Vimbai Tsvangirai’s mother-in-law, Christine Java has revealed that the late MDC leader felt that he had not done something for his childr...
Vimbai Tsvangirai’s mother-in-law, Christine Java has
revealed that the late MDC leader felt that he had not done something for his
children, hence he wanted Vimbai to join politics.
“He wanted Vimbai to represent Mt Pleasant, but then he
said there was [Jameson] Timba, one of his closest associates, hence he moved
her to Glen View South. Neither Tsvangirai nor his late wife [Susan] enjoyed
his toil that came with the formation of the MDC-T and this was his way of
creating something for his children,” she said in an interview with Newsday.
But Glen View supporters have resisted. “I was shocked to
hear reports that women from Glen View South claiming there is no candidate yet
Vimbai is there. There is a former councilor (name withheld). Three weeks ago
there was violence that left many injured. Vimbai came within a whisker of
being attacked but she asked the victims to withdraw the charge to protect the
party,” Java said.
“They threw rocks and broke window panes at the
constituency offices and Vimbai has undertaken to repair the damage.”
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