Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe
has gone on hunger strike in protest against his confinement.
According to DailyMail UK, the
93-year-old has not accepted any food since Saturday.
Mugabe is under house arrest at
his Blue Roof mansion.
His nephew Patrick Zhuwao said on
Saturday that Mugabe was “willing to die for what is correct.”
A Zanu-PF minister confirmed to
the newspaper that Mugabe is also refusing to speak as part of his days-long
protest.
“The old man has been trying a
lot of various tricks since last night,” the minister, who asked not to be
named said, adding, “Hunger strikes, making threats and refusing to talk.”
Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party
held a special meeting on its central committee on Sunday where Mugabe was
removed as its leader, with former Vice President, Emmerson Mnangagwa taking
over.
The 93-year-old is also expected
to discuss his expected exit with army commander, Constantino Chiwenga, who put
him under the house arrest.
Mugabe’s wife, Grace, has also
been removed as head of the Zanu-PF Women’s League.
Head of power liberation war,
Chris Mutsvangwa said “We are going all the way,” as he headed into the
meeting, adding that Mugabe should just resign and leave the country.
“He’s trying to bargain for a
dignified exit but he should just smell the coffee and gap it,” he added.
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