Knives out for Chinamasa

Justice minister Patrick Chinamasa was yesterday reportedly summoned by Zanu PF bigwigs for allegedly misfiring when he conceded that his party was heading for a crushing defeat at the next general elections and suggesting that the military will stage a coup in the event of a win by MDC-T leader Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.

Report by Everson Mushava/Wonai Masvingise
The move followed Chinamasa’s interview with the BBC  last week where he allegedly claimed the army would not allow Tsvangirai to assume the Presidency because he would reverse the land reform programme.

Zanu PF  sources said while  it appeared he wanted to curry favour with the powerful securocrats, this, however,  had reportedly riled both the party and military chiefs who interpreted the statements as conceding defeat and inviting further isolation of Zanu PF leader President Robert Mugabe.

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