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Nyore Madzianike in Buhera
SCORES of mourners from all walks of life have defied heavy rains pounding Buhera this morning to pay their last respects to MDC-T leader and former Prime Minister Mr Morgan Richard Tsvangirai who passed away last Wednesday.
He was 65. Kenyan opposition leader Mr Raila Odinga are expected to attend the funeral service at Makanda Primary School.
Scenes at Humanikwa Village in Buhera late Monday afternoon soon after the late MDC-T leader’s body arrived aboard an Airforce of Zimbabwe helicopter. Pictures by Tinai Nyadzayo
Representatives from the ruling Zanu PF, opposition political parties, churches, civil society, diplomatic corps, trade unionists and academia, among others were also part of the funeral wake.
Gogo Tsvangirayi, the mother of the late Morgan Tsvangirayi is escorted on arrival at the Tsvangirayi homestead late Monday.
Mr Tsvangirai’s body is expected to be interred at his rural home in Humanikwa Village, Buhera today.
Government provided two military helicopters to ferry Mr Tsvangirai’s body and closer relatives, which touched down here yesterday around 1630hrs.
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