. . . Kasukuwere et al under fire
ZANU- PF national political commissar Cde Saviour Kasukuwere and his sidekick Harare provincial commissar Cde Shadreck Mashayamombe have been accused of attempting to sabotage last Wednesday’s protests by members of the Women’s League.
Members of the Women’s League held demonstrations across the country’s 10 provinces demanding the ouster of the organ’s national deputy chairperson Cde Eunice Sandi Moyo and treasurer Cde Sarah Mahoka.
The two national executive members are accused of undermining the authority of First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe, denigrating Presidential appointments, corruption and creating parallel structures in the Women’s League.
However, information gathered by The Herald, which was corroborated by various Women’s League leaders, showed that the pair spent the better part of Tuesday night making frantic efforts to block the protests.
Cdes Kasukuwere and Mashayamombe were reportedly working with other bigwigs in various provinces.
The two, who are aligned to Cdes Sandi-Moyo and Mahoka, are alleged to have ”tried all they could”, but failed to stop the demos. The protests succeeded with the women demanding that bigwigs who sought to block them be fired or demoted.
Asked to comment, Cde Kasukuwere was evasive.
“Are you crazy? Why would I block any protests?,” he asked before hanging up.
In his response, Cde Mashayamombe said: “Maudzwa nani? Musadaro vakomana. Tinozviziva kuti munotivenga vanhu vekuHerald. Itai henyu, Mwari ndiye anoziva. Zvakaoma because we were actually being attacked for supporting the First Lady. This issue is for women and we are not involved.”
The pair claimed to have made contributions in the organisation of the protests, a claim dismissed by event organisers.
“We are aware of what they have tried to do, especially in Mashonaland Central, where (Cde) Kasukuwere hails from,” said one of the organisers.
“On the surface they appear to be on the First Lady’s corner but behind her back, they undermine her. Soon or later, their exploits will be exposed. This is an agreement among women and no one can block it. They might have the financial muscle, but the