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MP Mukanduri, Chivange fight for Zaka East

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MP Mukanduri, Chivange fight for Zaka East
Talent Chivange

Samson Mukanduri

Beatific Gumbwanda 

ZAKA -The Zanu PF intra-party ructions are now reaching even the lowest party structures, with Zaka East witnessing some serious discord which have seen incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency, Samson Mukanduri, sparring with youth league member, Talent Chivange, whom he suspects to be harbouring ambitions to take over the seat from him.
The brawl stems from the donations Chivange has been making to disadvantaged children in the constituency.
Mukanduri is said to be worried that Chivange is using the donations as a springboard to politics which will see him ultimately contesting the seat in the Zanu PF primaries ahead of the eagerly anticipated 2018 general elections.
Chivange, who admitted his charity efforts are being disrupted by Mukanduri, said he has no political ambitions.
“I am surprised that Mukanduri is misinterpreting my noble intentions. I am just trying to help people from my home area and I don’t have any political ambition. The problem is that he is insecure because he knows he is doing nothing for the people there,” said Chivange. 
People who spoke to this publication on condition of anonymity said a jittery Mukanduri is dead afraid of being out-competed that he has began telling villagers to reject Chivange’s donations and is wrapping in councillors in his efforts to smear Chivange by labeling him a People First member.
Councillor Fortune Maputsa of ward 30 is being mentioned as one of the councillors that have been recruited by Mukanduri to frustrate Chivange’s alleged political ambitions in Zaka East.
Maputsa, however, denied having anything to do with the brawl saying he is not taking any orders from anybody.
“I am not receiving orders from anyone and for any further questions I refer you to the council chairman,” said Maputsa.
Other people also made it clear that Mukanduri is not doing his job saying the two terms he is serving as MP have seen him doing nothing tangible for the people. 
“We now need a change of leadership. Mukanduri has been our MP for two terms but he has done nothing compared to the late Tinos Rusere,” said one villager from the constituency.
When contacted for comment, Mukanduri denied reports of bad blood with Chivange saying he does not even know him.
He, however, warned that there were rules to be observed in Zanu PF saying nobody can just walk into his constituency and do their programmes without his blessing.
“I am not aware of the existence of Talent Chivange but we have protocols in Zanu PF and you can’t overstep those protocols. If he is there, he should go through our offices at Jerera.
“Anyone who wants to get into my constituency should contact me first before doing so. So tell him that he should contact me so that I will organise meetings for him,” Mukanduri said.
He also denied ever barring people from attending Chivange’s meetings.news

Panic as Army boss descends on Bikita ahead of by-election

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Panic as Army boss descends on Bikita ahead of by-election
Itai Muzondo

Bikita. —  Barely two weeks after Zanu-PF’s most senior member in Masvingo Province, Josaya Hungwe, told his party supporters that they should not lose sleep over the inroads made by opposition political parties in the province since his party had the capacity to hire soldiers to campaign for the ruling party during the 2018 elections, Major-General Engelbert Rugeje has since caused commotion in Bikita West where he has reportedly camped for some few weeks now.
Zimabwe national Army (ZNA) Major-General Engelbert Rugeje
Opposition candidates campaigning for the Bikita West by-election slated for January 21 next year said although General Rugeje hails from Bikita, it was not fair for him to openly tell people at Nyika Growth Point that he had “come home” to monitor the campaign and will be leaving after the elections.
In his speech recently, Hungwe singled out General Rugeje saying in the worst case scenario, Zanu-PF would deploy the army boss to deal with the people.
“You remember what Rugeje did in 2008? We can easily ask him to come back and help us to campaign when the time comes,” Hungwe told Zanu-PF members who were gathered at Masvingo Polytechnic recently. Candidates vying for the Bikita West seat have since criticised the Zanu-PF move, saying it is a major setback to free and fair elections.
“We know Rugeje comes from Bikita, but he is not the only top army official from that area. Why is it he is now coming home and openly telling people, especially at Nyika Growth Point, that he was home to monitor election campaigns?
“We are not happy with Rugeje but what I want him to know is that this time we can take him head-on. We fear nobody and there is no amount of intimidation that will stop people from voting for me,” said independent candidate Heya Shoko.
Zimbabwe People First candidate Kudakwashe Gopo said apart from Rugeje’s shenanigans, Zanu-PF was already rounding up village heads and threatening them so that they force people to vote for Beauty Chabaya.
“Zanu-PF is always working towards thwarting electoral laws. Recently, their candidate; Beauty Chabaya, gathered village heads and traditional leaders and openly told them that they were supposed to campaign for Zanu-PF. We are extremely disturbed by the way Zanu-PF is doing here,” said Gopo.
Another independent candidate, Innocent Muzvimbiri, said it was unfair for Zanu-PF to use Rugeje as their campaign manager.
“There is no problem in using any campaign manager of your choice but what matters is the nature of campaign, whether it  is peaceful or violent. Currently, we are experiencing scenarios where our posters are being removed and such behaviour is just against the law. 
“What I am trying to bring across is that, if Major-General Rugeje decides to campaign for Chabaya, then he must come out in the open rather than employing guerrilla tactics in the constituency.
“We even had a meeting with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) last week but it seems when complaints are against Zanu-PF, they are reluctant and when complaints come towards the opposition, stringent measures are taken. It is therefore my wish that such inconsistencies be dealt with before the by-election to ensure a free and fair election,” Muzvimbiri said.
However, Rugeje could not be reached for comment but Zanu-PF Masvingo political commissar and Bikita South legislator Jeppy Jaboon said he was shocked by the allegations from opposition political parties. 
“Our opponents are just panicking on the realisation that we are luring big numbers. 
“We are not using Rugeje here — those are blue lies, there is nothing like that in Bikita. We have never summoned village heads to any meeting. However, we simply held meetings with our cell groups to ensure that our campaign drive is in order. 
“Some of the cell group members are village heads of course, but the meeting was never summoned for village heads as our opponents have been made to believe,” said Jaboon.
In a statement last Monday, The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) said they were worried by patterns of violence in the  by-election campaigns.
“The Chimanimani West campaign period was marred by violence, intimidation and vote-buying, a worrying pattern that continues to be observed in by-elections. 
“The role of traditional leaders in the constituency during the campaign period has also come under scrutiny. Some of the traditional leaders were openly campaigning for Zanu-PF. 
“This is in contravention of Section 281(2) of the Constitution which states that “traditional leaders must not act in a partisan manner nor further the interests of any political party. 
“ZESN observed electoral malpractices that amount to vote-buying such as giving out hand-outs in the form of maize and rice to lure voters,” reads part of the statement.

Masvingo church Glory Temple introduces swipe machines

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Masvingo church Glory Temple introduces swipe machines
TellZim Reporter
MASVINGO – Glory Temple has become the first church in Masvingo province to introduce Point Of Sale (POS) swipe machines to easy payment of tithes and offerings as the nation continue to experience critical cash shortage, TellZim News can exclusively reveal.
Glory Temple founder Reverend Ntobeko Mhlanga
The highly anticipated Bond Notes which were effected last week failed to tackle the cash crisis and people continued to use plastic money to buy goods and services, a move which prompted Glory Temple to also introduce swipe machines to ensure that congregants pay their tithes and offerings with much easy.
Confirming the development, Glory Temple founder Reverend Ntobeko Mhlanga urged congregants during sermon on Sunday that those with no hard cash can use the swipe machine to pay their tithes and offerings.
“Those who want to swipe can do so but please bear with us that we have one machine at the moment and as a result the queue might be a bit long. We are however, looking into that and I am sure we will have more machines anytime soon,” said Rev Mhlanga.
And indeed Rev Mhlanga correctly predicted that the queue would be long as congregants flocked to use the POS machine.
Glory Temple is well ahead of even some thriving businesses who are failing to provide POS machine to enable customers to buy using plastic money.

92 reasons Mahofa should not attend Zanu PF Conference

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92 reasons Mahofa should not attend Zanu PF Conference
Mapombi has 92 good reasons for gogo Mahofa not to attend the conference which ends next week. 
Asi vanhu chiiko nemi kungonzwa angoti 92 motofunga makore? mapombi never said 92 years but 92 reasons manje izvo zvekugwegura zvamava kutaura zvabva kupi? Haa tibvirei apa muchiti nemi hamuchagweguriwo here? Tikwanirei apa!
Mapombi said she has 92 reasons why Shuvai Mahofa the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs for Masvingo should not attend the Zanu PF conference.  
Are you forgetting that she almost died last year at Zanu PF Congress as a result of food poisoning? Or was it BP after TellZim News broke the story that she was alleged to have stolen Bona’s gifts which had been donated from the Low veld? 
Whatever the case maybe, whether she was poisoned or she succumbed to high blood pressure; still both should make her worry of attending the conference. 
Mahofa is at catch 22 situation on whether to attend the conference or not. She is the Minister of State for Masvingo and is supposed to welcome delegates to the province and the same time attending increases her chances of being posioned again or kukwidziwa BP futi. Handditi you all know futi kuti kune nyaya yeminda yenzimbe iri kupisa iye? 
And Mahofa is at the middle of the battle apa hanzi akaita kuti Team Lacoste yega ingopiwa sugarcane farms – apa Mombeshora has since withdrew the offer letters. Tichaonesa chete zvedu isu vana Mapombi this conference.
But Mapombi has 92 reasons why Mahofa should not dare attend the conference. 
Are you aware that Mahofa almost died achishandira chigaro ichi? Kkkkk anyone who remembers pastor Charles Charamba’s song yekuti ‘kana ndotamba sudurukai kani ndoda kutamba sezvakaita David. . .mambo akatamba nezuva riye… akatamba kusvika mai vapopota…’
Mahofa danced until she collapsed during the women’s league conference. She later regained consciousness and picked up from where she had left, and she danced until she passed out again. Mahofa’s dancing prowess impressed Marujata who then immediately recommended to mudhara kuti aiitiwe Minister of State for Masvingo replacing Kudakwashe Bhasikiti who was being accused of being in the wrong basket.  In fact Bhasikiti was indeed in the wrong basket as you are all aware that he has since joined Joice Mujuru to form ZimPF. Kkkkkk hakuna chisingabhadhare kuZanu PF, one can even be rewarded for fuelling political violence. That’s Zanu PF for you!
Anyway, let me try to rush otherwise I might fail to articulate all the 92 reasons why Mahofa should not attend the Zanu PF conference at Masvingo Provincial Agricultural Show Grounds this week. The first point is that , if Mahofa was really poisoned last year and survived then this time the perpetrators will make sure zvekuti kana uri mushonga wamakonzo vanodira masatchets gumi chaiwo. And mind you tsuro haipone rutsva kaviri.
Secondly, Mahofa openly defied President Mugabe after he pledged 300 cattle to AU and told the 92 year-old to go hang saying there was no way Masvingo would donate cattle when people were dying of starvation.  Mahofa publicly condemned Mugabe’s call for each province to donate cattle so that he could honour his pledge to the AU and Mahofa publicly shot down the idea which Mapombi is very sure irked Gushungo. And the old man is likely to use the conference opportunity to hit back at Mahofa – thus the reason Mapombi wants gogo Mahofa not to attend the conference. 
Kkkkk mashamiswa nekuti ndati gogo Mahofa? Imika itai mushe hamuzvioni here kuti makore awanda apa munoti 75 ndeekutamba nawo here? Nhasi zvangu koi mi zvekuti tichitaura munhu ane makore 75 imi mototi uyu uri nani pane ane 92 zviri kubva nekupiko? Muchandinyimisa mabonzo imi paConference netunyaya twenyu twekuchembera kwevanhu twusina maturo utwu.
Anyway, the third reason is that Mapombi heard that the reports that Mahofa stole donations that were meant for Bona baffles Dr Gire and as you are all aware that an investigation team was immediately sent to the Lowveld to do investigations and the findings were still withheld. Mapombi is not that well connected but she only has one advantage; that is, people freely discuss their issues even when she is around because they think she is a mad person.  I am not crazy!
But this is how I get information most of the time. And on this one I heard the findings of the investigation team yakaenda kuChiredzi uko achataurwa ipapa and Mahofa will be crucified. Worse that gogo Mahofa supports Ngwena to take over from President Mugabe which our good Doctor Amai is totally against. Hameno. Kkkkk iyo yehu Doctor iyi haa zvakaoma. 
Can you imagine a Dr (PhD) who can’t even spell a simple word like remittance?  Kkkkkk Zanu PF inozozvinyanyawo akomana kuchipisa huDr kusvika pakadaro. Even Grade 7 dropouts are now Dr courtesy of Zanu PF. Iyezvino munhu kana akati I am a Dr then first ask which political party do you support before asking the person kuti makariitira kupi doctorate renyu. Ukanzwa angoti I support Zanu PF then don’t waste your time asking kuti makaitira kupi PhD yenyu. 
Anyway, let us not waste time talking about these dubious doctorates and concentrate on the reasons why Dr Mahofa should find excuses not to attend the conference. Aah hezvo she is not yet a Dr by the way I wanted to say gogo Mahofa. But who knows with her knitting certificate anongomuka ava Dr rakacheka nyika and hapana unomboti pwee.
It’s almost lunch time guys before I complete the 92 reasons. Let me go ndindokanga maputi angu for lunch and then resume soon after lunch time. But before I go, please tell Mphoko kuti Masvingo ichakuvavira iyi. Honestly how dare he declared while addressing a rally in Chiweshe early this year that Makaranga will never rule this country?Kutoimbawo wena kutu Mazezuru unconquerable baba vangu kusaziva kuti zundu kugara mundove hazvireve kuti ratovawo mombe. Anyway welcome to the Makaranga stronghold little known Mphoko – we want you to withdraw that statement during the conference or else. Mboko imboko!

Masvingo City Council turns down Zanu PF donation plea

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Masvingo City Council turns down Zanu PF donation plea
Upenyu Chaota
Masvingo city council has once again refused to give in to Zanu PF’s demands money to fund party activities as they recently turned down the request for donations towards the national conference slated for next week in Masvingo.
Masvingo Mayor Hubert Fidze

Early this year, the city fathers turned down another request to fund the 21st February movement celebrations but the persistent Zanu PF tried its luck again for the conference but to no avail.
Mayor Hubert Fidze confirmed that the council received the letter asking for donations towards the Zanu PF conference from the Minister of State, Shuvai Mahofa’s office.
“The letter came but as the council we have been very clear on our position of not getting involved in political party activities,” said Fidze.
The Finance committee had an urgent meeting last week to deliberate on the letter but they agreed to stick to principle.
Ward 4 councillor Godfrey Kurauone who is on record for defending the council’s stance on political party activities and almost came close to a fist fight with Ward 10 councillor Lovemore Mufamba over the 21st February movement celebrations donations, said they will not be influenced to blow the ratepayers’ money.
“The council has and will always stand guided by principles. We cannot temper around with people’s money by giving  donations to a political party.
“Imagine if we do that with all the political parties in this country, we will be left with no cent for service delivery. People need accountability for their money and how will they react when they find out we give their money as donations to political parties while service delivery suffers,” said Kurauone.
He added that the council is struggling to settle salaries for their workers hence they do not have a single cent to divert.
“We do not want to set a bad precedence by giving money to political parties. There are other pressing matters that need more money and we are struggling to make ends meet. We are also struggling to pay salaries for our employees so it is better to channel the little we have to service delivery,” Kurauone said.

MP Marapira angers Zano villagers

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MP Marapira angers Zano villagers
Upenyu Chaota
Masvingo North legislator Davies Marapira last week failed to turn up at a meeting in Zano where villagers had been promised rice and had to wait from morning till late night hoping to get a meal for the day in the drought stricken province.
Davis Marapira

Food aid has been used for political mileage in the province with opposition members crying foul as they are usually left out when the food aid is distributed.
The Zano villagers were furious by the mid-afternoon but had high hopes of their legislator showing up with the much needed food aid.
Some of the villagers told TellZim News that whenever there is a talk about food you have to be there with your whole family so that you can get more.
However, it was a different day at Zano last week as villagers spent the whole day waiting for Marapira who failed to turn up.
“The situation in our homes is critical and we are finding it difficult to put food on the table. When our leaders call for meetings to donate food aid, we leave no one at home because some of us have big families and the little we get per person will do us no good.
“We came here as early as 8am and we never moved because we feared to be left out. We stayed put until it got dark and all hope was lost. We were promised rice,” said one villager.
Marapira told TellZim News that there was  no need for the people to cry foul since the meeting was rescheduled for another day.
“Why would people want to make a big deal out of this issue? We communicated with the people that there would be no rice donation on the day in question. There is a lot of rice coming to the people and we are going to give them an early Christmas present. There was a big queue where we get the rice and priority was being given to schools hence we loaded late,” said Marapira.
When the rice eventually comes, Marapira said he was going to everybody regardless of political affiliation.

Gapare relivess jail experience

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Gapare relivess jail experience
Lawrence Mandava
MUTIMUREFU – Former Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) Masvingo Urban ward 8 councillor and now Zanu PF member, Misheck Gapare who was recently given bail after he challenged both his conviction and sentence following his two months stay in Mutimurefu prisons told this publication that jail life exposed him to the worst experience in his life.
Misheck Gapare 

Gapare, who was sentenced to two years over stands scam involving 50 residential stands, told TellZim News that prison life is something that he would not want to be reminded by anyone.
“When you are a prisoner, you are a prisoner like any other convict. You do not choose what to do except to follow instructions and do what other prisoners would be doing,” said Gapare.
Despite the challenges and jail pains he experienced, Gapare indicated that he did not stop dreaming big as he explained of himself continuing to think about his family and his business while in jail.
While in Mutimurefu – about 20km along Masvingo-Mutare highway, Gapare would not let a single day passing without him thinking of business ideas he wanted to implement after his release.
“When I was in jail, I was thinking about my family and my business. I didn’t stop dreaming big because of the circumstances. I have a target of finishing all my pending projects. My projects have been disturbed for that time but all will be in place soon,”he said.
Gapare said he has nothing to worry on his case before the courts saying God would rescue him from the seemingly impending danger.
 “I believe in God, it is God who created the land and I know God will give the final decision,”  said the ever confident Gapare.

Zimbabwe and her President!

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Zimbabwe and her President!

So where are we going? Ndati ndivhunzewo zvangu ini Mapombi. Ndodavo kuziva kuti kanyika aka kakatarirepi? You know what, there are a lot of things taking place in this country. It’s happening very fast and before we ask any question, the President is already out of the country. Haa manakigwa nendege mukadai neiko nhai Gushungo.
You know what, there are a lot of things and issues that really demand genuine responses from the man himself bva mungamuwanepiko, he is now globe-trotting, kuita Zienda nemudenga chaiko ivo vari Gushungo zvavo. In am sure dai ari mazuva aya ekunotora mitupo, kkk dai vamwe vavakunzi Zienda nemudenga because yangova ndege after ndege. Anyway, maybe ndozvazviri when you become… chipedzisaiwo moda kuzoti makahwa naMapombi.
Is it true that there is a graduation ceremony for ECD pupils in a certain country near East? Kkkk this is just a question but don’t let him know about this event, munganzwa yava phone atobhururuka because these days he does not to miss anything pertaining some fyling.  Mukavaudza hameno zvenyu, he can fly and leave you mega pa conference iyoyika yatinongonzwa ichaitirwa muno iyi. Nhaka zvedu vekutaurisa, gore rino tichaonerera vana Lacoste vacho ne Gushungo 40 yacho.
But excuse me Mr President, ini ndonzi Mapombi straight from Dr Grace’s Trading Center apo patinodya some rotten bananas. Ndingavhunzewo zvangu, are you really happy with the state of the nation? Zvakatokunakirai so? Ndimiwo munomboenda kunyika dzevamwe how do you rate our state of affairs? Maybe you will talk about sanctions blab la kkkk but how about corruption? We hear you are a no nonosense person but sei pasina kana umwevo zvake who was arrested because of corruption? Can we buy the argument by some war veterans that you are also involved? Hanzi zvima G40 zvinomanya nemari kkkk. Nhasi zvangu!
But we end up saying this neshungu President, handisini ndakazvida zvekugara muno mumisika umu. Izvozvi ndahwa nekunaiwa, I have no accommodation. Apa gore rino ndo anonzi ma1 chaiwo. My mother down there kwedu kwaChirimudombo is waiting for me to send some money so that she buys mbeu, vangagodii – every mother believes that her child is the best ende futi I don’t tell her that I am a destitute here. In her mind, Mapombi lives in town and therefore he is working afterall she remembers the 2,2 million job promise so she is very sure that chero Mapombi akaita munyama haangatadzi kukwanavo pa2,2 million vanhu. I will have to tell her hangu kuti so far kwakangobuda only 2 jobs kkk hameno vakazvibvuma. Apa mbeu inotodikwa because this is a command year! It’s now command this, command that and command (corruption). Hapana kana tsanga ye command yakarasikira kwedu, varikupanana pachavo. They are distributing that among themselves and surprisingly, they do it in a broad day light!
Ndakazombovasvikira vachigovana zvavo pahukama hwavo – ko inhema here? It’s happening here in town near the National ID registration offices – apozve apo paMudzviti pazvitupa apo. They were not following any guidelines kungotarisa faction wotopa and nothing else. Saka nyika ino yavakutofambiswa nemafactions? This country has been reduced to nothing by these people. Even if you phone the visiting President to assist, he will never give you any kind of advice ..anoiwanepi when he will be busy looking for the next international gathering outside Zimbabwe.
You know that Mapombi haanyari so I will ask a simple question. Kunenge kuchidyiwa here chikafu ku Show grounds because if my memory serves me well, gore rakapera minister wedu was poisoned at a similar event. Saka mbuya Mahofa munovaitira special food yavo here because last year makapotsa mavaurayaka pa Vic Falls apo! This time we propose that you keep Chikoforo chedu kure nezvinokuvadza. Mbuya ava tinovada these days because mazuvano varikurova inonzi cash talk … hatidi kuhwa kunzi mavapazve chikafu chine poison.
But kasi muneshuwa here vanhu imi? Are you really serious that you will be feasting here when the rest of the country is starving? Ngaisiye matambo, ndichataura nemi next week for now regai ndikange zvangu maputi angu for lunch.
Mukaenda kwaChirimudombo mondiudzirawo vanhu kuti Mapombi arikukanga waya!
Mboko imboko!news

Candidates for Bikita West by-election speak out

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Candidates for Bikita West by-election speak out
   
Chabaya, Gopo and Shoko

Upenyu Chaota

With the stage having already been set for the Bikita West by-election, ground work has already begun with all the three candidates showing optimism of a clean sweep victory.
President Robert Mugabe chose January 21, 2017 as the date on which the by-election will be held.
The nomination court will sit tomorrow (25 November) to decide on whether Zanu PF’s Beauty Chabaya, Zimbabwe People First’s (ZimPF) Kudakwashe Gopo and an independent Heya Shoko are eligible to contest in the election.
The election will act as a yard stick for ZimPF since it will be their first election in opposition politics.
Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) have remained glued to their shrewd “No Reforms, No Elections” campaign but have pledged support for any candidate outside Zanu PF.
TellZim News talked to all the three contestants to hear about their state of preparedness and what they have to offer for the people of Bikita.
Former MDC-T Bikita West legislator  Shoko who is contesting as an independent candidate claims the people of Bikita have approached him saying they wanted  a real leader of his calibre.
“I have once represented Bikita West when I was with the MDC-T. The people saw what I did during my tenure of office and they feel I am the rightful candidate.
“They have already given me their support and who am I to deny a calling from the people that I worked with for a long time. I have already met with most of the electorate and have liaised with the traditional leadership who have given me overwhelming support,” said Shoko.
He said he is perfectly poised for a landslide victory because he has no competition.
“Zanu PF panicked when I announced my candidature because they know I am a big threat. I am well experienced for this job and the rest of the candidates should compete for second and third positions because the first is already taken,” said Shoko confidently.
TellZim News spent two days failing to get in touch since her mobile number was reachable as she was reported to be holding a series of rallies in rural Bikita.
Zanu PF Masvingo provincial political commissar Jeppy Jaboon said his party was in charge of Bikita.
“You can talk to Chabaya sometime later because as we speak, she is having a series of rallies in the constituency. I can tell you that we have never witnessed such huge number of people coming to our rallies. Even those from other opposition political parties are coming back to Zanu PF. There is no way Chabaya can lose in this by-election,” said Jaboon.
Chabaya of Zanu PF who defied all odds in the primaries and outwitted heavy weights like Elias Musakwa said she was an experienced politician who participated in Zanu PF activities well before she even knew that Sadza was the staple food for Zimbabwe..
“You know what, I am a seasoned politician …even Minister (Shuvai) Mahofa can be my witness. I started participating in politics when I was a toddler before I even knew how to eat Sadza – I was already in politics,” said Chabaya.
“We are going to prove a point that Zanu PF is the only party in the country and its popularity will extent to the 2018 elections. We have begun campaigns and I tell you people cannot wait to cast their ballots,” said Chabaya.
“I urge those in opposition parties to come home to Zanu PF. We have witnessed people from ZimPF coming back to Zanu PF because I am a better candidate,” added Chabaya.
Gopo of ZimPF said when it comes to popularity and appeal to the voters in Bikita West, not even one of his competitors can even come close.
Gopo is moving with the campaign slogan, “Let’s Make Bikita West Great Again”.
“Ever since Munyaradzi Kereke was having his days in the courts, I have been campaigning in the constituency and believe me, when I say I have covered every corner and people are happy.
“If elections were held last week I would be a legislator by now. Even if Zanu PF comes to drill boreholes on every house, they will not get any votes. We have done a lot of projects in schools and we are still doing more.
“Together we will make Bikita West great again,” said Gopo.
The candidate for National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) Mudorck Chivasa could not be reached for a comment as his mobile phone went unanswered up to the time of going to print,
The environment remains peaceful and no acts of violence have been reported yet.news

Six candidates approved for Bikita West by-election

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Upenyu Chaota
MASVINGO – At least six candidates have been approved by nomination court this afternoon to contest in Bikita West by-elections slated for January 21, 2017
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Heya Shoko

Zimbabwe Electoral Court (ZEC) provincial electoral officer Zex Zirabada Pundurai together with two assessors Maxwell Ncube and Maxwell Mashavave presided over the nomination court and approved six candidates.
The candidates include Beauty Chabaya of Zanu PF, Kudakwashe Gopo of Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF), Madock Tatirai Chivasa of National Constitutional Assembly (NCA), Tanyaradzwa Terrence Makumbo of Progressive Democrats of Zimbabwe (PDZ), two independent candidates Heya Shoko and Innocent Muzvimbiri.
The seat fell vacant after former legislator, Munyaradzi Kereke, was slammed with a ten year prison sentence for raping his 11 year old niece at gun point. 
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