Oppah Muchinguri, Matemadanda Barred From Attending Mugabe’s Funeral By Angry Relatives

There are reports that the late Robert Mugabe’s family have barred two senior Zanu PF officials from attending his funeral.

Zanu PF chairperson and defence minister Oppah Muchinguri and the party’s political commissar and deputy defence minister Victor Matemadanda are not welcome at the former leader’s funeral.

According to Zim Live, this emerged during an emotional family meeting held at Kutama in Zvimba district on Friday, hours after Mugabe’s death at a Singapore hospital was announced.

The decision was taken by the inner core of the Mugabe family, the Karigamombe clan, which is also expected to announce soon where he will be buried.

“People were very emotional. There was a lot of anger that Albert and Walter were refused their passports to go and visit their uncle in his final days,” a family source said.

“There was also a lot of anger towards some Zanu PF officials who said a lot of awful things about Mugabe when he was alive, but will now take centre stage assuming charge of his funeral. Matemadanda and Muchinguri, in particular, will not be welcomed, they said some unretractable things and their presence can only add insult to injury.”
Matemadanda, who is also the secretary for war veterans, led attempts to strip Mugabe of various honours, including renaming the main airport in Harare which carries the former leader’s name.

Muchinguri supported Matemadanda’s campaign, labelling Mugabe a “sell-out” after the former leader vowed to vote for Movement for Democratic Change leader Nelson Chamisa in elections last year.