Hwarare, who is
politically dead, is probably attempting a resurrection by forcing sugarcane
farmers to fund Zanu PF activities during the run-up to the 2023 elections.
Speaking at a
recent Zanu PF inter-district meeting at Chitsanga Hall, Hwarare pledged to
influence members of his association to directly fund Zanu PF District
Coordinating Committees (DCCs) using their earnings.
“I have money
and you can all testify. So we agreed to design a stop order, where money will
be directly deducted from each farmer’s account with Tongaat straight into Zanu
PF’s account. I have a gift to convince all those I lead as I am a leader who
is guided by the Holy Spirit,” said Hwarare.
The former Zanu
PF provincial political commissar, whose political star sharply fell over a
couple of years back, said the new funding would be vital for the construction
of new party offices when Chiredzi Town Council availed the land which was
applied for.
“I can
introduce myself as ‘Mureri wenherera nevafumi veZanu PF mafarmers’. I
appreciate Zanu PF made us to be who we are as farmers. You asked for a stand
to construct Zanu PF offices; they cannot be built with stores or leaves, they
are built with money.
“We made
solidarity last week with DCC chairmen. We agreed, with your permission to
design a system on a way to sponsor Zanu PF because we benefitted from it.
Hwarare also
said the immense wealth in sugarcane farming business was the reason why land
was now being sold ‘on the black market’ was that there is money in sugarcane,
which should be benefitting the locals.
“We benefitted
from the Land Reform Programme so there is no way we can run away from working
with you as a party. There is money in sugarcane farming, that’s why you see
many people trying to corruptly acquire land. It proves the reason why you see
many youths crying that they need to be considered in the allocation of land
which is currently benefitting those from Harare only,” claimed Hwarare.
Speaking on
condition of anonymity, some members of CSFAZ vowed to resist Hwarare’s plan
for a Zanu PF-linked stop order facility, saying it would be like forcing
people into associating with political interests they do not like.“We fear it
would be a matter of covert coercion because no member of the association would
want to opt out and risk being given unfriendly labels. You won’t be able to
freely disassociate yourself from it because they will accuse you of being an
opposition sympathiser,” said the source.
Hwarare, whose
mandate expired in November 2020, filed a High Court application to stop CSFAZ
from conducting its Annual General Meeting (AGM) to choose his successor,
saying the country was still taking measures to contain Covid-19 and gatherings
would therefore not be good. TellZim News
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