‘Goat herder’ Majome speaks out
MDC-T Harare West legislator Ms Jessie Majome yesterday opened up on the abuse she has suffered in the opposition party, saying some party officials were saying she was old and must go herd donkeys in the village.
She likened the abuse to a form of political violence
Ms Majome said she was elbowed out of Harare West to pave way for a 24-year-old girl, Ms Joana Mamombe.
Ms Mamombe is reportedly close to MDC Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa, who stands accused of imposing his cronies - mostly former student leaders - in most constituencies.
In an interview on Capitalk last night, Ms Majome said youths had created a WhatsApp group which they used to attack her.
It is an open secret in the MDC-T that Mr Chamisa controls the youth wing.
“I have experienced incredible abuse on social media particularly WhatsApp run in some quarters in the party. It seems like youths chauvinism,” she said.
Added Ms Majome: “I have very malicious accusations. For example, they say I am old and must ship out. One of my competitors is a 24year-old girl. They say you are old, get out and go. They say chembere ngadziende kumusha dzindofudza madhongi.”
Ms Majome said ironically, at 46, she belonged to the same generation as Mr Chamisa and was wondering why she was deemed “too old”.
“Chamisa is young and is 40 years old. I am six years older than him. I am of that generation. How is it that when it comes to Jessie GOVERNMENT will soon start sending police officers for training in Belarus after the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) seeking to co-operate in combating crime.
Home Affairs and Culture Minister Dr Obert Mpofu and his counterpart, Belarus Internal Minister Lieutenant-General Igor Schunevich, signed the agreement on the sidelines of the Southern African Confederation of African Farmers’ Union annual conference which kicked off in Victoria Falls on Monday.
The MoU will, besides opening co-operation in areas of fighting crime which include drugs and human trafficking, anti-terrorism