The other four staff members, Thabani Mpofu, Felix Matsinde, Mehluli Tshuma and Anna Muzvidziwa were arrested on Sunday together with lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa and former Harare City Councilor Warship Dumba. The Prime Minister takes this attack on his Office as an affront to democracy and to the rule of law.
It is an attack not only on the members of staff but also on the institution of the Office of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister appraised the SADC Facilitation Team on Wednesday night of the deteriorating situation as we begin preparations for the elections. However the Prime Minister is aware that these are unnecessary distractions that will dismally fail to divert our attention from the democratic agenda of delivering a new Zimbabwe.