via Plot to hit Tsvangirai with eggs in the UK – Nehanda Radio Jul 22, 2014
Members of the MDC Renewal Team in the UK plan to heckle founding party leader Morgan Tsvangirai during his visit to Birmingham on Saturday, Nehanda Radio can exclusively reveal.
MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai during a visit to Australia.
MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai during a visit to Australia.
A concerned member of the Renewal Team in London told us “I am perplexed by the amount of time our members dwell on issues to do with Tsvangirai, yet we split from the former trade unionist to join the renewal project.”
Ever since Tsvangirai’s planned visit to the UK was made public, the Renewal Team has been on the offensive, planning how to embarrass him publicly. Nehanda Radio has obtained exclusive exchanges between the members, advocating for Tsvangirai to be ‘pelted with eggs.’
Apparently, in one of the exchanges, directed towards the coordinator of the renewal team in the UK, one of the members, identified as Allan Matenga says ‘He (Tsvangirai) must be pelted with eggs and be embarrassed publicly.’
He rumbles on; ‘After all eggs will not hurt him but will simply mess him up a bit. He is an attention and publicity seeker (and) that stunt will give him the media coverage he deserves. Politics is not a gentle game so why should we want to be gentle with him when he is so violent.’
Nehanda Radio understands the coordinator of the Renewal Team in the UK is Taurai Chamboko, a close colleague of Tendai Biti and a law enforcement officer with one of the British Police Constabularies. He appears though to be against attacking Tsvangirai, aware maybe of the repercussions if one is arrested and charged with committing violence.
A source in Harare told us that Chamboko contested in the party primaries in Chitungwiza and lost. Following the defeat, he has tried to blame his misery on Nelson Chamisa, the party’s organising secretary accusing him of ‘rigging’ the primaries against him. But Chamisa has vehemently denied rigging the St Mary’s primary elections.
On Tuesday Nehanda Radio sought comment from Chamboko and he told us he was in Germany.
“Not sure what you are talking about. I will ring you when I get to my hotel room,” he said.
We had received no detailed response by the time this story was published.
Apart from Chomboko, other members appear also to be against ‘pelting Tsvangirai with eggs’ pointing out that it is ‘barbaric.’
One wrote; ‘We should remember that we also need our leaders to come over sometime. Kana zvoitirwa vedu tinozofara here? (Do you think we will be happy if this happens to our leaders as well?).
Apart from attacking Tsvangirai, the Renewal Team is planning to infiltrate the rally and ask the MDC-T leader ‘uncomfortable’ questions about his personal life and what they perceive as ‘dictatorial’ tendencies.
The Renewal Team in the UK, has among some its members Jenatry Chihota, the deputy organizing secretary of the MDC-T UK executive, Ottilia Chiwashira a former women’s chair in the UK, Chamboko and Stanford Biti. Some of the renewal members are known in MDC circles to be perennial mischief makers and opportunists.
Stanford Biti (Tendai Biti’s brother) is meanwhile no stranger to controversy and using eggs to make political statements. In September 2009 MDC official, Peter Matsa claimed that Biti had attacked him with a bunch of eggs during the party’s annual Assembly in Milton Keynes.
“He is known …he is Zimbabwean; his name is Stanford Biti. He is known by all the people,” Matsa, from Southbeds said in Shona.
“Anozivikanwa kana ari wekuZimbabwe; anonzi Stanford Biti. Anozivikanwa nevanhu vese…” he shouted at the time.
Dr Maxwell Shumba, Tsvangirai’s Chief Political Strategist confirmed he’s well aware of the plans to disrupt the rally in Birmingham.
‘Yes we have all the details of their plans. They are bitter that their ill conceived project is failing hence their fixation with President Tsvangirai. As for President Tsvangirai’s trip we have beefed up security for the rally and dinner and we have put in plans and we inundated by inquiries from Zimbabweans and friends of Zimbabwe who want to come and hear him the bona fide leader of the struggle speak,’ said Shumba.
Shumba warned that all mischief makers will be dealt with accordingly by the police. Event organizers have drawn up a list of potential trouble-makers ahead of Saturday’s rally.
‘Our call to all those who want to be at this event is to heed our call to behave. This is not the time for petty politics and we recommend that all Zimbabweans in the UK should take this opportunity to listen to the MDC President as he communicates to them and the world at large his vision for the party and country post the disputed 2013 elections,’ added Shumba.
He continued; ‘The trip which is dubbed ‘After 2013 disputed Election- The way Forward’ should be a welcome event for all well meaning Zimbabweans and who have their country at heart.’
COMMENTS
These guys are now obsessed with ‘assassinating’ Tsvangirayi’s character that they have long lost sight of the real enemy and the real reason for Zimbabwe’s status as a failed state. These guys are immature and they all need to grow up!! Its so easy to infiltrate MDC-T with their childish agenda. Why not infiltrate ZANU PF and find ways to defeat the one and ONLY enemy of the people of Zimbabwe?! (ANSWER : Because hamuna machende!!)
Disrupt Tswangirai to achieve what? Extreme stupidity. Are they members of any party or just unproductive society rejects?
no point pelting him with eggs, it will only harm the eggs.
Disjointed in defeat and shame,in quest of defeating Zanu.However the renewal team must use their wits than brute to out-smart their competitor,its abhorrent and anachronistic.
While ‘Rome is burning’ this is supposed to enhance democracy? Silly PR stunts by childish minds!
Yaaaha; hit him hard!!
MTWAKAZI OOOH The violence….
This is what happens to people with no vision and agenda.It is so sad that this renewal team is after Tvangirai only.They must start putting structures and attract so called disgruntled MDC supporters.This Chamboko, and others I am not going to name, are fortune hunters.In 2010,the same Chamboko and his friends tried to get South African citizenship and failed.They returned to UK where they are nobodies.
You will never distract the people.You said you launched a successful renewal project in Birminghan, then why not push it ahead?We have been there in diaspora, where the majority do menial jobs and try to find their feet back home through politics.This time no more .The renewal team is like cow dung now, at its decomposition stage.Nothing to offer ,only personal attacks which will never uplift the ordinary Zimbabwean.Face the music guys.If you beat us, then that’s politics.But as it stands, the candle light is wanning, so fast
This is what happens to people with no vision and agenda.It is so sad that this renewal team is after Tvangirai only.They must start putting structures and attract so called disgruntled MDC supporters.This Chamboko, and others I am not going to name, are fortune hunters.In 2010,the same Chamboko and his friends tried to get South African citizenship and failed.They returned to UK where they are nobodies.
You will never distract the people.You said you launched a successful renewal project in Birminghan, then why not push it ahead?We have been there in diaspora, where the majority do menial jobs and try to find their feet back home through politics.This time no more .The renewal team is like cow dung now, at its decomposition stage.Nothing to offer ,only personal attacks which will never uplift the ordinary Zimbabwean.Face the music guys.If you beat us, then that’s politics.But as it stands, the candle light is wanning, so fast
the hospitals are have run out of drugs and those striving for the top position are bickering like children-sic
Surely if Tsvangirayi is no longer their leader why bother going to his rallies. Just concentrate on your renewal project and leave Tsvangirayi and his followers alone. Idiots.
Ngachiuye tichiteme nemazai.
Waste. of eggs .
Ichi chiparty chaMbiti ndeche kumama ichi nxaa nanga nanga naTsvangirai koMugabe kureva kuti munomutyaka.kukanganwa kuti iye Mbiti uyu kuti aite mbiri yaanayo ndiTsvangirai haaaa nxaaa mhanhi munotisembura
I wish the renewal team will concentrate on finding innovative ways of removing MUgabe. Tsvangirai is not the enemy. They accuse Mr Ts of dictatorial tendencies. Don’t we have a dictator in zim who has done more harm to his people than pple like Hitler.
You are no longer part of the main stream MDC so don’t go to the rally
Vapfana vasina machende munonetsa(you don’t have the balls in your pants) renewal team in UK don’t try it because munozozvidemba mangwana kana tikashatirwa ,iye zvino biti arikupera mafuta nekufunga kuti saka zvapera here shuwa
Hey vapfana vasina machende munonetsa(you don’t have the balls in your pants) renewal team in UK don’t try it because munozozvidemba mangwana kana tikashatirwa ,iye zvino biti arikupera mafuta nekufunga kuti saka zvapera here shuwa ,renewal team is not a democratic movement ,but a personal attacking movement
How could anyone who has the best interests of Zimbabwe and its people support the childish antics of Biti and his gang? They are as pathetic as Mugabe and ZANU.
kana pane vanhu vapererwa nekufunga ndiBiti nechikwata chake. Ko Morgan muchineyi naye?