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Former Zapu leaders have 'not forgiven' Enos Nkala
02 Jun 2013 at 19:53hrs | Views
MOST ex-PF Zapu leaders within Zanu-PF say they have not forgiven former Home Affairs minister Enos Nkala for his role in the Gukurahundi atrocities and are not obliged to keep in touch with him - even on his deathbed.
Nkala on Tuesday said most of his colleagues from Zanu-PF had not visited him or checked on his health since he was discharged from hospital more than a month ago, Newsday reported.
But former-PF Zapu members, said they had no business visiting Nkala.
"Why should we visit Nkala, have you forgotten our history?
"We lost relatives during Gukurahundi. Some of our colleagues were arrested and many people killed," charged a senior Zanu-PF member who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals.
Another senior party member said Nkala should ask President Robert Mugabe and members of the original Zanu why they were not visiting him.
"Has Mugabe visited him? Those are his friends. Isn't Zanu was formed in his house in Harare?" the official quipped.
However, Zapu president Dumiso Dabengwa, who spent almost five years in prison during the Gukurahundi atrocities, said he had forgiven those who were in the government during that time, including Nkala.
"I visited him in hospital when he was ill, like I said I know him, to me the scars of that period are still there and painful," the former Zipra intelligence supremo said. "I have said before that I have forgiven all those who were involved, but I will never forget."
Nkala on Tuesday said most of his colleagues from Zanu-PF had not visited him or checked on his health since he was discharged from hospital more than a month ago, Newsday reported.
But former-PF Zapu members, said they had no business visiting Nkala.
"Why should we visit Nkala, have you forgotten our history?
"We lost relatives during Gukurahundi. Some of our colleagues were arrested and many people killed," charged a senior Zanu-PF member who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals.
Another senior party member said Nkala should ask President Robert Mugabe and members of the original Zanu why they were not visiting him.
"Has Mugabe visited him? Those are his friends. Isn't Zanu was formed in his house in Harare?" the official quipped.
However, Zapu president Dumiso Dabengwa, who spent almost five years in prison during the Gukurahundi atrocities, said he had forgiven those who were in the government during that time, including Nkala.
"I visited him in hospital when he was ill, like I said I know him, to me the scars of that period are still there and painful," the former Zipra intelligence supremo said. "I have said before that I have forgiven all those who were involved, but I will never forget."
Source - newsday
