'Zanu-PF heavyweights out to settle personal agendas,' says Mugabe

Suspended Zanu-PF "chief financier" in Midlands, Kandros Mugabe, has said the ongoing purges in the province are being fanned by political heavyweights out to settle personal agendas.

Mugabe, also a Bishop of Zvipo Zvemweya Apostolic Faith Mission with a following of over 2 000 members, was together with Kwekwe Central MP Masango Matambanadzo suspended from Zanu-PF for five years.

"These firings and suspensions have nothing to do with principals of the party or constitution violations, but are being used by a vigilante in the province out to deal with their perceived personal enemies," Mugabe said.

Mugabe was among 11 Zanu-PF district chairmen suspended by the provincial executive on allegations of creating his own centre of power and fanning factionalism.

But Mugabe said none of the allegations were true and dismissed his suspension as null and void. He said he was suspended without even attending a disciplinary hearing to defend himself.

He showed proof that he donated over $1 000 for First Lady Grace Mugabe's rally held in Gweru. Mugabe also funded transportation and provided food for Zanu-PF supporters attending a rally addressed by President Robert Mugabe, Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his wife Auxillia.