Tsvangirai is daydreaming, says Zanu-PF

ZANU-PF has dismissed as daydreaming, claims by beleaguered MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai that the revolutionary party approached him to map the country's way forward after his monumental defeat in the July 31 harmonised elections.

Addressing his supporters at the burial of MDC-T activist Rebecca Mafukeni at Warren Hills Cemetery in Harare yesterday, Mr Tsvangirai insisted that Zanu-PF rigged the elections, but had nothing to offer to the people.

Mafukeni was one of the MDC-T activists who were arrested on allegations of murdering Inspector Petros Mutedza in Glen View in 2011.

She died at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals on Monday.

In an interview, Zanu-PF spokesperson Cde Rugare Gumbo said Mr Tsvangirai, who is smarting from his devastating defeat, was bankrupt.

He said Zanu-PF was only awaiting President Mugabe's inauguration before implementing its promises.

"He (Mr Morgan Tsvangirai) is dreaming and everyone is allowed to dream," he said.

"We have nothing to do with Tsvangirai and he has nothing to offer to this country. He must listen to the advice of his handlers who are saying he is a failed politician.

"After inauguration, the President will go on to form Cabinet and open Parliament after which we will start to implement our programmes. Forget about Tsvangirai, he is finished."

Mr Tsvangirai had earlier said Zanu-PF could not do anything without him.

"Vabira kudaro kana pokutanga chaipo hapana. Nhai Tsvangirai ari kupi titaure? Tinotaura chii? Tangai magadzirisa legitimacy question and the only way yandinofunga kuti ingatibatsira sevana veZimbabwe ndeyekuti we have to go back to an election,'' he claimed. The MDC-T leader admitted that he was wasting time by going to the courts, saying he already knew the outcome of his application.

"It does not matter kuenda kucourt. It does not matter the outcome of the court. Tinoiziva outcome yacho, but (President) Mugabe and Zanu-PF know that they stole this election."

However, Mr Tsvangirai did not explain why he approached the courts if he knew its outcome.

He filed two urgent applications with the Electoral Court requesting several election records and information he intends to use in his main election challenge. Mr Tsvangirai made empty threats that the country could not move without his input.

He claimed that Zanu-PF would not be able to deliver its promises to the electorate and described the promises as mere "rhetoric."

"Takavati mati makahwina, ah, toda kuona kuti zvamakaporomisa vanhu muchazviwana kupi?"

He criticised Zanu-PF for writing off water and electricity bills and the pledge by President Mugabe to increase salaries for civil servants.

"Kubva kana mukaita izvozvo tokuroverai maoko asi chandinoziva hangu ndechekuti kutaura chete. Hapana kwavanoenda kana Mwari wandinoziva kuti ariko, kana kuine midzimu hameno vanotenda zvemidzimu."

Election observers from the African Union, the Southern African Development Community and progressive countries from Asia and Latin America have endorsed the July 31 election while Western countries that did not observe the polls including the Unites States, the United Kingdom and Australia have rejected the result.