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Mugabe mum on Jonathan Moyo
27 Jun 2015 at 08:35hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe's spokesperson George Charamba has declined to clarify his boss' position regarding Information minister Jonathan Moyo's purported ouster, as the mystery surrounding his position deepens.
Instead, Charamba yesterday threw the gauntlet to Mugabe and Moyo, saying they should provide clarity on the matter.
"Don't ask me an issue which is between the President and his minister," he said.
"I have nothing to do with it because I am not Moyo.
"He has to speak on his behalf.
"It is an issue between the President and the minister so it is the two people who must clarify not me."
Moyo was on Tuesday reportedly kicked out of Cabinet due to a technicality after circumstances under which he had been appointed as minister changed.
It is speculated that Mugabe told Moyo to step down so he could reappoint him as minister, as he was now an elected legislator, but there's no consensus from the country's top legal minds on whether this was necessary.
Instead, Charamba yesterday threw the gauntlet to Mugabe and Moyo, saying they should provide clarity on the matter.
"Don't ask me an issue which is between the President and his minister," he said.
"I have nothing to do with it because I am not Moyo.
"It is an issue between the President and the minister so it is the two people who must clarify not me."
Moyo was on Tuesday reportedly kicked out of Cabinet due to a technicality after circumstances under which he had been appointed as minister changed.
It is speculated that Mugabe told Moyo to step down so he could reappoint him as minister, as he was now an elected legislator, but there's no consensus from the country's top legal minds on whether this was necessary.
Source - newsday
