Robert Mugabe has been reportedly offered about $5-million lump-sum payment, full monthly salary, security and also protection of his private properties, as part of a deal that led to his resignation.
According to reports, Mugabe was also granted immunity from prosecution after his resignation on Tuesday.
According to The Independent , negotiators managed to strike a deal with the country’s military power to enable Mugabe not to go into exile but rather enjoy his retirement in Zimbabwe with all his benefits duely accrued to him.
“Government will give him $5 million lump-sum and then the remainder to be paid out in instalments,” the report quoted a source as saying.
“Mugabe will also enjoy full medical cover as well as his full monthly salary. In the event of his death, his wife will be given half salary per month.”
Zimbabweans witnessed the inauguration of their new president Emmerson Mnanagagwa on Friday after Mugabe’s 37 year rule.
Mnangagwa, 75, promised the contry a democratic election come next year.
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