Mutambara springs a surprise

DEPUTY Prime Minister (DPM) Arthur Mutambara yesterday leapt to the defence of five MDC legislators who were fired for allegedly selling out to the rival MDC-T, saying they were elected under his leadership and cannot be expelled from the House of Assembly.

Report by Everson Mushava

Mutambara, who lost the leadership of the MDC formation to Industry and Commerce minister Welshman Ncube at the party’s congress last year, has refused to relinquish the DPM post.

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