Source: ‘Women’s league rift damages Zanu PF’ – DailyNews Live
Blessings Mashaya 27 March 2017
HARARE – Former Mashonaland Central youth leader Godfrey Tsenengamu has
warned that the turmoil in the women’s league could claim Zanu PF’s scalp
in next year’s polls while leaping to the defence of the embattled Eunice
Sandi Moyo and Sarah Mahoka, who are facing the boot over allegations of
plotting against First Lady Grace Mugabe.
Tsenengamu, who was hounded out of Zanu PF, together with six other
provincial youth leaders in 2015, said Grace should heal the rift with the
duo whose political careers are hanging by a thread following recent
demonstrations against them.
In a video he posted on his Facebook page, Tsenengamu warned Zanu PF
supporters against celebrating the attacks on Sandi Moyo and Mahoka.
“People were expelled in 2004, 2014, 2015 and now Sandi Moyo and Sarah
Mahoka are the targets. We are going towards 2018 elections the current
divisions are not good for the party.
“Towards 2008 election we had differences but not of this kind, this is
too much. Do these fights have something to do with the party and people
or there are certain individuals who want to benefit from these fights?
“Mai (Joice) Mujuru was expelled in 2014 on various allegations but up to
now the allegations are not proven; the same situation also happened to
us, the expulsions caused more problems.
“If Mahoka and Moyo did something wrong they must be disciplined using
proper procedures not this issue of demonstrating, carrying placards with
hate language this is not going to do good for the party,” said
Tsenengamu.
“We know after they expel Sandi and Mahoka there are some who are also
going to face the chop. My question now is, are we being used to fight for
the party or we are fighting to protect certain family interests or
interests of certain individuals?
“We were used to demonstrate against vaGoche (former Cabinet minister
Nicholas) on allegations of planning to kill the president but they are
now saying vaGoche is clean. He was admitted into hospital due to that
issue, if he had died were you going to say the same words that vaGoche
was not guilty,” added Tsenengamu.
The women’s league is in turmoil following a fall-out between Grace and
her once trusted foot soldiers – Sandi Moyo and Mahoka – which resulted in
mega demonstrations against the duo last week.
Sandi Moyo, who is Grace’s deputy and vocal women’s league treasurer,
Sarah Mahoka, were on Wednesday rocked by countrywide demonstrations
against them by irate party members, amid claims that the two women – once
seen as close allies of the First Lady – were now undermining President
Robert Mugabe’s wife.
Analysts have previously said Mugabe’s failure to resolve Zanu PF’s
succession riddle is fuelling the party’s deadly infighting, which is
devouring the former liberation movement.
The 93-year-old has studiously refused to name a successor, insisting that
the party’s congress has that mandate: to choose a person of their own
choice.
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