Tsvangirai is now in direct and total control of Zimbabwe’s Home Affairs ministry that houses the police, customs, immigration and national registry.
According to a senior MDC and newly-appointed government minister, Tsvangirai is set to summon police commissioner Augustine Chihuri to his office to discuss how the new look police would operate in a democratic country under true rule of law.
“The first to salute Tsvangirai was the Police Commissioner-General, Augustine Chihuri. Army generals did the same before the signing of the power-sharing deal on Monday,” an MDC senior party official told CAJ News.
Prior to the signing of the power-sharing deal the Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander, Lieutenant-General Constantine Chiwenga and other service chiefs vowed never to salute the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) president Morgan Tsvangirai accusing him of being “a sellout”.
“It’s now mandatory for both police and army chiefs to do exactly what they swore never to. Tsvangirai is Zimbabwe’s new prime minister and should be accorded due respect,” said one former freedom fighter after the signing ceremony at Harare International Conference Centre on Monday.
Both president Robert Mugabe and prime minister Tsvangirai, who are sharing power, now command equal authority and respect in Zimbabwe. – CAJ News.