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Mujuru rejects Mugabe's pension
01 Sep 2015 at 06:49hrs | Views
FORMER Vice-President Joice Mujuru has reportedly turned down a government pension and retirement benefits offered to her by President Robert Mugabe, claiming she does not want to be politically tied to Zanu-PF, an indicator she could be ready to return to mainstream politics.
Mugabe three weeks ago gazetted pension and terminal benefits for former Vice-Presidents in a move widely believed to be aimed at "politically containing" Mujuru, who has been linked to a new political outfit, People First, which comprises ex-Zanu-PF members.
Mujuru cryptically said: "That's water under the bridge, nothing to tie me to anything."
She declined to elaborate further.
But her close ally, who declined to be named, said: "For her, the issue is on principle. She is not concerned about material benefits but the dignity that has been removed from her as a woman and a war veteran."
Sources close to her said she had spurned the offer as she feels "it's meant to tie her down to the Zanu-PF political clique".
According to the Government Gazette, which political analysts said was bound to have implications on Mujuru's political life, had among other things, a domestic worker, a gardener, two drivers, a private secretary, a close security unit officer, two aide-de-camp officers, an office, a Mercedes Benz vehicle and a colour television set.
Mugabe three weeks ago gazetted pension and terminal benefits for former Vice-Presidents in a move widely believed to be aimed at "politically containing" Mujuru, who has been linked to a new political outfit, People First, which comprises ex-Zanu-PF members.
Mujuru cryptically said: "That's water under the bridge, nothing to tie me to anything."
She declined to elaborate further.
But her close ally, who declined to be named, said: "For her, the issue is on principle. She is not concerned about material benefits but the dignity that has been removed from her as a woman and a war veteran."
Sources close to her said she had spurned the offer as she feels "it's meant to tie her down to the Zanu-PF political clique".
According to the Government Gazette, which political analysts said was bound to have implications on Mujuru's political life, had among other things, a domestic worker, a gardener, two drivers, a private secretary, a close security unit officer, two aide-de-camp officers, an office, a Mercedes Benz vehicle and a colour television set.
Source - newsday
