Here Is Why Its Not Easy For Mugabe To Take Down Mnangagwa

Have you ever wondered why it is so hard for President Mugabe to get rid of Mnangagwa that easily?  Ever since President Robert Mugabe ruthlessly dispatched the now former Vice President Joice Mujuru, speculation has centered on whether her replacement, Emmerson Mnangagwa, will suffer the same fate given similar allegations that he leads a faction angling for him to succeed the 92 year Zanu PF leader.Here Is Why Its Not Easy For Mugabe To Take Down Mnangagwa.

What most of the analysis being bandied around chooses to forget is that there are clear and major differences between Mnangagwa and Mujuru. Unlike Mujuru, Mnangagwa has done a lot of dirty work for President Robert Mugabe both as State Security Minister, Defence Minister, Justice Minister and chairman of the Joint Operations Command (JOC).

Getting rid of Mnangagwa can never be the proverbial walk in the park. It appears obvious Mugabe would rather play a tactical game with his deputy. Instead of confronting Mnangagwa directly, Mugabe has deployed political attack dogs like Sarah Mahoka, Mandi Chimene and his own wife Grace Mugabe to whip Mnangagwa into line.

In February, Mahoka (Zanu-PF Women’s League secretary for finance) challenged Mnangagwa not to “sit like a lame duck” and respond to the factionalism allegations. Last week, Chimene (Manicaland Provincial Affairs Minister) called for Mugabe to sack Mnangagwa. Grace Mugabe has dished out similar but veiled attacks towards the VP.

It is doubly obvious given his background that Mnangagwa enjoys the support of the military and from the stance of the war veterans and the Gushungo Bombing saga the military’s support for Mugabe is tenuous. Two weeks ago, the war veterans, a reserve military force, announced they would no longer be supporting a ”dictatorial” Mugabe.