Kembo Mohadi bounces back as Vice President after tlof tlof scandal

Kembo Mohadi has made a huge comeback after he resigned from Vice Presidency in 2021 following a scandal involving explicit content leaked about him.

Today, Kembo Mohadi was sworn in as President Mnangagwa’s deputy along with Constantine Chiwenga.

Mohadi Sex Scandal

Mohadi, along with Constantino Chiwenga, was a deputy to President Emmerson Mnangagwa since 2018 and quit after a sex scandal.

In a rare move by a public official in Zimbabwe, Mohadi said he had taken the decision to step down “not as a matter of cowardice but as a sign of demonstrating great respect to the office of the President”.

“I have been going through a soul-searching pilgrimage and realised that I need the space to deal with my problem outside the governance chair,” he said in a statement released by the Ministry of Information.

In his letter of resignation, Mohadi said the decision was spurred by the need for him to “deal with my problems outside the governance chair”.

“I have been going through a soul searching pilgrimage and realized that I need the space to deal with my problems outside the governance chair.

“I have arrived at this decision not as a matter of cowardice but as a sign of demonstrating great respect to the office of the President so that it is not compromised or caricatured by actions that are linked to my challenges as an individual,” said Mohadi.

The ex-VP repeated claims he was a victim of social media distortions, voice cloning and political sabotage.

He continued, “Hard as it may be to my family, friends, comrades and cadres of my Party Zanu PF, I am taking the decision to step down as Vice President of Zimbabwe, to save the image of my government.

“My decision to relinquish the Vice President post is also a way of respecting the citizens of this Great Nation, and my Part Comrades, some of whom have been affected by the falsehoods and character assassination in the digital ecosystems.”

Mohadi is the first top government official in years to be forced to resign after a sex scandal.