Former late President Robert Mugabe’s nephew Patrick Zhuwao has dropped the bombshell that his uncle’s last days where lived in agony and that he died a bitter man after being betrayed by his close acquaintances.
Zhuwao, a former cabinet minister is among members of the G40 faction that fled persecution during a military coup codenamed Operation Restore Legacy which toppled Mugabe from power in November 2017, resulting in Emmerson Mnangagwa a member of the opposing faction, Lacoste, seizing power.
Giving an account of the former president’s last days spent under self-imposed exile in Singapore, Zhuwao sensationally told the City Press that Mugabe was deeply tormented in his last days.
“The old man loved watching news on television. However, since his unceremonious ousting from power in a coup in 2017, most of his former allies had turned against him and were uttering obscenities against him on a regular basis, something that scarred him immensely.
“For his own peace of mind, he decided to leave the country.
“For the five months that he spent in Singapore, only five days leading up to his death were spent in hospital receiving medical care.
“Mugabe had no doctor looking after him. Mrs Mugabe had to train staff to assist the family. He was looked after by domestic workers who had no medical training; these are the people who were assisting Mrs Mugabe to look after her husband.
He said such treatment would explain why the family was struggling to reconcile with Mnangagwa and his administration, which he accused of “grandstanding and wanting Mugabe to be buried according to their preference,” he said.
This narrative is in direct contrast to reports by the Zimbabwean government that Mugabe had been seeking treatment in Singapore following revelations that his health was deteriorating
Despite Mugabe’s long history with his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe was adamant that he did not want him Mnangagwa to succeed him.
After the bitter fallout between Mnangagwa and Mugabe, the former president further showed his disapproval of Mnangagwa’s presidency when he endorsed opposition party, MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa for the July 2018 elections.
”Mugabe died more an MDC member than a Zanu-PF member. He even said, leading up to our elections, that he would be voting for Chamisa,” Zhuwawo expressed.
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