Mujuru benefits withdrawal an act of cruelty, says Gumbo

Former Zanu-PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo has described as "total cruelty" the withdrawal of former Vice-President Joice Mujuru's State-funded benefits, including key staff.

Gumbo, who now speaks on behalf of a new political grouping calling itself the original Zanu-PF "People First", said it was unconstitutional for the State to withdraw the benefits Mujuru was supposed to enjoy by virtue of her previous position as VP.

"The point is that this is cruel, it's vicious and we cannot understand why people can disregard their own Constitution. We think it's callous and unprecedented that this could happen," he said.

However, the people that we have (in government) can do anything.

There is no longer rule of law, no more discipline and they can just do as they please. Gumbo said it was now up to Mujuru to challenge the illegal termination of her benefit.