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Mugabe has confided with me in the aftermath of Wikileaks cables: Tsvangirai
12 Sep 2011 at 09:32hrs | Views
PM Morgan Tsvangirai Saturday said President Mugabe had confided in him in the aftermath of the WikiLeaks cables that revealed that Zanu PF members were revealing party secrets to US embassy officials.
Addressing the party's 12th anniversary celebrations at Gwanzura Stadium, Tsvangirai said Mugabe had come to him stunned by the revelations made in cables released by the whistleblower website more than a week ago.
"Who could have thought we could sit with Zanu PF and Mugabe?" Tsvangirai asked.
"Now Mugabe comes to me saying, look our people are running to the Americans."
The cables revealed shocking details of the power struggle within Zanu PF and how party members had clandestinely met with US embassy officials.
The cables allege that Vice- President Joice Mujuru, her late husband Solomon and central bank governor, Gideon Gono were the principal high-ranking government officials to confide in the US envoys.
"Jonathan Moyo said we were sell outs and should be arrested, now who has sold out the most?" the premier asked.
However, Tsvangirai did not touch on the cables that fingered his party's members who allegedly said him and his office were weak and indecisive.
The party members are also said to have raised concern at the people Tsvangirai chose to surround himself with. On the inclusive government, Tsvangirai said it was a cross that had to be borne. "It was a painful compromise, which used the wrong formula, where the loser assumes power through the backdoor," he said.
Addressing the party's 12th anniversary celebrations at Gwanzura Stadium, Tsvangirai said Mugabe had come to him stunned by the revelations made in cables released by the whistleblower website more than a week ago.
"Who could have thought we could sit with Zanu PF and Mugabe?" Tsvangirai asked.
"Now Mugabe comes to me saying, look our people are running to the Americans."
The cables revealed shocking details of the power struggle within Zanu PF and how party members had clandestinely met with US embassy officials.
The cables allege that Vice- President Joice Mujuru, her late husband Solomon and central bank governor, Gideon Gono were the principal high-ranking government officials to confide in the US envoys.
"Jonathan Moyo said we were sell outs and should be arrested, now who has sold out the most?" the premier asked.
However, Tsvangirai did not touch on the cables that fingered his party's members who allegedly said him and his office were weak and indecisive.
The party members are also said to have raised concern at the people Tsvangirai chose to surround himself with. On the inclusive government, Tsvangirai said it was a cross that had to be borne. "It was a painful compromise, which used the wrong formula, where the loser assumes power through the backdoor," he said.
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