Zanu-PF turns heat on Obert Mpofu

Zanu-PF is in the process of setting up provincial commission of inquiries to collect evidence against Obert Mpofu and other people accused by the youth league of corruption.

Last week, the youth league addressed a press conference in which they accused Mpofu, Tourism minister Prisca Mupfumira, and Jorum Gumbo among other of engaging in corrupt activities.

Latest information on the ground is that Zanu-PF has instructed its provincial structures to set up committees that would gather evidence collected from members of the public against the accused persons.

"We have received communication from the party headquarters that we set up committees that would receive evidence of corruption from the people with regard to those characters accused of corruption," said a provincial Zanu-PF member from Harare.

The provincial member said the party would officially announce the beginning of the process when all arrangements are concluded.

There is a belief that certain powerful forces within Zanu-PF are pushing for the "public lynching" of Mpofu and others as the government is desperate to create an impression that it is fighting corruption.

"Never in the history of Zanu-PF have youths ever made such serious allegations without the backing of powerful forces. When Mugabe wanted to fire Joice Mujuru as his deputy, he used the youths who worked with his wife Grace. The same happened to Mnangagwa when Grace and the youths combined in attacking him until he got fired by Mugabe," said a Zanu-PF politburo member.