Dominic Muntanga, who is living in exile in Namibia, chronicled his father's exploits and suffering before independence.
“Unfortunately, he was again imprisoned in a free Zimbabwe. In 1990, he won the Zanu (PF) primaries but was disqualified over false allegations. After my father dropped out, Zanu (PF) had a decade-long electoral loss. We all know the open palm (MDC) has prevailed over the fist (Zanu-PF) since then,” said Muntanga.
He lambasted Mugabe for failing to develop his home area and to uplift the Tonga people.
“The Tonga people have not drunk from the cup of prosperity of independence. We have the Kariba dam, but the Tongas have no clean water and no electricity. Zimbabwe has rejected the Tonga people and the Tonga language,” he said.
Mugabe reacted furiously to the speech, shooting down most of what Muntanga had said and disparaging him personally.
“He won't be like his father. The father's life is not Dominic's. He is enjoying the freedom fought for by his father who was arrested and sent to Khami, Hwahwa and Gonakudzingwa prisons. We also arrested him,” Mugabe said.
Muntanga was arrested in 1981 as part of Mugabe's brutal Gukurahundi crackdown against Zapu, of which the late Muntanga was a leading light.
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