabe that person is an enemy of progress
myb he is taught how they used rig the elections
Chamisa lawe usugugile okokuthi ungafuna uncedo from Mugabe kkkk uzadliwa usale umangele
we do not want to take our country back to the old gvt.Chamisa ts best you relax and watch E.D do his things rather than going to Mugabe
The same thing eyayenzwa nguMugabe kuZimbabwe engaphansi kweZanuPF that’s the same thing azayenza kuMDC akuvuke wena Chamisa utshiye ukulala
I wish Chamisa to come back to his senses cause he’s now lost
lets say Chamisa wins but he is on Mugabe’s side this means that all our efforts tichibvisa Mugabe mu office zvinenge zvatofa zakadaro?ihhhhhh guys lets vote wisely
Mugabe akuvume lawe ukuthi sugugile utshiyane lepolitics bantu lomntwana uChamisa ayenze okwekhanda lakhe
we tolerated chamisa’s baby tears, this thing of associating himself with the Mugabes will only anger the zimbabwean mases
Really pple marched n celebrated yet fo e person hu hated him in speech is e vry person hu goes fo advise n money to …. indeed ts politics
But shud he be surviving on e funds of e general population varikutumira maDollar paEcocash fo him to go and ax fo assistance frm MugEvil
chamisa is politically confused. he now is seeking relevance in the wrong place. we rallied behind you but apa watisemesa wechidiki. sara wega
No, absolutely not! If Chamisa keeps this on, he will lose my vote and i will campaign against him
Ko Kana Vachimunyepera
Chamisa from start he was Mugabe’s best successor
Ya kunzima if u Khamisa lo engawina ngeke akhone ukulibusa leli lilezibi ezidinga ukukhukhulwa kuqala ,eg Mugabe crew & ED ukunze akhone kumele athole ulwazi kukhulu
It is Mugabe’s right to associate himself with a party of his choice. The army should stay out of politics.
masonja leave politics alone do not control people you are servants of people
Have you ever heard CHAMISA directly critizing Mugabe ? He pours vitriol on ED daily CHAMISAS anwered was not convincing when when the news of him associating with Grace came out he talked of a bus which does not get full and one cannot just become Deputy just after joining there was no total denial. CHAMISA just wants money he is not principled at all
Anything associated with Mugabe in this new dispensation should be condemned totally,people have spoken in last year November.
Lets suppose its true that the military have warned Chamisa not to associate himself with Mugabe, the military will be helping Chamisa and not ZANU PF because by associating with Mugabe Chamisa will be doing more harm than good to himself because majority of Zimbabweans hate Mugabe with the exception of G40 cabal. Mugabe is no longer a threat to ZANU PF he was defeated for good.
why do you want to miss penalt
Hey guys these are zanu pf tricks to change your minds. Didn’t you hear Patrick Zhuwao denying it hindava mavekutochinjika brain zvakapusa kudaro imi
Inga wani Zhuwao ati the support of Mugabe for Chamisa isn’t conditional but Mugabe said he wants an elected legitimate government not the one that took power through military involvement. Manje zanu pf inoda kuti vanhu mutochinja mind dzenyu muivhotere hameno zvenyu you are grown ups you think for yourselves
Gravity look at Utterances from NPF about endorsing Chamisa ad getting Deputy presidency and assured of a number of seats people must wake up. I hope CHAMISAS Pilgrimage was not another attempt to hire Mosad like Mugabe
even if it was remotely possible that Chamisa was coercing with Mugabe,( which is apparently false), you wouldnt want to asssociate with him but you would endorse Mnangagwa, who was mentored by Mugabe for 37 years? Cant u see the open truth?
Its not true politics is a dirty game .Can’t you see its a way of decompaining Chamisa ,who doesn’t know that Mugabe is a right off even his wife is not loved by anyone in Zim .I dont know why she likes to be a leader like that but no one has ever liked her leadership.
we are very confused now , we are not sure if Chamisa is MDC or ZANU, he started very well but i think he is going to lose the elections, watch and see.
Mugabe gave chamisa 1,8million kuti ape khupe .MUGABE BOUGHT CHAMISA.