Mujuru(s) reaping what they sowed?

Amid serious confusion, if not national paralysis, about the effect of First Lady Grace Mugabe's vicious attacks on Vice President Joice Mujuru, there is a chilling and unsavoury signal that is emerging about the origins of this "storm".

While there is unanimity of thought that "hurricane Grace" was bound to shake all and sundry - in its path - the deluge of theories about its epicentre has equally turned fuzzy amid allegations that it can be traced back to those enjoying its destructive force now.

As galling as this may sound dear reader, the phenomenon being Grace Mugabe - that 49-year-old former typist - has its roots in the Mujuru household, some privileged elements in the body politic known as Zanu PF have whispered in this mere mortal's ear.

But just to digress a bit - before we move to flesh out the reasons behind this rather strange alliance, if not proposition, in subsequent paragraphs - it is no secret to every historically-minded Zimbabwean that one of the fellows who brought us President Robert Mugabe was none other than Solomon Mujuru.

And yes, if anyone ever doubted it, it was that late national hero who helped our soon-to-be 91 president to be where he is today.

But along the way or in the process, the much-loved Rex Nhongo - and may his soul rest in eternal peace – might have consigned us to this 34-year-old problem.

And as we continue to scratch our heads over this pig-headed character, we are also stubbornly reminded about the truism that tsitsi dzinoparira.

Back to October 2014, we are also confronted - as the wise comrades have told us - with a situation where a creature originally thrown or unleashed by Joice Mujuru has turned around to haunt her.

Yes, dear reader and according to what these well-placed sources have said, it was our clever Zanu PF number two and her allies, who first thought of playing the Grace card. But alas, the decision has dangerously backfired, as the "fetish" has spiralled out of control.

As it is, the "moderate" Mujuru is perilously hanging by the ropes after some johnny-come-latelys had hijacked the project.

While the reasons for the rather expedient decision to rope in Grace range from the need to deal with incumbent Women's League boss Oppah Muchinguri to endearing themselves with Mugabe in the succession race, it remains a matter of conjecture as to who really "owned" this loose cannon.

As it is, there are other "wild card theories" about the genesis of this political monster and this is a topic for another day. But strange as it may sound, this is how politics works - a really bizarre venture and - especially in the Zimbabwean sense, and where its never easy to make sense of anything!

At the time when Solomon Mujuru and his fellow comrades thought it was wise to enlist the services of this well-spoken, and outstanding young fellow called Mugabe, they would have thought it was a masterstroke to deal with a doddering Ndabaningi Sithole and company in the Zanu PF hierarchy.

But now, the man presents such a headache even to those who have made him. For reference, it may even be worthwhile to have a conversation with former South African president Thabo Mbeki, the man who salvaged the nonagenarian's career with that coalition government.

Sometimes, he is obstinate for the right reasons i.e. when berating homosexuals and such other unnatural occurrences, but largely, he is a very average man in all facets of his life.

Again, the late James Chikerema's words are quite instructive about how this Zvimba man behaves.

But like everything in life, magnanimity has its risks and which is why, today, we "partly blame" Solomon

Mujuru et al for bringing us this political problem or hindrance in the first place.