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Mr Tsvangirai’s spokesperson Mr Luke Tamborinyoka has repeatedly expressed ignorance of the marriage.
Contrary to what happened in the Senate yesterday, MDC-T House of Assembly Members on Tuesday addressed Cde Nyamupinga as “amaiguru”.
Cde Khaya Moyo congratulated PM Tsvangirai while winding up his motion on the Presidential Speech.
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Said Cde Khaya Moyo: “Finally, may I on behalf of our party Zanu-PF congratulate the Right Honourable Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai for marrying his new wife at a traditional ceremony on Monday.
“We wish him and his wife a rewarding relationship, good health and God’s blessings.”
Initially, the whole House — including MDC-T senators — applauded and ululated while singing a popular marriage jingle “Muroora tauya naye, nemagumbeze”.
Some MDC-T senators could be heard saying the marriage symbolised that Zanu-PF had been married into MDC-T.
However, in the middle of the singing, MDC-T senators made a sudden Uturn and raised a point of order.
MDC-T Senate chief whip, Ms Gladys Dube, stood up demanding Cde Khaya Moyo withdraw his congratulatory message because their party members had not been officially informed of the marriage.
She said it was important for the Prime Minister to officially inform the nation if he had indeed married.
“We have not been informed of the marriage and you can’t rely on newspapers,” Sen Dube said. “The PM has to say it himself, he hasn’t told us, let’s wait for him to tell us. Senator Moyo has to withdraw the congratulatory part.”
Senate President Cde Edna Madzongwe then requested Cde Khaya Moyo to withdraw the congratulatory message.
“Just withdraw on the marriage of the Prime Minister because the motion cannot be adopted with that included,” Cde Madzongwe said. Cde Khaya Moyo then withdrew his statement, but said his party was congratulating the PM for doing a good thing.
During the ensuing debate, Zanu-PF Senator for Rushinga Cde Damian Mumvuri told MDC-T female senators that PM Tsvangirai had made his choice in marrying Ms Tembo because he loved her.
He asked them why they had not married PM Tsvangirai if they loved him.
After the House had adjourned, debate continued outside with some chiefs saying PM Tsvangirai had broken tradition by marrying in November and should be fined.
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