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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>THE FAMILY of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe says it is outraged by a local chief\u2019s decision to have the remains of the former statesman reburied at the country\u2019s National Heroes\u2019 Acre.<\/p>\n

In an exclusive interview with The Star, Leo Mugabe, the nephew of Robert Mugabe, said the family was shocked that in a democratic country, a traditional court could ignore the wishes of the Mugabe family.<\/p>\n

Mugabe said the chief who made the decision to fine Grace Mugabe and instruct her to exhume the former president\u2019s remains was a \u201cdistant relative\u201d who did not understand the local tradition.<\/p>\n

The traditional court in Kutama village had ruled that Robert Mugabe\u2019s remains should be buried in Harare at the National Heroes\u2019 Acre cemetery by July 1. Mugabe was buried at his hometown of Kutama in the Zvimba district.<\/p>\n

\u201cBasically, we woke up to the news that the chief had made a judgment against the former first lady and we had objected to her being summoned to the chief\u2019s court on the basis that she is only married in the Mugabe family, she does not make decisions on behalf of the Mugabe family, particularly the decision of where my uncle was buried; it was made by the Mugabe family and as such we were outraged by the decision and we will not stand idly by,\u201d Leo Mugabe said.<\/p>\n

He said the family enjoyed great support from the entire Zimbabwean nation. The Mugabe family was also banking on receiving support from the government of Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe chief has no jurisdiction to tell people where they should be buried and he is a distant cousin to my uncle so he can\u2019t be taking decisions on behalf of the clan because the clan has nothing to do with individual burials. Even the last chief that he replaced he was buried in his yard. He didn\u2019t raise his head to say he must be buried where the other chiefs are buried; we are taken aback so we want to see if the government can take instructions from a traditional leader.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mugabe said his uncle Robert Mugabe would have been angered by the entire debacle.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe would have not tolerated a decision of this kind being taken on anybody. While he insisted on some of his colleagues being taken to Heroes\u2019 Acre, he would go to the family and explain to them why he thinks they should go to the Heroes\u2019 Acre; it was always the case, but the family is free to bury their loved ones where they want to bury them. We can\u2019t be forced to take him to the Heroes\u2019 Acre.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mugabe said the family was in disbelief over the entire matter. He said the family including Robert Mugabe\u2019s children were all united in fighting the \u201cridiculous\u201d ruling by the local chief.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are behind us and we have a lot of support from everywhere and we are not going to accept this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cultural expert Mcebo Dlamini said the matter was not as clear cut because Robert Mugabe belonged to the people of Zimbabwe, while at the same time, he was a family man and a leader in his own community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith us as Africans a family cemetery speaks volumes, it\u2019s a form of ownership, it\u2019s how we claim the land when we are asked, where is the home of your forefathers? There is significance in terms of rituals and culture, but Mugabe went beyond (that) and he became a father of a nation and a struggle icon. The country claims him,\u201d Dlamini said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, Father William Slattery, said Robert Mugabe was a devoted Catholic who had close relations with the church and was spotted many times at the Vatican. He said should the family decide to move his remains, prayers would need to be undertaken by a priest before and after the exhumation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Catholic church has a deep respect for the dead and we place the departed at the cemetery where they lie in hope of resurrection.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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