'US Ambassador looked forward to an MDC-T poll victory'

President Robert Mugabe's spokesperson George Charamba has accused United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Bruce Wharton of refusing to fund pirate radio station Studio 7 towards the July elections last year saying MDC-T was headed for a victory.

Wharton allegedly told one of the Studio 7 managers that the United States no longer had any use for the pirate radio station as MDC-T was going to win resoundingly and the control the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC.)

Writing in the Herald's Nathaniel Manheru weekend column, Charamba who recently revealed that he is the columnist's "Siamese twin" said British ambassador Deborah Bronnet  of sharing similar belief.

"The Washington-based boss of Studio 7 came here, came down to plead with Wharton and his junior at USAID for new, more resources for the anemic Studio 7. America was on shutdown. Even before then Studio 7 which has been funded from the Harare USAID sub-vote, was really struggling," wrote Charamba on the column.

"More money was needed and could Bruce please stretch a hand, the Studio 7 boss pleaded. Wharton's response was stunning. No, he couldn't. After all, he added, after July 31, we will not need you guys. MDC-T will have taken over ZBC! The rest is now history.

"Of course he was not alone in that mistaken view. Deborah Bronnet believed so too, as did her Australian counterpart and co-conspirator."

Studio 7 broadcasts from the United States of America.