Zimbabwe Vice President Kembo Mohadi resigned on Monday following local media reports he had engaged in improper conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohadi, along with Constantino Chiwenga, was a deputy to President Emmerson Mnangagwa since 2018, but without a political power base, he was not seen as a potential successor to the president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a rare move by a public official in Zimbabwe, Mohadi said he had taken the decision to step down \u201cnot as a matter of cowardice but as a sign of demonstrating great respect to the office of the President\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have been going through a soul-searching pilgrimage and realised that I need the space to deal with my problem outside the governance chair,\u201d he said in a statement released by the Ministry of Information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Local online media service ZimLive has in the past two weeks carried reports that Mohadi had improper sexual liaisons with married women, including one of his subordinates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohadi, 70, denied the accusations last week saying this was part of a political plot against him. On Monday he continued to deny the accusations saying he would seek legal recourse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al Jazeera<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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