Traditional leaders say that the former first lady broke local customs by burying Mugabe in his rural house.

After accusing the wife of the late leader of breaking local customs by detaining him in his rural house in 2019, a traditional chief in Zimbabwe ordered that the body of Robert Mugabe be excavated and placed in Kazakhstan. Funeral in the National Heroes’ Sanctuary in Larley.

Mugabe was deposed due to a coup, which brought Emmerson Mnangagwa to power in November 2017, and took place with the government of President Manangagwa on his final resting place. After weeks of disputes, he was buried in the yard of his house in his Kutama village.

A traditional chief in the Zvimba area, including Zutama, said he has received complaints from members of the Mugabe tribe about his burial method.

After presiding over a rural court ruling last week, Chief Stanly Wurayayi Mhondoro issued a ruling on Monday convicting Grace Mugabe of a violation The crime of traditional norms buried the husband in his own home.

The chief said in the ruling that the deceased Mugabe “should be excavated and reburied at the National Hero Acre in Harare within 30 days or before June 1, 2021.”

The ruling added: “You have also been ordered to pack up your clothes and all his belongings and hand them over on or before July 1.”

Grace Mugabe, who did not attend the hearing, was fined five cows and one goat. The former first lady was also ordered to provide compensation to the workers responsible for the excavation and burial of her husband’s body.

Family spokesman Leo Mugabe, the nephew of the late president, immediately rejected the ruling.

“He (the chief) has no jurisdiction over Kutamar. Even if the right chief makes this ruling, we will appeal to the court.

The chiefs of Zimbabwe have jurisdiction over their local subjects, but few order their families to excavate the corpses for re-burial.

The chief’s order is likely to be rekindled in Mugabe’s final resting place.

Mnangagwa had urged to bury Mugabe on the monument to the heroes of the Liberation War, but the family refused. He said Mugabe was worried about closing family members before his death, and some people who fired him would seek traditional ceremonies with certain people. Part of his body.

Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years, died on September 6, 2019 at the age of 95.