Grace Mugabe 'Meets the People' of Bulawayo - Live update

The rally has ended here in the City of Kings

Mugabe is a god given president, says grace

Grace ends her long speech by pledging mealie meal to byo people

If we get money for zim asset, we will prioritise byo, 'I will make sure that when the Chinese deals come through that the problems in Bulawayo and the Matabeleland provinces will be the first to addressed.'

Women start leaving. Grace reprimands them, says they are disrespectful

I am not using the country's money for my rallies. I am supported by the corporate world.

If we continue fighting we will embarrass the party in 2018 because even the 31 000 that for us (in Bulawayo) might not because we would have failed to deliver on our promises.

If we continue fighting we will embarrass the party in 2018 because even the 31 000 that for us (in Bulawayo) might not because we would have failed to deliver on our promises.

Factionalism in zanu pf is a ploy to remove mugabe. Mugabe is going nowhere,

We know ministers who are lazy but we greet them when we meet them because mugabe is tolerant,

Stop buying youths, grace warns. Stop abusing mugabe's face

'The day reckoning should has arrived. We are sick and tired of being misled. We know that some did not want the youth games in Bulawayo but the President insisted they come here. You say there is no factionalism in Bulawayo but you are lying. Right now we have all these people wanting to be Vice President. That is the factionalism we are talking about.'



Grace says problems bedevilling the country as a result of sanctions

You use money to buy people but you are not intelligent enough to take a self-introspection first before rushing to endorse yourself. The problem is that when some people get into positions of leadership those positions get into their heads and they forget why they earned those positions. Bulawayo has a lot of problems but you are fighting for positions when you are failing to solve problems in Bulawayo. First solve the problems in Bulawayo.

'Jostling for positions is factionalism' she says

Grace says byo leaders will never rule zimbabwe unless they unite

Grace labels incompetent leaders as donkeys

You fought for the liberstion struggle but you dont have the capacity to lead

President mugabe is doing the job for you. Ministers you are not doing anything

'Don't abuse your power' she says

You can't keep on saying you belong to Zapu because you are dividing people

Grace castigates ex-Zapu members who claim they belong to Zapu

Zanu PF Byo leades promised to scoop all the seats during last year's elections but you shocked when you lost to MDC-T

'Phansi ngeGamatox,' says Grace in Ndebele

Audience breaks into song as Dr. Dr Grace takes to the podium

"There are senior party members who have become more senior than others, says Muchunguri

"Grace is an angel," says Muchunguri

Secretary for women's affairs, Oppah Muchunguri: says "Pasi neGamatox"

"Abantu bakoByo bafuna umhlabathi(Byo people want land) says Sandi.

Sandi says owners of factory buildings in Byo are declining to rest them out

Minister of State for Byo, Sandi Moyo says Africa Zone V youths were brought by President Mugabe

"Tribalism must stop" no Shona no Ndebele

"people must stop saying they are Zapu or Zanu PF. We r one

"Some people want to abuse the Unity Accord between Zanu PF and Zapu

Callistus Ndlovu, Byo provincial chairperson: we don't we have factions in Byo.

Provincial Chairs give salutations to President Mugabe & Dr Mugabe.They denounce #gamatox.



Members of the National Youth League Executive are introduced. All of them are carrying 2litres of #MazoeCrush.

"pasi negamatox" Goes on

The Gamatox mantra continue - youths denounce "gamatox"

Midlands Provincial Chair says "Pasi neGamatox", crowd cheers

First Lady has arrived and everyone here is on their feet to catch the glimpse of the politician of the moment, Grace Mugabe

Transport and Infrastructure development minister Obert Mpofu has also arrived

Zanu PF national chairperson arrives amid applause

We are not told why Amai Mugabe has delayed but seemingly people have lost patience. The rally had been scheduled for 10AM and its exactly an hour later now

ZANU-PF Ministers, politburo members and central committee members are now at the here awiting Dr Grace's arrival

The meeting is held at Byo polly

The First Lady still in no sight as she is reportedly in a meeting with the party's Byo provincial leadership

It's hot here and party supporters are seated in the open. Members of the Vapostori at it again, breaking into their church songs....the rally turned into a church service now

The crowd is not convincing here for the second largest city. Perhaps it's because the ruling party has never been a favorite of the Byo people

Things are hitting up here in Byo as we wait for the First Lady Grace Mugabe

They were earlier on pushed aside by rogue Zanu PF youths to open the gate

Cops pressured by Zanu PF youths to open gate without conducting a search

Its chaos here as Zanu PF youths force their way into the gate where security details are conducting a thorough search on ordinary delegates

Zanu PF youths stampeding at the gate, it's a struggle to get inside

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