VP exposes Bhasikiti’s role in plot

Midlands Bureau

Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed that sacked Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister Kudakwashe Bhasikiti was dismissed last week for raising funds for a failed plot to assassinate President Mugabe at the behest of former Vice-President Dr Joice Mujuru.

Bhasikiti — VP Mnangagwa said — secured the funding from lowveld sugar producer Tongaat Hulett and the country’s sole lithium producer, Bikita Minerals.

At the election campaign launch of Zanu-PF Chirumhanzu-Zibagwe parliamentary by-election candidate Cde Auxilia Mnangagwa, VP Mnangagwa said: “We are aware that Tongaat Hulett and Bikita Minerals were sponsoring (maGamatox) for the botched project to topple President Mugabe through unscrupulous means. I am sure you heard that President Mugabe recently relieved Cde Bhasikiti of his duties.

“That was the reason because he was involved in that project of funding the mission to assassinate President Mugabe. We are definitely going to deal with them . . .Those who still want to be part of us must reform, apologise and show remorse. No one is supposed to beg them to rejoin the party. It is cold out there. No one has ever disobeyed the party leadership and violated the constitution and become successful.”