(London)Although some MDC members in the United Kingdom have accused Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of siphoning £1,600 from the MDC’s UK bank account so to top up for his bridal price on his ‘wife’ Locadia Tembo, these accusations are not true, ZimEye has been told.
The Prime Minister who has recently been named in scandals with several women and last week divorced his new bride Locadia Tembo, was being charged by members of the MDC in London for siphoning money from the party’s UK bank account a few weeks before he secretly paid his Lobola (bride price) for Ms Tembo.
The rumour came to surface after it was reported that an initial documented quotation for the London venue booked for Tvangirai’s party meeting, was billed for £2000, which was later changed to just £399, according to party officials. Some party members alleged that Tsvangirai was handed the difference between the above two figures, £1601, which they claim he pocketed so to use as to top up for his bride price on ZANU PF businesswoman Locadia Tembo afew weeks later.
“These are all lies” – OFFICIALS
The claims have been viciously denied by the party’s UK officials. The MDC’s UK treasurer Jeff sango said he was shocked that there was such a story that alleged money had been siphoned fom the party’s bank account which he himself is responsible for.
“I don’t know what is happening with my fellow Zimbabweans. Why are they not asking us?…There is no money which is withdrawn without others knowing of it. Do these people have the statements(evidence) to prove this?”, Jeff Sango said.
“I don’t know what to say but all I can say is all these are lies”.
Sango said the hall hired for the recent Tsvangirai London meeting was reduced from £2000 because of his influence which he used as a member of the commonwealth parliamentary committee. His statements were backed by the party’s secretary, Taurai Chamboko.
“Some of these people are not genuine party members. They tarnish the party which they later come back seeking help from. Why are they not coming up to say what they are alleging?” Sango said.
Sango bemoaned stating that Zimbabwenas in the UK have been noted to be the most difficult to understand after a certain man was said to have reported a fellow country-man to the UK Border Agency claiming their collegue had been granted immigration papers which they do not deserve.
Previous Money Scandals
The rumour comes after as it was revealed that a long money scandal report investigated by party stalwart Samuel Sipepa Nkomo would not be made public, and a leaked copy of the aforementioned document claimed various uncrupulous activities by party officials as money was withdrawn from the UK account on its way to Harare. Party members have remained bitter that the report has remained a secret since its commissioning last year in March 2010.
Locadia to remain at Buhera
Meanwhile it was revealed that Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s estranged wife Locadia Tembo will remain at Tsvangirai homestead until further notice.
A Karimatsenga relative at the end of last week stated that the family were not amused by Tsvangirai’s denial and his publicly announced divorce.
“We did not invite the prime minister to marry our daughter. He came alone and we are wondering why he is not telling the truth,” Karimatsenga family spokesman Simba Shopera told reporters Friday:
“Do you think we are fools as a family, just because we have been quiet? Do you think we invited the press to come and see our daughter being married to Tsvangirai? Do you think we embedded the CIO or Zanu PF?” asked an angry Shopera.
“Time will tell the truth. This is a Tsvangirai and Karimatsenga issue, a private family matter, not an MDC prime minister’s office issue. Ask Manase and Zvaipa what happened on November 21.”
The pair are said to have been part of a delegation which conducted traditional marriage formalities at the Karimatsenga homestead on November 18 in Christon Bank near Mazowe, triggering off the storm.
“Ask them where Locadia is right now. She is with her husband and they know that. The last time we heard from her was when she was going to Buhera to see her in-laws. I hope she is safe there.” (ZimEye- UK, Zimbabwe)
6 Replies to “Tsvangirai “did not siphon party-money to pay for Lorcadia Tembo””
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Mr Sango, can you please clarify. Zimbabwe is not in the commonwealth so how come Tsvangirai is a Commonwealth Parliamentary Rep. I know for a fact that there has been misuse of party funds in the past and this could possibly be happening now!
Locadia inyoka yapinda mumba, inoda kutsadagurwa nemhonza. Makamuona kupi mukadzi anotizira after abvisirwa damage chete? Nemari yaainayo rwake rudo here? Kumitiswa nezera iro mashura mudunhu. Wakapinda sei nemedia pabuhera? vakange vaudzwa nani kuti urikuenda ikoko? Nhai Locadia, Morgan ataura kuti iwe hausi candidate zvino nharo ndedzeyi? Kana waroorwa ukarambwa chashamisa chii? Warambwa kumanikidza murume here? Inga wani Tuku akataura kuti “neasina kuwanikwa hanzi murume ndewangu”, Iko kwaMutare who are your partners, i hope haasi Mnangagwa, ko hauna kumbodanana naye here?
Yes Bla Miki, just like you see the invisible hands of Bush, Blair, Brown Obama, Cameron and “Western Imperialists” in the disasters that are direct result of Mugabe’s own poor decisions and judgement, so too we see the hands of the CIO in everything wrong that goes Tsvangirai’s way, after all they have been after him for the past 13 years & it’s a miracle he is still alive today! & If he’s been bagging Locadia for the past two years, why then the sudden media frenzy? Who stands to benefit from all this?
There is no smoke without fire. Claims of CIO hands in every negative step Tsvangirai takes shows how dull and stupid mdc supporters are. CIO knows nothing about your UK bank account, transaction done and how the money is spent. Similary, it is very foolish thinking for individuals to say Tsvangirai was set up on Locadia when it is a fact that Tsvangirai proposed Loca at his own will. He made love to her for the past two years and eventually impregnated her again at his own will. Got married at his own will and now fools begin to see the hands of the CIO in all this. I doubt so much if Makwembere is employed as a Consultant at BP Oil after all.
Thank you Greyhora, these CIO muffins thnk they can control our party from London, but no way, fools they shall be proven at the end. Chinja!
CIO please change your focus if you want to have long-term relevance; well-meaning fellow Zimbabweans are not your enemies.
The Chinese are busy collecting rock samples and registering mineral claims all over Mash East, and Mash Central, have you investigated how much of a threat that is to our nation and what it is that they are looking for?
For years DeBeers claimed there was nothing at Chiadzwa yet tons of rock “samples” were sent for “investigations” to SA and “nothing” was reportedly found until one disgruntled worker blew the whistle and exposed the siphoning of diamonds occurring right under your noses.
Have you prepared “what if” scenarios for the eventual “discovery” of the oil that you claim is not there in the Zambezi valley?
Maybe you are too busy day and night liaising with loose women and unprincipled countrymen and foreigners on how to discredit fellow-Zimbabweans who have nothing but the goodwill of the country at heart?
That you have perfected the art of using women as weapons of mass destruction testifies to how low your standards have sunk as an “intelligence” (or lack of it) organisation.