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Vice President Kembo Mohadi

Auxilia Katongomara and Farirai Machivenyika, Chronicle Reporters
VICE President Kembo Mohadi who was injured during a bomb blast at White City Stadium last month is recovering and undergoing physiotherapy in a South African hospital.

VP Mohadi was among the 49 victims who were injured during the terrorist attack and two of the victims later died.

Addressing Zanu Pf supporters at Dingumuzi Stadium on Thursday, VP Chiwenga said VP Mohadi was in hospital but was recovering while Zanu-PF provincial chairperson Cde Oppah Muchinguri is recovering from home.

“We all know the tragedy that occurred June 23 in Bulawayo. These attackers wanted to kill the leadership, to destroy Zanu-PF. They wanted to destroy the leadership of the Government of Zimbabwe. But they ended up injuring 49 innocent people and we have lost two of them. In that process our Vice President Cde Kembo Mohadi and our national chairperson Cde Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri were injured,” said VP Chiwenga.

“Cde Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri is back home, she is recovering at her home in Harare while Cde Mohadi is still in hospital and we talk to him every day.

He is much better and undergoing physiotherapy. We are looking forward to seeing him coming back to work soon”.

VP Chiwenga said after the misfortune, VP Mohadi’s brother was also hospitalised and later died.

“Why were these attackers paining people like this? What was their intention? What they wanted to achieve does not stop the election. It won’t deter us as bombs was our food when we were in the bush together with Cde SK Moyo. It will not stop the elections instead it encourages you and the party and everyone who loves the country to work going forward,” said VP Chiwenga.

He urged party supporters to remain united to shame the detractors.

Meanwhile, VP Mohadi’s brother, Steven who has been declared liberation war hero would be buried at his rural home in Mtetengwe, Beitbridge today.

Cde Mohadi (58), a war veteran and a former Zimbabwe National Army officer, died on Saturday at Trauma Centre Hospital in Borrowdale, Harare, after some illness. He is survived by his wife Emma, six children and five grandchildren. — @AuxilIaK.