Mutasa's world continues crumbling

RENEGADE former Zanu-PF national secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa's world continue crumbling as people from his constituency, Headlands are calling for his immediate recall from Parliament. This came out at a stormy meeting that was held at the Headlands Community Hall last week where over 700 party supporters called for the ouster of Mutasa.

Senior political figures in Manicaland province have already called for the expulsion of the former minister from the party and the process to dump Mutasa is set to be put in official motion at the party's next Provincial Co-ordinating Committee meeting set to be held at the end of the week.

Fresh from being deposed from the Politburo at the Zanu-PF 6th National People's Congress, Mutasa has been caught in a new wave of shenanigans after bizarrely writing to Sadc to nullify results of the recent Congress and denigrating the party in interviews he held with the hostile sections of the media.

Manicaland Minister of State for Provincial Affairs Mandi Chimene and Acting Manicaland Provincial Chairman Samuel Undenge have already came out strong calling for Mutasa's expulsion from the party.

The Sunday Mail understands that during the meeting at the community hall, all the people in attendance called for the immediate recall of Mutasa as their MP over allegations of trying to assassinate President Mugabe, corruption, nepotism and abuse of office.

He is also accused of giving land offer letters in exchange for bribes to white farmers in the province.
The meeting was addressed by Zanu PF Secretary for Transport and Welfare, Oppah Muchinguri as she gave feedback to the people of Headlands Constituency on the 6th Zanu PF National People's Congress.

Zanu-PF Deputy Secretary for Youth Affairs in the Politburo Kudzai Chipanga who attended the meeting said there was an outpouring of anger aimed at Mutasa.

"It was clear that people in Headlands no longer want Mutasa to be their MP. They told Muchinguri that it was no longer proper to continue working with Mutasa because of the serious allegations that he is already facing, which include being part of the ploy to topple President Mugabe.

The meeting was attended by about 700 supporters who overwhelmingly voiced their concerns against Mutasa".

Chipanga said the party would be doing a disservice to Headlands Constituency if it allows Mutasa to continue as the legislator.

"It is the right of the people to see their MP but in light of these developments anyone who associates with Mutasa stands accused of working in cohorts with him or being led into his agenda. So that is why we are also saying it is better to remove him from the party because Zanu-PF is bigger than individuals," he said.

Sources who attended the meeting said Mutasa was accused of using his influence to parcel out farms in Headlands Constituency to his family members.

"Most of the farms in the Headlands area are owned by Mutasa's close relatives. Even some of his relatives who are not resident in Zimbabwe have been allocated farms which they have never set foot on. One example is a farm called Homewood in Headlands which he allocated to his relative who is based in London, but who has never set foot on the farm," said a source.

"He has also given offer letters to a number of white farmers in Headlands," said the source.
Zanu-PF Manicaland Central Committee member and businessman Esau Mupfumi said the party should not tolerate cadres who don't follow party procedures.

He said Mutasa needs to be disciplined and the next meeting of the PCC would recommend his expulsion.
Mupfumi said if Mutasa feels that he has been unfairly treated by the party he should use normal party channels to seek redress.

"The man is no longer disciplined and something needs to be done.

"Let us assume he was unfairly treated by the party, he was supposed to complain through the normal channels not to start shouting and denigrating the party while he was outside the country.

He needs to be disciplined because as a former senior party cadre he knows some of these procedures. So what he did, either he was out of his senses or he was deliberately undermining the authority of the President and the party," he said.

Another Central Committee member from the province Luke Masamvu said the provincial coordinating committee was likely to meet next weekend to determine Mutasa's fate.

"The PCC is expected to meet next weekend, chief among the issues to be discussed is the fate of Mutasa. Constitutionally the province needs to recommend for his expulsion," he said.

While Manicaland provincial acting chairperson, Samuel Undenge was not picking up his phone, he last week told our sister newspaper The Herald that there were sentiments in the province that Mutasa should be censured as his utterances did not show remorse.

Another Central Commitee member Mandy Chimene has come out in the open saying the province should get rid of Mutasa.

Contacted for comment on the increased calls for his expulsion from Zanu-PF, Mutasa kept on saying; "Matii? Matii? Matii?," before terminating the call. Later his mobile phone was no longer reachable.

Zanu-PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere who a fortnight ago directed the party's provinces to stop further suspensions was not available for comment.

Mutasa is said to have roped in MDC-T and a Western –funded international NGO to subvert the will of the people so that he could be restored to his former positions in the party and the Government.

He is alleged to have used contacts in MDC-T to get the issue of his failure to land a Central Committee seat and dismissal from Government tabled at a meeting of the Socialist International Council, which met at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, from December 12-13.

The Socialist International Council meeting was convened to discuss high levels of insecurity and threats to world peace.

Zanu-PF is not a member of the Socialist International Council although the MPLA of Angola, Frelimo of Mozambique, SWAPO of Namibia, ANC (South Africa), and Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Tanzania) are members along with the MDC, the Botswana Democratic Party and Patriotic Front of Zambia which are listed as consultative parties.

While in India, Mutasa reportedly phoned some leading figures of sister liberation movements in Southern Africa and South African President Jacob Zuma, alleging that his failure to land a powerful post in Zanu-PF together with former Vice President Joice Mujuru and the firing of some ministers was unjust.

In an interview with the Independent newspaper of South Africa, Mutasa urged President Zuma to intervene and assist him to regain his post in Zanu-PF.

Mutasa was roundly condemned by several political commentators and analysts for making all these reckless and desperate moves.