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Sick Tsvangirai skip Mutare demos
23 Jun 2016 at 07:09hrs | Views
Ailing MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai is set to miss today's Mutare protest.
Tsvangirai has been ill for some months, spent time at South African hospital.
That saw him miss Bulawayo's demonstration.
Party officials down played his absence saying the protest is merely a provincial one.
In Mutate 10,000 people are expected to take part in the protest.
Tsvangirai's spokesperson, Luke Tamborinyoka said his boss' absence would not affect the much-hyped Manicaland protest march.
"President Tsvangirai will not be part of the marching thousands in Manicaland, as initially planned, as the new date for the demonstration, now brought to Thursday, coincides with his scheduled medical review following a medical procedure done on him," he said.
Tamborenyoka said the former prime minister is in 'high spirit'.
"President Tsvangirai is in high spirits and was looking forward to attending the Manicaland protest march on Saturday were it not for the incestuous relationship between Zanu PF and the police, who conspired to create a competing event by Zanu PF on the same day.
"But the event is going ahead because it is a provincial event and, in any case, the absence of the president does not affect party programmes."
Tsvangirai has been ill for some months, spent time at South African hospital.
That saw him miss Bulawayo's demonstration.
Party officials down played his absence saying the protest is merely a provincial one.
In Mutate 10,000 people are expected to take part in the protest.
Tsvangirai's spokesperson, Luke Tamborinyoka said his boss' absence would not affect the much-hyped Manicaland protest march.
"President Tsvangirai will not be part of the marching thousands in Manicaland, as initially planned, as the new date for the demonstration, now brought to Thursday, coincides with his scheduled medical review following a medical procedure done on him," he said.
Tamborenyoka said the former prime minister is in 'high spirit'.
"President Tsvangirai is in high spirits and was looking forward to attending the Manicaland protest march on Saturday were it not for the incestuous relationship between Zanu PF and the police, who conspired to create a competing event by Zanu PF on the same day.
"But the event is going ahead because it is a provincial event and, in any case, the absence of the president does not affect party programmes."
Source - Byo24News
