Tsvangirai admonish youths loyal to Chamisa

Informed MDC-T sources said party leader Morgan Tsvangirai last week summoned youths, supposedly loyal to MDC-T legislator Nelson Chamisa, and admonished them for their alleged divisive behaviour.

The youths were said to have openly chanted "cobra" in reference to Chamisa at the burial of Harare deputy mayor Thomas Muzuva in Hwedza two weeks ago.

Tsvangirai and Chamisa have openly disagreed on forming a coalition with former Vice-President Joice Mujuru's People First project, an idea the MDC-T leader has evidently warmed up to.

But at the weekend rally, former Energy minister Elias Mudzuri and youth leader Happymore Chidziva took turns to blast the proposed coalition.

Chamisa, who, according to reports, has accused Tsvangirai of masterminding his loss at last year's congress, said any attempts to oust the MDC-T leader would be futile.

"Even if we realise that Tsvangirai is finding it difficult to lead, we must help him rather than seek to take the throne away from him," Chamisa said.