Zimbabwe Foreign Affairs Secretary Ambassador James Manzou has advised diplomats whose presidents will not be travelling for President Emmerson Mnangangwa’s swearing-in to keep off.

“Please be advised that only heads of mission whose heads of state or government are attending the inauguration ceremony will be allowed to come,” he said in a note sent to all missions represented in Harare.

Meanwhile, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi will be representing President William Ruto at the second-term inauguration of President Mnangagwa slated for Monday.

In a statement on Sunday, Mudavadi has said that Kenya underscores the strong relations between the two countries conveying the country’s goodwill message to Mnangagwa on his re-election for the second term.

“On behalf of the government and the people of Kenya, H.E President William Ruto congratulates President-elect, H.E Dr. Emmerson Mnangagwa on his re-election for the second term,” read the statement.

President Ruo has commended Zimbabweans for peacefully exercising their democratic right, reaffirming Kenya’s support for Zimbabwe’s development.

“Kenya remains steadfast in its commitment to strengthening the long-standing relationship it shares with the government and the people of the Republic of Zimbabwe.”