Vice President Kembo Mohadi returned to Khami Prison in Bulawayo on Friday, revisiting the detention facility where he spent five years during Zimbabwe's liberation struggle. The former intelligence chief endured three years of solitary confinement and two years in Communal Cell 61 while fighting against colonial rule. During his imprisonment, Mohadi maintained secret communications with the liberation movement headquarters in Lusaka through sympathetic wardens and collaborated with ANC allies.
Former cellmates gathered for an emotional reunion at the prison grounds. Fellow inmate Moffat Ndlovu earned a law degree during his detention and later coordinated communications between imprisoned nationalists and external liberation forces. Other former prisoners recalled incidents where Mohadi's confrontational behavior led to collective punishment for all inmates. The Vice President challenged young Zimbabweans to pursue economic independence after achieving political freedom, noting that economic liberation remains unfinished business since 1980.
Former cellmates gathered for an emotional reunion at the prison grounds. Fellow inmate Moffat Ndlovu earned a law degree during his detention and later coordinated communications between imprisoned nationalists and external liberation forces. Other former prisoners recalled incidents where Mohadi's confrontational behavior led to collective punishment for all inmates. The Vice President challenged young Zimbabweans to pursue economic independence after achieving political freedom, noting that economic liberation remains unfinished business since 1980.
