(TALKZIMBABWE) MDC-T violence: Tsvangirai blames Zanu-PF

MDC-T violence: Tsvangirai blames Zanu-PF
Posted by By Our reporter at 30 April, at 02 : 56 AM

MDC-T Party President, Morgan Tsvangirai has shifted blame for violence in his party, claiming that Zanu-PF “elements” were responsible for it. This despite issuing an earlier statement saying MDC-T party thugs would be expelled from the party.

Violence was witnessed during the party’s provincial elections held before the MDC-T Congress, leading to an executive travelling to Bulawayo a week before the Congress. While addressing the youth at their Congress at the Amphitheatre, Tsvangirai admitted to the prevalence of violence in his party.

However, on the same day in his main address at Bourbourfields Stadium during the Congress, Tsvangirai blamed Zanu-PF for the violence in his party claiming that MDC-T structures have been infiltrated.

“They (Zanu PF) want a certain outcome but we have survived infiltration before and we will overcome forever.”

Tsvangirai said his party was in the last mile of the democratic struggle to create a “New Zimbabwe”.

Violence in the MDC-T party in Matabeleland started during the Bulawayo provincial elections.

Supporters of Gorden Moyo (from Bulawayo) who has since been endorsed as the provincial chairman and supporters of Matson Hlalo (from Masvingo) clashed, citing that Gorden Moyo rigged the elections.

Tsvangirai and his executive have supported Moyo’s election.

Almost all MDC-T provincial elections have been marred by violence.

In response to the allegations, Zanu-PF Bulawayo Province Chairman, Isaac Dakamela said the MDC-T is an independent party and Zanu-PF is not in any way aligned to it, adding that Tsvangirai’s change of statement is evidence of his failure to control his party.

Chaos still reigned at the party’s Congress on Friday as some delegates were still not accredited on the second day of the three day congress.