"The party has instructed the chief whip to proceed with impeachment processes," Zanu-PF said in a statement, with the motion due to be presented before parliament on Tuesday. He also said Mugabe was in touch with Emmerson Mnangagwa, the ousted vice president whose sacking led to the military takeover and Mugabe's shock loss of power. After Mnangagwa fled abroad, the army took over the country and placed Mugabe under house arrest. The army insists it has not carried out a coup, but rather an operation to arrest allegedly corrupt supporters around the Mugabe family. Zanu-PF lawmakers said that they would take the first steps to impeach Mugabe on Tuesday after he ignored their ultimatum to resign.

Source: Daily Nation November 21, 2017 04:52 UTC