Tsvangirai delays his return home
By Tichaona Sibanda
17 May 2008
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai is unlikely to return home on Saturday to resume his presidential election campaign, his party has said.
Nelson Chamisa, the party spokesman said they couldn’t say why he would not be coming on Saturday, ‘except to say it’s due to circumstances beyond our control.’
Its believed the delay is thought to be due to concerns over security arrangements. The delay has been described as a setback for the campaign programme that was set to be launched in Bulawayo on Sunday.
After spending more than a month outside Zimbabwe since then trying to drum up international support, Tsvangirai had been planning to return to Harare on Saturday and resume his campaign to oust Robert Mugabe.
He had been due to speak to newly elected members of parliament from his party, who will form a majority for the first time since independence.
The MDC leader had also planned to address a major rally in Bulawayo, on Sunday. The rally is still scheduled to go ahead. The MDC and human rights groups have said hundreds of its supporters have been beaten up and at least 30 killed since the first round on 29 March.
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