Sources from Mugabe’s office told this paper that by Wednesday his handlers were almost finished with his travel arrangements to a destination believed to be Malaysia and he would be travelling with his wife and kids.
He did it in 2002 and had no option this time, when there is even more uncertainty and which he is pretty aware of, a top source said. The truth is the old man can’t be sure of anything now. He fears that his enemies are everywhere, including top CIO, army and even the election management team.
We also heard from senior officials at Air Zimbabwe that Mugabe was likely to grab one of its long-haul planes for his trip to safety.
Mugabe, our sources say, this week held meetings with the team of his remaining closest loyalists in CIO, army, police and other strategic institutions where he said to them he sensed danger but pressed them to do all they can to secure victory for him. But he is no longer sure if those responsible can accept and allow plans to secure that victory by any means possible and that crudely means rigging. He is not even sure whether he will be allowed to get away with another fraud by SADC or SA leader Thabo Mbeki, said the source.
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