Western embassies dump Tsvangirai's faction, funding Biti camp

Western embassies in Harare have dumped MDC-T and have been secretly meeting other opposition leaders with the view to forming a coalition of opposition parties to challenge Zanu-PF in 2018.

Den Moyo a well known MDC-T activist posed a question on his facebook page. "Is it true that international donors are channeling funds to the renewal camp led by Tendai Biti? Or are these attention seekers merely calling a bluff to entice gold diggers to their camp? Should these divisive leaders be taking advantage of the millions of unemployed youth in pursuit of their selfish cause? Are our youth that naive to sell the struggle for trinkets versus focusing on a long term solution to resuscitate the economy through a change of government? I believe our youth are smarter than that and they can tell when they are being used."

According to the State controlled Herald, British ambassador to Zimbabwe Ms Deborah Bronnert has been the busiest of the Western envoys meeting prominent opposition leaders and political activists in and outside Harare and selling the idea of forming an alternative political party to MDC-T.

The UK embassy yesterday refused to comment on the matter.

"It is not a matter for us to comment," said a UK embassy Press officer only identified as Gillian.