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Grace Mugabe offered $10 million bribe
09 Oct 2014 at 04:38hrs | Views
The First Lady 'Dr' Garce Mugabe on Wednesday while addressing a rally at the City Sports Centre in Harare claimed to have been offered up to $10 million by "white people" so that she could sweet talk President Mugabe off the land reform programme.
Garce Mugabe said: "White people came to me with $10 million to stop the land reform, I said to them don't ever come back to me."
"I chucked them out of my office and almost spat at their faces. They thought I was a soft target on land reform. Money from enemies only for your own benefit is not good. Clean money should be brought to all of us because if given to you only, you lose focus and wisdom."
"For things to move forward, we need love, peace and harmony," she said.
"I hear a lot of people say bad things about me, but as a mother, if a child says something, maybe you are not giving that child attention."
During her speech, the First Lady called to the podium Harare South MP and Harare provincial commissar Shadreck Mashayamombe, who reportedly told President Robert Mugabe's nephew Patrick Zhuwao to find a political home for the First Lady in Mashonaland West province, as she was not welcome in Harare.
The Harare South MP, however, denied ever engaging in such a discussion with Zhuwao.
"I am your mother and President Mugabe is your father," she said.
"You are human, whether you said it or not, I want to tell you, you are my son, I forgive you. Harare will never be the same again. I love you, let's work together."
Grace claimed there were people carrying placards written bad things about her, but they were not allowed into the venue. She said as a mother, she wanted the dissenters brought in as a way to fight factionalism. Grace implored party leaders and supporters to shun factionalism, admitting that Zanu PF leaders at the top were fanning factionalism to the structures.
She said the infighting in Zanu PF was leading to failure by the party to provide service delivery. She said local authorities pushing for the demolition of houses should stop and focus on development.
"People are angry, let's not fool ourselves," she said.
"We have the water crisis, the sewer issue. If we stop fighting, if we are sincere about it, we can deliver. We can't be a party that is good at promises, no. Let's deliver and let's give people what we promised them. If we fail to do that, it will be tough for us in the next election."
Garce Mugabe said: "White people came to me with $10 million to stop the land reform, I said to them don't ever come back to me."
"I chucked them out of my office and almost spat at their faces. They thought I was a soft target on land reform. Money from enemies only for your own benefit is not good. Clean money should be brought to all of us because if given to you only, you lose focus and wisdom."
"For things to move forward, we need love, peace and harmony," she said.
"I hear a lot of people say bad things about me, but as a mother, if a child says something, maybe you are not giving that child attention."
During her speech, the First Lady called to the podium Harare South MP and Harare provincial commissar Shadreck Mashayamombe, who reportedly told President Robert Mugabe's nephew Patrick Zhuwao to find a political home for the First Lady in Mashonaland West province, as she was not welcome in Harare.
The Harare South MP, however, denied ever engaging in such a discussion with Zhuwao.
"I am your mother and President Mugabe is your father," she said.
"You are human, whether you said it or not, I want to tell you, you are my son, I forgive you. Harare will never be the same again. I love you, let's work together."
Grace claimed there were people carrying placards written bad things about her, but they were not allowed into the venue. She said as a mother, she wanted the dissenters brought in as a way to fight factionalism. Grace implored party leaders and supporters to shun factionalism, admitting that Zanu PF leaders at the top were fanning factionalism to the structures.
She said the infighting in Zanu PF was leading to failure by the party to provide service delivery. She said local authorities pushing for the demolition of houses should stop and focus on development.
"People are angry, let's not fool ourselves," she said.
"We have the water crisis, the sewer issue. If we stop fighting, if we are sincere about it, we can deliver. We can't be a party that is good at promises, no. Let's deliver and let's give people what we promised them. If we fail to do that, it will be tough for us in the next election."
Source - Southern Eye
