Don't divide Zimbabwe along tribal lines says Mnangagwa

Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs says Zimbabwe is a unitary state and will not tolerate elements who want to divide the country along tribal lines.

Addressing a public gathering during the fourth leg of the constitutional advocacy meeting which was held at Masvingo Polytechnic College, Vice President Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe is a democracy guided by the constitution and as such citizens should unite and work towards the development of the country.

He castigated elements bent on dividing Zimbabweans along tribal lines.

Mnangagwa took a swipe at the West and those who describe the land reform programme as chaotic, adding that Zimbabweans were simply claiming what was theirs without regrets as the liberation war was waged to attain control of the country's resources from white colonialists.

Vice President Mnangagwa challenged members of the National Assembly to be the servants of the electorate who voted them into power and castigated those MPs who abuse their power to harass people without developing their constituencies.

Mnangagwa said as much as traditional leaders are apolitical, they also reserve the right to align themselves to a political party of their choice as provided by the country's constitution.