'We are not tribalist,' says MDC-T

The MDC-T top official denied claims party Deputy President Thokozani Khupe was victimised for her tribal origins and that the Chamisa led executive was violent.

Khupe broke ranks with her colleagues citing unfair treatment during party processes to replace the late founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai who succumbed to colon cancer over a month ago.

She has twice been physically attacked for opposing Chamisa's alleged power grab which she insists was driven by contempt for her as both an Ndebele and female politician vying for a top leadership post.

In an interview on Monday, MDC-T deputy national chair Morgen Komichi said his party has demonstrated enough will to deal with violence after instituting an internal investigation into the violence that befell Khupe and her allies in Buhera last month and lately in Bulawayo.

"We are not tribalistic. We don't want to run a party that is tribal either. That is why we have been trying to engage her to come and work with everybody as a member of the party," he said.

"If we were really tribalistic, how would we have a delegation going to see her!

"So many personalities of high distinction have been dispatched to Bulawayo to go and engage her.

"Pastors, lawyers, businesspeople have been assigned to go and see her and with all that effort, we were trying to make sure that we remain a national party.

"Why should we talk about tribalism? What do you get out of it? The moment you try to be tribalistic you won't have the power to run the country."

Coincidentally, Chamisa is also a pastor, lawyer and a businessman all in one.