After 38 years in power, Mugabe received $10m to resign as president

Zimbabwe has paid about $10m in cash ready to oust President Robert Mugabe from power, while his wife will receive a generous pension after his death and the children's businesses will not be affected by the next administration.

The government will give him a large $5 million, and then the rest I will pay in tranche” told a source to Zimbwe Independent, while the report has confirmed other media.

“Mugabe will enjoy full medical coverage, as well as full monthly salary. In the event of his death, his wife will be given half [his monthly salary])”

Mugabe, 93-year-old, currently receives an annual pension of $150,000, which will be partially inherited by his 52-year-old wife, Grace Mugabe.

Both are expected to stay at the Blue Roof residence in Harare, while the state still pays all travel, security and staff expenses for the couple.

The property of both Mugabe's children and his wife's son Russell from an earlier marriage “will not be confiscated”, reports Guardian. Mugabe's extended family owns a range of milk farms and has apparent interests in the country's mining industry.

Despite opposition protests that no politician should be above the law, Mugabe and his family have also been granted immunity from any legal prosecution for his actions over 37 years in office.

The acting president, 75-year-old Emmerson Mnanggawa, who was a close ally of Mugaba and a helper for decades, has pledged to avoid “taking” against the fallen governing clan and has promised to hold democratic elections next year.