Grace Mugabe plans second tour to finish off Mujuru

FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe is reportedly preparing for another round of campaign rallies as she seeks to seal her mission – to finish her political rivals – and to land the Zanu PF Women's League top post at the party's elective congress next month, NewsDay reports.

Although the exact dates and venue of the rallies could not be authoritatively established, party insiders said the whirlwind tours were tentatively scheduled to start on November 15.

"The dates and venues are still to be decided, but she would be addressing some more rallies before the Zanu PF December elective congress. The rallies would possibly start on November 15," asserts the privately-owned publication.

Just like her previous campaign rallies held last month, where she sensationally accused Vice-President Joice Mujuru of corruption and plotting to unseat President Robert Mugabe, details about the First Lady's planned rallies and their cost are being kept under wraps.

Her last rallies, which were organized by the Women's League amid reports that they were heavily funded from State and public entities' coffers, generated a lot of controversy with party and government officials believed to be aligned to Mujuru's camp sidelined in the planning process.

Outgoing Women's League boss Oppah Muchinguri yesterday declined to comment, saying she was in a meeting.

"I don't want to talk to people these days. I don't want to be misquoted," Muchinguri said before she hung up on her mobile phone.

NewsDay