Elizabeth Macheka on Friday opened up on her rocky marriage to Zimbabwe`s former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai also MDC – T Leader.
Macheka and Tsvangirai got married in Harare in 2012.
According to Macheka their separation had nothing to do with Tsvangirai`s loss to ZANU- PF in Zimbabwe`s elections or his well being.
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Macheka, in an exclusive talk with Zimbabwe`s state media, said their problems were sparked by “sensitive personal issues” that only the two of them could resolve without interference from relatives, friends or party officials.
Their problem believed to be a medical one was disclosed to the Herald.
Macheka said: it has always been her dream “to be happily married in poverty and in the midst of plenty”.
Tsvangirai is believed to have planned to marry his late wife Susan Mhundwa`s youngest sister Leah.
Marrying from the Mhundwa family was believed would resolve the “sensitive personal issues” he is facing.
Mr Tsvangirai who flew to Nigeria sometime in 2013 and visited TB Joshua is said to have tried to resolve his sensitive personal problem but failed.
“A lot has been said and written about how I am to blame in the current situation between myself and Mr Tsvangirai. It is not my intention kufukura hapwa, kubvisa matenga akafukidza dzimba or awaken sleeping dogs.
“Let it be known that it is every woman’s dream to be happily married in poverty and even in the midst of plenty,” said Macheka.
“He knows the genesis of the problem, what steps he has been trying in vain to address the situation, including visits to TB Joshua and others. The paralysis between us has nothing to do with the outcome of the July 31, 2013 elections, MDC-T, any other political entity, foreign hand or material worth.
“The matter is both personal and circumstantial and only him and not even relatives, friends or party comrades can solve.”
“Crying the victim or casting aspersions on anyone, including myself, is not only a self-serving sympathy-seeking gimmick but intellectually, factually and morally dishonest stance to take as close friends from both sides of the families and relatives know.
“I shall not be drawn into a public discussion of my marital life since it is a private matter and private matters are best solved privately,” Macheka added.
Sources close to the goings on allege that although the couple loved each other, the relationship had never been smooth sailing.
Family members and Tsvangirai`s young brother are believed to have been spying on Macheka and were allegedly paid up to US$6 000 each to do this and ended up lying to Tsvangirai that Macheka was a ZANU PF spy.
“He would pay his party security aides to spy and track on Elizabeth, paying them as much as US$6 000. The party spies would also cook stories. When Elizabeth discovered this, she confronted Mr Tsvangirai who did not deny it,” one source said.
Tsvangirai who denied plans to marry Leah Mhundwa said he would handle these matters with his wife.
“We will sit down and discuss them as two mature adults,” said Tsvangirai on Friday.
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