The axe is
hovering over Zaka DCC Chairperson Clemence Chiduwa, Masvingo District Chair
Tawanda Dube and Bikita’s Chamunorwa Taruona.
The development
allegedly follows the recent suspension of Chivi DCC Chairperson Samuel
Magonde.
Zanu PF
Masvingo Provincial Chairperson, Robson Mavhenyengwa confirmed the suspension
of Magonde to TellZim News but said he was the only one who had been suspended.
“Yes Magonde
was issued with a prohibition order, it’s just an internal disciplinary action
following some inhouse cases of indiscipline. We only have that case and there
are no other suspensions in the said districts,” said Mavhenyengwa.
However, party
insiders told TellZim News that four DCC chairpersons allegedly traveled to the
party’s headquarters in Harare to complain about the co-option of central
committee members in Chivi and Bikita.
The incident
angered the provincial executive since the four allegedly went behind the
provincial leadership’s backs breaching protocol.
Sources further
allege that the four were also promised that a top official would facilitate
that they got vehicles as the central committee members got theirs.
“The four led
by one local party leader travelled to the party headquarters to complain about
the cooption that were done in Bikita and Chivi. However, they were told that
it was against procedure that they go there directly instead of the provincial
executive that they had bypassed.
“They were also
promised to get vehicles from Kudakwashe Tagwirei and Paul Tungwarara (who are
behind the central committee vehicles) but they were turned down. This angered
Mavhenyengwa and his team,”said the source.
Mavhenyengwa
also issued a stern warning against rising factionalism among the party’s
District Coordinating Committee (DCC) chairpersons, emphasizing the need for
unity within the party structures.
Addressing a
Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) meeting at Masvingo Polytechnic on October
31, Mavhenyengwa expressed concern over emerging divisions and groupings within
the party’s leadership.
“Previously I
had seen as if the party was united but now some divisions and groupings were
emerging. We thought we were seeing as if we were walking and working together
but I am seeing the divisions and groupings are now emerging,” said
Mavhenyengwa.
The provincial
chairperson stressed that with no immediate elections pending at any level,
there should be no justification for internal divisions.
“As a chair, my
wish is for Masvingo to be united as it stands. We do not have any election
that we are facing, no branch or district election is pending, even DCCs or
Province, so we should work as one. We do not want people who continue looking
back to previous elections,” he stated.
Mavhenyengwa
cited his own working relationship with Provincial Minister Ezra Chadzamira,
whom he contested for the chairmanship position, as an example of post-election
unity.
“I contested
the Minister but now we are one. When he organizes a programme he notifies me,
when I do mine I notify him, at times we go together. So that is what you
should be doing,” he told the DCC chairpersons.
The party
leader emphasized that DCC positions belong to the party, not individuals, and
warned against alignment politics.
“The DCC
chairperson is for everyone, you should be uniting people not dividing them.
You are DCC for the party not for individuals because some are now saying I am
aligned to so and so, and because of that I don’t recognize this one,”
Mavhenyengwa said.
In a direct
warning to errant members, he added: “I am not referring to anyone, Ndiri
Kungorova bembera (I am just firing warning shots), we are all Shonas so I
think you understand me. Be DCCs for everyone not to fan divisions.”
Mavhenyengwa
specifically praised Chiredzi district for overcoming past divisions, while
urging party members not to take political issues too personally.
“I am happy
with Chiredzi. The district used to have divisions and we had meetings after
meetings to resolve them but now they are one. The party issues should not be
taken at heart too much, if you do the issues will stress you,” he advised.
Zanu PF is divided between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy retired
General Constantino Chiwenga with Mnangagwa loyalists pushing for his rule
beyond 2028 where his constitutional term should be ending.” TellZimNews
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