In a scathing response that challenges the official ZANU PF narrative, former State Security Minister and party founding elder Didymus Mutasa has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of fabricating events surrounding the 2008 post-election crisis.
Breaking his silence in a rare 17-minute interview aired by ZimEye, Mutasa dismissed Mnangagwa’s recent claims—that he cleared his office to hand over power to the late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai—as “a complete lie.”
“There was no truth, no integrity. It was a lie—totally untrue,” Mutasa declared, denying that he ever abandoned ZANU PF or fled the country following the disputed elections.
🔴 Key Revelations from the Interview:
No reason to flee:Mutasa rubbished claims he fled after the March 2008 polls, asking, “How would I have fled results that were not yet there?”
Polling happened in rural areas, not offices:“Elections were being held in the rural areas… the counting was done there,” he said, pushing back against allegations of internal office manipulation.
Challenged Mnangagwa’s authority:“I was Secretary for Administration. I was his senior.
He could not have sent me. It was a lie.”
Mugabe admitted defeat:“I got there and found the President very unhappy. And he told me, ‘We have lost, Mutasa.’”
ZANU PF deception began early:“That’s when people started misleading each other, saying, ‘You must leave the country.’”
Mutasa also criticised state-aligned media for peddling false narratives, comparing it to how Rhodesian newspapers once declared him politically irrelevant by altering a photo to show him with a white beard.
Source: Zimeye
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