Prof Ncube slams Tsvangirai for bed-hopping, gay rights

MDC-T leader Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is a "frail and inconsistent" leader as seen by his shifting positions over his purported marriage last week, the president of the smaller MDC, Professor Welshman Ncube, has said.

Addressing party supporters at Maboleni Business Centre in Lower Gweru on Friday, Prof Ncube said Zimbabweans should dismiss Mr Tsvangirai as a credible candidate to rule the country because of his ongoing marriage saga and his recent remarks on gay and lesbian rights as he can not be trusted, the Chronicle reported.

"What more do you want to confirm Tsvangirai's inconsistency and frailty which is not consistent with a credible leader than the recent unfolding revelations about his person.

"When he (Mr Tsvangirai) is with the President (Mugabe) he denounces gays but the moment he flies to London and is surrounded by whites, he suddenly changes the stance and says there should be gay rights in our constitution," said Prof Ncube, sending about 200 of his supporters who were gathered into laughter.

"One day you hear that he is married and the next morning it's a different story, he is refuting the marriage. So where does he stand? Such inconsistencies show that he can not be trusted to lead this country".

Mr Tsvangirai was reported last week to have paid lobola for Ms Locadia Karimatsenga Tembo.

However, the PM is understood to be refuting the traditional marriage, implying instead that he paid "damages" after impregnating Ms Tembo out of wedlock.

Meanwhile, our Harare Bureau reports that MsTembo was yesterday formally introduced to PM Tsvangirai's family at Humanikwa Village in Buhera.

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's new wife formally introduced in Buhera in a move in line with local tradition which requires that a new wife be officially introduced to the husband's family soon after the payment of the bride price.