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Not long before Mr Mnangagwa took over the presidency in 2017, Mr Sikhala wrote him a long open letter saying: "No matter how much you might try to downplay or trivialise your role in the massacre of innocent civilians in Matabeleland during Gukurahundi, we know for a fact that one of our own family members, who is my aunt, died because of your active participation and direct underground command."