Tsvangirai should be stoned to death: Sibanda

Headlines, News — By admin on November 4, 2011 8:23 pm

By Never Kadungure

Jabulani Sibanda, the notorious leader of the war veterans association in Zimbabwe has called for Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to be ‘stoned to death’ because he spoke out in defence of gay rights.

A few weeks ago Tsvangirai said “I hope the [new] constitution will come out with freedom of sexual orientation. Of course, there is a very strong cultural feeling towards gays in my part of the world, but to me it’s a human right. It’s something that individuals must be allowed to make a choice.”

But Sibanda who has built an infamous reputation of violent crusades while drumming up support for Zanu PF around the country warned “Such reckless utterances are a true sign of arrogance. He (Tsvangirai) should be stoned to death because it [homosexuality] is ungodly and we would not tolerate being led by someone who has the audacity to say such things.”

Tsvangirai has made it clear his comments were “only the opinions of an individual and not a collective party position”. Mugabe, who at one time labelled gays as “worse than pigs and dogs” has skilfully exploited Tsvangirai’s stance on homosexuality and tapped support from Christian churches and traditionalists who are against gays. Nehanda Radio.com

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