President Emmerson Mnangagwa is reported to have chartered a private plane for former lady Grace Mugabe after her mother died last week Grace was in Singapore, when her mother, Ambuya Marufu succumbed to an undisclosed ailment. The president hired the plane to spare the former first lady the inconvenience of travelling on commercial flights. A senior official told New Zimbabwe,
The president decided to spare the former first lady the inconvenience of scheduled flights at this difficult moment so a chartered plane was arranged for so she could return home as quickly as possible.
Jealousy Mawarire, the spokesperson for the National Patriotic Front (NPF) who has served as former President Robert Mugabe’s liaison to the media when organising press conference confirmed the matter. Writing on Twitter, Mawarire said,
I want to thank President Mnangagwa and his Presidium for facilitating for the travel of former First Lady Dr Mugabe back home for the funeral of Ambuya Marufu. Such a gesture is very much invaluable and much appreciated. May the Lord keep you, lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
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