A DEMONSTRATION meant to pressure the ruling Zanu PF party to act on Buhera South Member of Parliament Joseph Chinotimba flopped yesterday.
The protest, which had been planned to take place at the
party’s Buhera district offices at Murambinda growth point, failed to
materialise as police cordoned off the area.
Zanu PF supporters are baying for Chinotimba’s blood after
a leaked video circulated on social media platforms, in which the vocal MP told
party supporters in Muchini village, ward 29 in Buhera South that Mnangagwa was
plotting to remove him from Parliament and ensure he does not retain his seat
in 2023.
“I have put electricity in most areas in my constituency
and I have not stopped … now Mnangagwa wants to send his people to remove me.
This country was fought for by war veterans,” Chinotimba was heard saying.
This courted the ire of Zanu PF youth group, the Zimbabwe
Revolutionary and Patriotic Youth Network, which wrote a letter on Monday
demanding an explanation from Chinotimba, whom they accused of undermining
Mnangagwa.
The letter, written by the group’s secretary for external
affairs, Tendai Nyikadzino, was addressed to newly-elected Zanu PF youth leader
John Paradza.
Yesterday, there was heavy police presence in Buhera in
anticipation of the demonstration against the outspoken legislator. Newsday
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