A faction of the ruling Zanu-PF party (G40) which fell together with former President Robert Mugabe in a dramatic coup, is reportedly regrouping to form a new political outfit.
The faction whose main characters were Jonathan Moyo, Saviour Kasukuwere and Mugabe’s nephew Patrick Zhuwao is in the consultation process of forming a party (New Patriotic Front) ahead of 2018 elections.
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The Coup scuttled G40’s ambitions and scattered its influential members with Jonathan Moyo and Saviour Kasukuwere now hiding in unknown locations. Zhuwao is believed to be in South Africa while Moyo has found relevants on twitter.
Its not clear yet who will lead the new party but there is widespread speculation that the former first lady Grace Mugabe may bounce back since the G40 had always rallied behind her with a slogan “Munhu Wese Kuna Amai”.
Before the Coup, the G40 faction had pushed for Grace Mugabe to take over from her husband - a move which triggered Mugabe’s downfall and the rise of Emmerson Mnangagwa in a military fashion.
The New Patriotic Front (NPF) believes the political ground was ripe for the urgent formation of a new nationalist, patriotic, democratic, inclusive and progressive movement for victims of human rights violations and selective application of the law by the “coup and illegitimate government,” according to a report by NewZimbabwe.
In an unverified policy document circulating, the NPF claims that the opposition was failing to provide an ideological and policy vision that resonates with the majority of Zimbabweans beyond the Zanu-PF of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
It remains to seen if the majority of ruling party members who were expelled will join the new outfit or will be swallowed by Mnangagwa’s new despansation.
Some of the cabinet ministers who were expelled from the ruling party on allegations of being members of the G40 are Walter Mzembi, legislators Tapiwa Matangaidze, Paul Chimedza, Anastancia Ndlovu, Makhosini Hlongwane, Samuel Undenge, Daniel Shumba, Sarah Mahoka, Jeppy Jaboon, Wonder Mashange and Shadreck Mashayamombe.
