Zanu-Ndonga, Father Mukonori mourn Tsvangirai

ZANU- Ndonga has sent a condolence message to the Tsvangirai family following the death of MDC-T president Mr Morgan Tsvangirai.

In a statement, Zanu-Ndonga president Mr Denford Musiyarira said the country had been robbed by his death.

“Please accept our heartfelt condolences to Mrs Elizabeth Tsvangirai, the Tsvangirai family, the Movement for Democratic Change and Zimbabweans as a whole on the untimely departure of a great leader, Dr Morgan Richard Tsvangirai,” he said.

“Our party, the Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu-Ndonga) joins the many citizens of Zimbabwe in mourning this loss. We thank God for the time we were given to be with him. May his soul rest in perfect peace.”

Meanwhile, Roman Catholic cleric Father Fidelis Mukonori has described the late former Prime Minister as an honest man who deserved the nation’s respect.

He said Mr Tsvangirai contributed towards redefining the country’s politics.

In an interview yesterday in Harare on the sidelines of the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) workshop on effective election reporting, Father Mukonori said the younger generation should build on his works.

“He deserves the nation’s respect and may his soul rest in peace,” he said. “He contributed to the nation of Zimbabwe. We have one country and one nation.”

Turning to the upcoming elections, Father Mukonori said the country had the structures and potential to hold free and fair elections.

“As a citizen, free and fair elections are always expected,” he said.

“We have the stamina and moral call to do that. I am sure it will work out.”