Mutambara vs Tsvangirai

take a propaganda offensive against his rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, following the collapse of unity talks.
Mutambara’s plan to “paint a dismal and hopeless picture” of Tsvangirai is contained in a 7-page damning dossier shown to The Zimbabwean this week, detailing the set up of a “Think Tank Organ” comprising four committees whose brief is to “completely discredit Tsvangirai.”
But MDC (Mutambara) deputy secretary-general, Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga, dismissed the document as a “badly done CIO hatchet job.”
“Expose his (Tsvangirai) failings as a losing leader who lost his MP election, lost in the 2002 presidential elections, lost (as party leader) in the March 2005 parliamentary elections,” says the strategy document.
Misihairabwi-Mushonga denied the document was authentic, saying its contents flew in the face of the “Code of Conduct” and “Coalition Agreement” signed between the two parties, which agreed they would not insult each other.
She then alleged that Tsvangirai and his deputies had initially breached the codes by attacking Mutambara legislators during rallies and rejecting the one-candidate principle in all future elections.
Mutambara allegedly wrote: “Is it true that Tsvangirai was originally in favour of senate elections? If so turn it on him. That Tsvangirai bought a house in South Africa? If so, why do you spare him? …Tear him to pieces.”
The document further alleges that Tsvangirai embezzled MDC funds and disregarded decisions made by consensus.
“That Tsvangirai had a slush fund unknown to the management. If so, why keep quiet about it?,” asks Mutambara in the letter.
Tsvangirai’s spokesman William Bango said the MDC leader wanted to steer clear of commenting on any matters involving personalities in the struggle for democracy in Zimbabwe.