Fredrick Moyo
Former Chivi South Member of Parliament Killer Zivhu has responded to stories circulating in media circles that he intends to contest the March 26 by-election as an independent candidate.
On January 22 2021, Zivhu took to his Twitter account where he posted that he will not be contesting, adding that he had promised the President Emmerson Mnangagwa that he will not do so as the future is not known.
“Guys get it right and correct 2022 By-elections, I will not contest against my boss ED (Emmerson Mnangagwa). I made a pledge to my boss ED and I will stand with that, do not hire me kuvenga vanhu (to hate people) because of politics, positions are temporary the future is unpredictable,” read the tweet.
On January 23 Zivhu also posted a video of himself on Twitter emphasizing that he harboured no ambitions to betray his former party Zanu PF by contesting as an independent candidate as he felt that he would have betrayed President Mnangagwa whom he promised that he will remain loyal to.
“I made a pledge with President ED that I am not going to stand as an independent candidate.
“Those who write, post what they want and claim that Zivhu is going to be an independent in Chivi, no I am not going to be doing that. I am in Harare. I am not even in Chivi and I will not even go there.
“I made a pledge with ED and will stand with that and say ‘ED pfee’,” said Zivhu.
This however came a few days after the recalled legislator posted on his Twitter account on January 14, 2022 that he was going somewhere and would be back before nomination day for by-elections.
“Going somewhere but will be back before nomination day for by-election,” read the tweet.
The former Chivi South legislator was recalled from Parliament after he was expelled from ZANU PF over indiscipline allegations in June 2020.
Since then Zivhu has associated himself with other ‘disgruntled’ former Zanu PF stalwarts like exiled former political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere and Norton legislator Themba Mliswa.
