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Mphoko ejected from VIP section at Grace Mugabe rally
20 Nov 2015 at 14:12hrs | Views
Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has castigated Zanu PF Midlands Acting Provincial Chairman, Kizito Chivamba for dehumanizing him by wrongly pronouncing his surname.
During First Lady Grace Mugabe's Mataga rally today, Chivamba pronounced Mphoko as 'Mboko'.
According to live updates by the Herald, Mphoko was angered by that.
Reported the Herald "Vice President Mphoko takes to the podium. But first, he makes a point of correction to those who pronounce his surname as 'Mboko'.
'Mboko', says the Vice President, Shona speaking people knows it is a dehumanizing term.
"This follows an incident where Midlands Acting Chair pronounced the VP's surname as 'Mboko'."
However, according to NewsDay, Mphoko and his unnamed son was made to leave the podium for "security reasons".
During First Lady Grace Mugabe's Mataga rally today, Chivamba pronounced Mphoko as 'Mboko'.
According to live updates by the Herald, Mphoko was angered by that.
'Mboko', says the Vice President, Shona speaking people knows it is a dehumanizing term.
"This follows an incident where Midlands Acting Chair pronounced the VP's surname as 'Mboko'."
However, according to NewsDay, Mphoko and his unnamed son was made to leave the podium for "security reasons".
Source - Byo24News
