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MDC president Douglas Mwonzora has accused the Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) and its Members of Parliament of assenting to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s alleged plans to run for a third presidential term or seek an extension of his current one.
Addressing reporters in Bulawayo, Mwonzora dismissed Mnangagwa’s recent assertion that he will not seek a third term and will retire at the end of his second and final term in 2028.
Mwonzora alleged that the CCC lawmakers have tacitly approved Mnangagwa’s purported plans to remain in power beyond the constitutionally mandated two-term limit. Said Mwonzora (via <a href="https://cite.org.zw/mwonzora-alleges-ccc-mps-complicit-in-mnangagwa-third-term-agenda/">CITE</a>):
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The president’s party ZANU PF is talking about his presidential term ending in 2030. We know they want to extend the term of office by another term but their ZANU PF lawyers are aware that extending a term may be difficult so they want to extend the presidential term to say it is not five years but now seven years.
Most of their leaders are in agreement. This is selling out Zimbabwe’s constitution, and the people and is selfish because these MPs want to stay in Parliament for as long as possible.
Others have left their political parties to form another party, abandon it, form another one and the people who are running this project are former officers from the Border Gezi masquerading as the opposition. They are busy taking the opposition for the ride.
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Mwonzora substantiated his claims that CCC is heavily compromised by citing circumstantial evidence.He said:
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There is a legal phrase res ipsa loquitur meaning facts speak for themselves. Don’t you see they are compromised? Don’t you see they have a given Emmerson Mnangagwa two-thirds majority?
Don’t you see the leader of the CCC was quiet when the recalls were done? Right now CCC in Parliament have not spoken against the third term, I dare them to speak against the third term.
</blockquote>
Mwonzora acknowledged that during his tenure as the leader of the opposition in Parliament, he would occasionally meet with Mnangagwa and “never made a secret of it”, in contrast to the CCC leaders who have reportedly been hosted at lavish banquets at State House. He said:
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I would go to meet him as leader of the opposition but never, never did President Mnangagwa or his wife throw a party for me.
President Mnangagwa’s wife threw a party for the CCC MPs in the State House. What more evidence do we require?
Our brothers and sisters have been compromised and are supporting the third term, supporting the extension of the term of President Mnangagwa.
They have not spoken against a third term, they have actually agreed that Mnangagwa must extend his term. Let them come out and deny it. They have not denounced it.
</blockquote>
However, Mwonzora’s allegations against the CCC appear to be a case of the pot calling the kettle black, as he himself previously supported a constitutional amendment while he was the leader of the opposition in Parliament.
In 2021, Mwonzora defended MDC lawmakers for joining ZANU PF MPs in supporting a constitutional amendment that removed the requirement for a presidential running mate, extended the women’s quota, and removed the 70-year retirement age cap for judges.
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MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora says CCC MPs are supporting President Mnangagwa's plan for a third term. He accuses them of selling out Zimbabwe's constitution. Mwonzora claims CCC MPs want to stay in power for as long as possible. He says CCC leaders have been hosted at State House and are not denying support for a third term. However, Mwonzora himself supported a constitutional amendment before. He defended MDC lawmakers for supporting changes to the constitution in 2021. Mwonzora's accusations against CCC may be hypocritical based on his own past actions.

Mwonzora Claims CCC MPs Support Mnangagwa's Third Term Agenda

Former Mt Pleasant MP, Fadzayi Mahere (CCC), said the Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda’s decision to revoke the appointments of legislators from the CCC to various parliamentary committees is “null and void”.
On Tuesday, Mudenda announced that the secondment of the CCC MPs to the positions by former Senator Jameson Timba was unprocedural.
He told lawmakers that he should not have acted upon a letter written by former Timba to announce the appointment of the CCC legislators on February 15.
Mudenda said on reflection, he should not have acted upon that letter as facts show that Timba had no locus standi to represent the party in such a manner.
However, commenting on Mudenda’s move to rescind the appointments, Mahere said the former purported to exercise authority he doesn’t have. She said:
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In terms of what law does the Speaker of Parliament have the power to reverse appointments made by a political party regarding chairs of portfolio committees, especially when he has announced the appointments and the chairs have begun their work?
Which provision of the Constitution, Standing Orders or any statute empowers the Speaker to declare a political party’s internal officers “null and void”?
Given that only a court of law can declare invalidity, is it not this very announcement that is null and void?
When the House that is meant to make law, break the law, what hope is there for the rule of law, constitutionalism and sound legal order?
Why reduce the August House to a farcical den of contradiction and illegality?
</blockquote>
The MPs affected by the latest decision are Senator Sessel Zvidzai who was the chief whip for the CCC in the Senate, Nomathemba Ndlovu who was the party’s chief whip in the National Assembly and her deputy Shakespear Hamauswa, Wellington Chikombo who was appointed to the Committee of Standing Rules and Orders, Sethulo Ndebele who was the deputy chairperson of the Zimbabwe Women’s Parliamentary Caucus, Concillia Chinanzvavana who was the secretary for the body and Mary-Grace Gwature who was the organiser.
The other legislators affected are Martin Mureri who was appointed to the Parliamentary Legal Committee, Prosper Mutseyami who was a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union delegation, Gladys Hlatshwayo who was a member of the African Caribbean Pacific-European Union delegation, Senator Maggie Chakabuda who was a member of the Association of Senates, Shoora and Equivalent Councils of Africa and the Arab world and Ntandoyenkosi Gumede who chaired the Portfolio Committee on Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development.
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Mudenda Has Reduced Parliament To A Farcical Den Of Contradiction And Illegality - Mahere

A faction of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Jameson Timba suffered a major setback in Parliament on Tuesday after the Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda revoked its appointment of portfolio point persons made in February.
<a href="https://www.zimlive.com/mudenda-rescinds-appointment-of-chamisa-aligned-mps-to-committees/">ZimLive</a> reported that Timba, who claims to be the CCC Chief Administrator, wrote to Mudenda naming Chipinge South MP Clifford Hlatwayo as CCC’s leader of the house with Nomathemba Ndlovu, the proportional representation MP for Matabeleland South, as the Chief Whip.
On Tuesday, Mudenda told MPs he made a mistake by acting on Timba’s letter. He then invited a rival faction led by Welshman Ncube and Sengezo Tshabangu to submit its list of leaders in parliament. He said:
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On Thursday, February 15, 2024, I made an announcement in the House on the appointment of several members of the CCC party to various portfolios in parliament.
The announcement was based on a letter authored by one Mr Jameson Timba, purporting to be the interim leader of the CCC party.
On reflection, I should not have acted upon that letter as facts now thereof before me show that Jameson Timba had no locus standi to represent a party in such a manner as I will outline below.
Jameson Timba was recalled from the Senate by the CCC party on November 7, 2023, the party which he purported to represent as the acting leader and administrator.
Jameson Timba challenged the recall in the High Court under case number HCH 6684/23 with other former members of the CCC party and lost the court case.
He was also among the former members of the CCC party whom the High Court barred on December 9, 2023, from contesting the February 3, 2024, by-elections under the CCC party following Sengezo Tshabangu’s application to block them from participating in the polls under the CCC banner.
Considering that Jameson Timba had been recalled by the same CCC party he was purporting to represent and that he was also banned by the courts from contesting under the banner of the same CCC party, his communication to parliament and the appointments made thereafter, are therefore null and void.
Accordingly, I am rescinding the announcement on February 15, 2024, and referring the matter back to the CCC party to make the appropriate appointments.
</blockquote>
The other CCC MPs who were assigned to various committees were Hamauswa Shakespear (Deputy Chief Whip); Chalton Hwende (Public Accounts); Joanah Mamombe (Environment &amp; Climate); Lesley Mhangwa (Energy &amp; Power Development); Daniel Molokele (Health and Child Care); Caston Matewu (Information); Minenhle Gumede (Higher Education) and Surrender Kapoikulu (ICT).
Timba reportedly leads a CCC faction loyal to the party’s former leader, Nelson Chamisa who quit the party in January claiming infiltration.
The other faction, which is recognised by the State, was formerly led by Tshabangu, who has recognised Welshman Ncube as the new CCC leader.
Ncube will likely secure government recognition as the Leader of the Opposition, an official title that would come with perks, and also receive CCC’s share of funds from the State under the Political Parties (Finance) Act.
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Mudenda Revokes Appointment Of Chamisa-aligned MPs To Parliament Committees

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced the appointment of six more parliamentarians from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Sengezo Tsabangu into the National Assembly.
The lawmakers have filled the vacant proportional representation seats after Tshabangu recalled the incumbents on the grounds they had ceased to be members of the CCC party.
According to a notice published in the Government Gazette on Friday, 03 May, ZEC chairperson Priscilla Chigumba said the appointments were with immediate effect. Reads the notice:
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The public is hereby notified, in terms of section 39(7)(a) of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13], that the persons specified in the Schedule below, who were nominated by the Citizens Coalition for Change party to fill the vacancies in the National Assembly by virtue of section 120(1)(b) and of the Constitution that occurred following the recall of incumbent members, have been appointed with effect from the date of publication of this notice.
</blockquote>
The six MPs are Vivian Chitimbe (Harare), Nyasha Batitsa (Manicaland), Samantha Mureyani (Manicaland), Diana Marikano (Mashonaland East), Tsungirirayi Rungwave (Masvingo) and Melphiner Gwabeni (Midlands).
ZEC also confirmed five CCC candidates to fill vacant senatorial posts. They are Tambudzai Kunaka (Harare), Murisi Zwizwai (Harare), Moses Manyengavana (Harare), Spiwe Munemo (Mashonaland West) and Tawanda Bvumo (Mashonaland West).
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11 Tshabangu Loyalists Appointed To Fill Vacant CCC Seats In Parliament

The opposition CCC has nominated five candidates to fill the vacancies in the Senate that arose following the recall of five of the party’s senators by Sengezo Tshabangu, who claims to be CCC’s interim secretary general.
They include former Harare Central MP, Murisi Zwizwai, a long-serving opposition legislator.
The names of the nominees were announced this Friday, 12 April 2024 by Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) chairperson Priscilla Makanyara Chigumba in General Notice 460 of 2024. She said:
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The public is hereby notified, in terms of 39(6) of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13], that the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party has nominated registered voters specified in the First Schedule, to fill the vacancies in the Senate that occurred following the recall of persons specified in the Second Schedule, who were members of the Senate for the provinces opposite their names by virtue of section 120(1)(a) of the Constitution.
Any voter wishing to object to the nomination of each of the persons specified in the First Schedule, may lodge them in writing with the Chief Elections Officer, Mahachi Quantum Building, corner Kaguvi Street and Jason Moyo Avenue, Harare, or post them to Private Bag 7782, Causeway, within a period of 14 days from the date of publication of this notice, setting forth the reasons for the objection.
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Those specified in the First Schedule are Zwizwai, Tambudzai Kunaka, and Moses Manyengavana, all of Harare Province, and Spiwe Munemo and Tawanda Bvumo, both of Mashonaland West Province.
While the origin of the five candidates’ nominations remains uncertain due to CCC’s factional divisions, it is logical to assume that Tshabangu submitted their names to ZEC as he is the only CCC member who has the authority to recall Members of Parliament who is recognised by State institutions.
Former CCC senators, specified in the Second Schedule were recalled by Tshabangu last year. They are Vongai Tome, Webster Maondera, and Jameson Timba, all from Harare Province, and Editor Eremenziah Matamisa and Ralph T. Mangunje, both from Mashonaland West Province.
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Tshabangu Nominates Murisi Zwizwai For Senate Seat

With a food crisis looming in the country due to the current drought, CCC MPs have expressed fears that opposition supporters may be sidelined when the government commences food distribution in the countryside.
The Government last week said that 26 per cent of the country’s population is food insecure for the January to March period.
Matabeleland North is the most affected province with 42 per cent of its 830,000 population in urgent need of aid, compared to just 12 per cent in Mashonaland West province.
Cabinet Ministers have said food distribution is already underway in rural provinces and deny political interference in the process.
However, speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, Chikanga MP Lynette Karenyi (CCC) expressed concerns that the government’s food distribution programme could be manipulated to benefit only ZANU PF supporters. She said, as quoted by <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/mps-sound-alarm-over-partisan-food-distribution-level-of-grain-reserves/">ZimLive</a>:
<blockquote>
I want to find out from the Minister, what the policy is to ensure that people who are conducting the registration process are not going to use political party lines.
Although the law says the village heads are supposed to be apolitical, people who may be linked to the party I belong to will not be registered.
What is the policy about ensuring that the registration is not politicised?
</blockquote>
In response, the Deputy Minister of Public Service and Social Welfare, Mercy Dinha maintained that “no one is supposed to starve.” She said:
<blockquote>
We distribute, we don’t consider the political affiliation of a recipient. We distribute to people belonging to other parties, food is going to those areas because the president is saying no one is supposed to starve.
It means everyone, not ZANU PF members only. So, when we are distributing, we are giving to everyone.
We are leaving no one. It is going to go to all corners of the country.
</blockquote>
Mbizo MP Corban Madzivanyika (CCC) appeared to challenge the government’s claim that there is enough grain in stock to meet national needs. Said Madzivanyika:
<blockquote>
Just last week or two weeks ago, the parliamentary portfolio committee on lands committee on lands, agriculture, fisheries, water and rural development had a meeting with the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe which indicated that they have enough grain reserves.
A week later, the committee travelled across the country, in particular to Norton and Banket, but then we realised that there were no grain reserves in those areas.
</blockquote>
Public Service and Social Welfare Minister Paul Mavima denied claims the country’s grain reserves were empty saying: “A person cannot conclude after visiting two storage facilities and then conclude for the whole country”.
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Opposition MPs Concerned Over Partisan Distribution Of Drought Relief, Level Of Grain Reserves

Recalled CCC Members of Parliament (MPs) are set to refile their appeal at the Supreme Court for the third time after their latest application was dismissed for failing to pay US$5 000 security costs, reported <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/supreme-court-dismisses-recalled-ccc-mps-appeal-after-failure-to-pay-us5k-security-costs/">NewZimbabwe.com</a>.
The former MPs, who were recalled by Sengezo Tshabangu in October 2023, had their first application removed from the roll for being fatally defective in December of that year.
On Thursday 22 February, a three-panel bench chaired by Supreme Court judge, Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza, sitting with Antonia Guvava and Alphius Chitakunye said the former lawmakers should pay US$5 000 as security for costs for their case to be heard.
Speaking to journalists after court proceedings, Advocate Amanda Ndlovu who is representing the former MPs, said failure to pay was not wilful. She added:
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We still have not yet been heard on the merits. The appeal has not been dismissed, which means that we still have to sort out the issue of security costs before coming back to court for an appeal.
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Ngobani Ndlovu, who is representing Tshabangu, said the rules of the court were violated and hence the court could not hear the matter.
In December 2023, the Supreme Court ruled the application filed by the former legislators was defective after lawyers failed to comply with the rules of the court in filing the papers.
The lawyers did not cite the other parties involved at the High Court as respondents.
The Supreme Court said parties before the High Court were supposed to be the same before the apex court.
There were two notices of appeal before the Supreme Court.
One was filed on behalf of the first batch of 14 members of the National Assembly who were recalled by Tshabangu and another by the four senators recalled at the same time.
When the appeals were filed separately, those recalled from the Senate were not cited in the appeal filed by the former members of the National Assembly and vice versa.
This was despite the cases having been consolidated for a ruling before the High Court.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Former CCC MPs' Appeal

Political analysts have warned Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Members of Parliament and ordinary members against leaving the party in solidarity with Nelson Chamisa as they not be part of his future plans.
Speaking to <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200022797/cracks-emerge-in-chamisas-blue-movement">NewsDay</a> on Tuesday, 06 February, political analyst Ricky Mukonza warned that lawmakers and supporters leaving the CCC to follow Chamisa may find themselves in the political wilderness. Said Mukonza:
<blockquote>
There is no doubt that Mr Chamisa is the most popular leader in the opposition circles at this point, however, the situation that is there is a very tricky one.
He quit CCC and those that claim to be loyal to him are following him. Some MPs have already resigned following him.
On the part of those that have resigned, it’s quite a risky move that they have taken because it’s not very clear whether they are part of the plan of Mr Chamisa.
</blockquote>
Mukonza also warned Chamisa that if he forms a new party, he may have the same problems he encountered in CCC since he will be starting with some of the people he worked with in CCC. Said Mukonza:
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There are no brand-new people. Mr Chamisa is going to move to the new political entity with the same people that were in CCC.
He may think that he will succeed in leaving behind those he thinks were problematic for him, but he may equally find the same problems with those that are going to join him.
</blockquote>
Another political analyst Effie Ncube said that Chamisa and his colleagues should avoid the pitfalls that resulted in CCC’s implosion. He said:
<blockquote>
It’s important that the new movement, with its millions of supporters, avoids the pitfalls of division right from the outset. These are the fractures that end up bringing down organisations.
At this stage, conceptual clarity among top leaders is key so that there is unity of purpose. Grievances can grow if not proactively tackled.
</blockquote>
Professor of World Politics at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies Stephen Chan said:
<blockquote>
Those who sacrificed their Parliamentary careers or left the CCC to follow Chamisa must not be left on the wayside.
The country will not follow him otherwise. He cannot begin again to think he can go it alone.
Otherwise, his new movement will again be seen as a one-man-band, and not as something led by a future president of millions of people in an entire country.
</blockquote>
Fadzayi Mahere and Allan Norman Markham, who were elected Mt Pleasants and Harare East MP respectively, in the 2023 general elections, resigned from Parliament in solidarity with Chamisa.
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"You May Not Be In Chamisa's Plans", CCC MPs Warned Against Resigning

Richard Tsvangirai, who is the MP for Norton and a son of the late MDC founding president, Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, said his constituents have resolved to support former CCC leader Nelson Chamisa and that elected representatives should remain in Parliament and Council.
Tsvangirai said he met Norton residents this Sunday to deliberate on Chamisa’s resignation from CCC where it was resolved that he should remain in Parliament as he was doing “a great job”. Tsvangirai posted on X:
<blockquote>
Today, we met as Norton residents to deliberate on the resignation of Adv. Nelson Chamisa from CCC. The residents have agreed to stand with Adv. Nelson Chamisa. However, Norton agreed that their deployees, the MP and the Councillors, are doing a great job and should remain in Parliament and Council and continue executing their constitutional mandate while waiting for Adv. Nelson Chamisa to announce the next step, as he promised in his statement.
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On Thursday, Chamisa abruptly resigned from CCC, causing widespread confusion and panic within the rank and file of the party.
In a 13-page statement addressed to the people of Zimbabwe, Chamisa said CCC has been “infiltrated, contaminated and bastardised” by ZANU PF and its political proxies.
CCC MPs have been subjected to immense pressure on social to resign in solidarity with Chamisa but only a minority has suggested they will tender resignations.
Harare East legislator Rusty Markham, Mt Pleasant legislator Fadzai Mahere, Harare Youth Quota MP, Takudzwa Ngadziore, Hwange Central MP, Daniel Molokele, and Masvingo Urban MP, Martin Mureri are some of the CCC who have publicly backed Chamisa.
Marondera Central MP, Caston Matewu said he was not resigning from Parliament, while Hatcliffe legislator Agency Gumbo said he will consult his constituents.
Chamisa walked away from CCC after Sengezo Tshabangu, who was virtually unknown to opposition voters before October 2023, recalled the party’s MPs, senators and councillors.
Analysts say Tshabangu’s subterfuge wouldn’t have succeeded without support from the executive, Parliament and the judiciary, as well as ZANU PF.
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I Will Not Quit Parliament - Tsvangirai

CCC Members of Parliament have expressed frustration over Nelson Chamisa’s decision to quit the party without informing them about his plans.
On Thursday, Chamisa abruptly resigned from CCC, causing widespread confusion and panic within the rank and file of the party.
In a 13-page statement addressed to the people of Zimbabwe, Chamisa said CCC has been “infiltrated, contaminated and bastardised” by ZANU PF and its political proxies.
<a href="https://thenewshawks.com/legislators-left-in-limbo-after-chamisa-bombshell/">The NewsHawks</a> reported that some CCC officials phoned the publication when Chamisa announced as they sought to verify whether the news was true or false.
One of CCC’s vocal legislators reportedly sent a WhatsApp message to The NewsHawks reporter Ruvimbo Muchenje asking for information, soon after the news broke out.
Harare East legislator Rusty Markham, Mt Pleasant legislator Fadzai Mahere, Harare Youth Quota MP, Takudzwa Ngadziore, Hwange Central MP, Daniel Molokele, and Masvingo Urban MP, Martin Mureri are some of the CCC who have publicly backed Chamisa.
However, a CCC MP who spoke to The NewsHawks on condition of anonymity said they will wait to see what Chamisa plans to do before taking sides. Said the MP:
<blockquote>
Many of us do not know what to do, because we are unaware of the vision. At this stage, we are not sure if he intends to form another party or not.
I am sure we will be expected to run with his vision but it’s quite unfair given that there were no consultations.
Most people I have spoken to were caught by surprise, perhaps only a few people know what the plan is.
</blockquote>
Meanwhile, Marondera Central MP, <a href="https://x.com/cmatewu/status/1751475804297441579?s=20">Caston Matewu said he was not resigning from Parliament</a>, while Hatcliffe legislator Agency Gumbo said he will consult his constituents. <a href="https://x.com/agencygumbo/status/1751523585024299297?s=20">Gumbo wrote on X</a>:
<blockquote>
Strategy over Populism: This whole week I shall be meeting with various groups in my Constituency to explain President Chamisa’s communique and the implications on the party which they voted for.
Having openly stated my agreement with Prez Chamisa on the issues he raised, I shall also be consulting my constituents on the several options available to us at the moment. Our next steps must be strategic and collective.
We must quickly resolve the questions of the day and refocus our efforts to winning state power.
</blockquote>
Chamisa walked away from CCC after Sengezo Tshabangu, who was virtually unknown to opposition voters before October 2023, recalled the party’s MPs, senators and councillors.
Analysts say Tshabangu’s subterfuge wouldn’t have succeeded without support from the executive, Parliament and the judiciary, as well as ZANU PF.
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CCC MPs "Do Not Know What To Do" After Chamisa's Abrupt Resignation

Political commentator Davis Laque says former Constitutional Affairs Minister Eric Matinenga was wrong to suggest that Chamisa’s decision to leave the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party was rushed.
This comes after journalist Hopewell Chin’ono posted on his social media pages a statement he attributed to Matinenga.
In the statement, Matinenga said Chamisa should have consulted “relevant critical stakeholders” and get their buy-in before quitting. He said:
<blockquote>
There are certain stakeholders and issues which must be addressed now if they were not addressed at the time of the decision to remove oneself from CCC.
Parliament sits on Monday, there is time before Monday for Nelson Chamisa to meet the true CCC members, interrogate issues in a no-holds-barred manner and come to a common way forward.
</blockquote>
Posting on X, Laque said Matinenga’s suggestion that CCC MPs write to Parliament disassociating from Tshabangu’s authority, that Chamisa writes a supporting letter to Parliament, and that CCC legislators collectively dare Tshabangu to recall them and not contest the recalls, is problematic. Below is part of Laque’s argument:
<blockquote>
The problem with that proposed intervention is that… [firstly] it suggests a repetition of an exercise in futility.
After the first batch of recalls, CCC engaged; wrote a letter to Parly and the Senate, clarifying this mess. Chamisa also wrote a series of other letters. All was ignored.
Secondly, all calls to alternatively bait and threaten Tshabangu to recall legislators who do not recognize his state-engineered authority puts CCC exactly where the regime wants it to be.
That is a state of perpetual infighting, at the expense of organizing against ZANU PF.
It’s not by chance that Tshabangu hasn’t recalled everyone associating with Adv Chamisa.
The plan is not to recall all of them anywhere, regardless of any bait.
The regime is just hell-bent on isolating Chamisa and keeping him in a state of unresolvable internal firefighting
All pretense of engaging state institutions and fighting Tshabangu only legitimises his shenanigans.
We already witnessed what will come out of this wait-and-see game during the MDC-A party fights. That approach limits what the legitimate leadership of the alternative can do.
Thirdly, suggesting that Chamisa requests CCC legislators to take certain actions in the name of “consultation” only serves to project him as demanding others to sacrifice for what appears to be his problem.
We’ve already witnessed some unfortunate excuses for staying put.
In any case, a view that CCC as a party rejects the 2023 election in totality was already shot down.
So was a call to abandon participating in the ensuing by-elections, which Adv Matinenga put forward as another strategy.
All this was debated within formal CCC forums.
Also, Adv Matinenga’s submission makes the grave assumption that Tshabangu is the only cancer ravaging CCC.
Regrettably, some within CCC have sensed opportunities to take advantage of this mayhem to wage a serious fight against what they perceive to be a wounded Chamisa.
Fourthly, Chamisa was correct to guard against what would’ve appeared as a renaming and rebranding of CCC.
Though his close and trusted allies are individually aware of what’s transpiring, it was strategic that he allows individuals to freely consult their conscience and voters.
In ending this, people are better off fighting from a position where they can dictate their own pace.
CCC ceased being such a platform. Any delay would just be a reluctance to accept the inevitable.
It’s time to focus energies on opportunities that have arisen now.
</blockquote>
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Matinenga's Proposal On The Course Of Action For CCC MPs Problematic - Davis Laque

Award-winning journalist Hopewell Chin’no says former CCC leader Nelson Chamisa should engage his MPs, explain his plans and also listen to their concerns following his departure from the party on Thursday.
This comes amid mounting pressure, especially on social media platforms, for CCC MPs to resign from Parliament to prove their loyalty to Chamisa.
Chin’ono claims that several CCC MPs told him that they were not disloyal to “the cause” that Chamisa is championing but need to be consulted on the way forward.
He said the concerned MPs claimed they incurred huge financial debts after funding their own 2023 election campaigns. Said Chin’ono:
<blockquote>
They also argue that the disengagement move was done without consultation, so they were not prepared for it.
Many of them say that the very root cause of not consulting others in the party is what led to this crisis.
They also felt that I and others were being unfair to them when we castigated them for not leaving parliament after Nelson Chamisa’s announcement without paying attention to their financial obligations as these obligations may ruin their lives.
They argue that they don’t even know what is coming after departing from parliament.
</blockquote>
Chin’ono said Chamisa has to engage the MPs to hear their concerns considering that they have publicly backed him since his resignation. He said:
<blockquote>
I think Nelson Chamisa must engage his MPs and make his case based on collective engagement, they are his MPs and they have publicly declared their loyalty to his leadership.
I think they can dump the toxic vehicle called CCC, and instead of walking away from parliament, they should force the regime to push them out, which has more political capital to them and whatever they become in the aftermath.
I also think that since Nelson Chamisa is fighting for democracy, he should encourage his supporters to be loyal to the cause and not just an individual, that way he will have more power to move the political needle where it matters.
We are fighting against ZANUPF’s big-man politics, the world shouldn’t see us replicating it in spaces where we have control.
He must also make an important introspective diagnosis to evaluate his own culpability in all this. 
He can form a dozen political parties, but if he doesn’t self-correct, they will all similarly fall.
He can do this privately and the results can be seen in his new actions without posting a sorry post about his mistakes.
</blockquote>
Chin’ono conceded that ZANU PF engineered the artificial crisis in CCC which forced Chamisa to quit, but he has to learn from the mistakes he made. He wrote:
<blockquote>
Yes, his adversaries Emmerson Mnangagwa and ZANU PF have everything to do with this crisis too, they are the main ingredient, but his political adversary exploited his strategic weaknesses… his Achilles Heel.
It would be extremely naive of him and his supporters to think that they are innocent victims without an iota of contribution to this mess.
A man or woman who doesn’t learn anything in 2 years of making mistakes would have lost 2 years of their lifetime, what is important is what we learn from our mistakes.
I also think that public shaming of these MPs online instead of engaging them in logical arguments creates a toxic environment.
Politics is more effective when you are more strategic than emotional, what I have seen on social media is more emotion and less strategy that looks into what every decision means in the positive and negative.
There are complex dynamics within CCC and its MPs stemming from financial pressures and a perceived lack of consultation.
Engaging MPs collectively, encouraging loyalty to the cause, and strategic planning are paramount for Nelson Chamisa and his group’s future success in whichever form or name they take.
Reflecting on internal weaknesses is a sign of strength, not weakness, emphasising the need for strategic thinking over emotional reactions in political discourse makes you emerge stronger, not weaker.
</blockquote>
Mt Pleasant MP Fadzayi Mahere and Masvingo Urban MP Martin Mureri announced they have resigned from CCC in solidarity with Chamisa.
Senior CCC leaders who allegedly back the party’s defacto secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu have hitherto opted to stay in the shadows.
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Chamisa Must Engage CCC MPs, Explain His Plans And Listen To Their Concerns - Chin'ono

Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators were on Thursday ejected from the National Assembly for allegedly disturbing the swearing-in ceremony of nine new constituency legislators.
The CCC legislators were protesting the presence of ZANU PF’s Pedzai Sakupwanya who was elected unopposed in Mabvuku-Tafara after CCC candidate Munyaradzi Febion Kufahakutizwi, who defeated the former in the 23 August elections, was barred from the 09 December polls by the courts.
The new legislators, elected during the by-elections held on 09 December, are ZANU PF MPs Pedzai Sakupwanya (Mabvuku-Tafara), Chineka Muchimba (Binga North), Thusani Ndou (Beitbridge West), Rajeshkumari Modi (Bulawayo South), Arthur Mujeyi (Cowdray Park), Phathisiwe Machangu (Lupane East), Albert Tawanda Mavunga (Nketa), and CCC MPs Tendayi Nyathi Chitura (Lobengula-Magwegwe) and Charles Moyo (Mpopoma-Mzilikazi).
All the seats were won by CCC in the August 2023 elections but fell vacant after the party’s self-proclaimed interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu recalled the legislators, triggering the by-elections.
On Thursday, Police were called to force the CCC MPs out of the Parliament building after sang in protest.
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, also barred the ejected lawmakers from the next four sittings for “unparliamentary behaviour”.
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CCC MPs Ejected From Parliament And Suspended For Four Sittings

The recalled Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members have approached the Supreme Court to overturn a High Court decision that dismissed their request to be reinstated.
The lawmakers were recalled by <a href="https://pindula.co.zw/Sengezo_Tshabangu">Sengezo Tshabangu</a>, who claimed to be the party’s interim Secretary General, last month.
In dismissing the application, High Court Justice Munamato Mutevedzi said the CCC members’ application failed to prove that Tshabangu was an imposter.
<a href="https://cite.org.zw/recalled-ccc-members-appeal-to-supreme-court/">CITE</a> reported that the CCC members have gone to the Supreme Court to have their recall overturned.
The recalled MPs also filed their election nomination papers on Tuesday, 07 December, indicating they will run in the 09 December by-election.
Meanwhile, Tshabangu, who also fielded parallel CCC candidates for the by-election, hinted at going to court to challenge the fielding of candidates he recalled.
In a Notice of Appeal dated 06 November 2023, the 14 recalled CCC MPs stated:
<blockquote>
Take Notice that the Appellants, hereby appeal against the whole, final and definitive judgment of the High Court sitting at Harare (per Mutevedzi J) on the 4th of November 2023 under Judgment number HH601/23 and case number HCH6649/23 wherein the High Court dismissed an application for declaration of rights and consequential relief.
</blockquote>
The recalled MPs cited Tshabangu as the first respondent, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda as the second respondent, and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) as the third respondent.
The CCC members seek the following relief:
<blockquote>
1. That the Appeal be allowed with costs to be borne by Tshabangu.
2. That the judgment of the court a quo be set aside and the following be substituted in place thereof:
a. The application succeeds with costs on a legal practitioner and own client scale against Tshabangu
b. It be declared that Tshabangu had no right or authority to write letters to the Speaker of the National Assembly, recalling the CCC members from the National Assembly.
c. It be declared that the recall of CCC MPs from the National Assembly by Tshabangu was illegal, null and void and of no force and effect.
d. The applicants be deemed to be still MPs duly elected as such on a CCC Political Party ticket.
e. Tshabangu and all those claiming or acting through him or on his behalf be and are hereby interdicted from interfering with the CCC members’ duties as MPs
f. Tshabangu be interdicted and restrained from effecting any further recalls.
</blockquote>
In a post on X, CCC deputy spokesperson Gift Siziva said the effect of the appeal is that it suspends the decision of the High Court. He wrote:
<blockquote>
We have noted an appeal in the Supreme Court against the High Court ruling on the fraudulent recall of the people’s representatives. The effect of the appeal is that it suspends the decision of the High Court.
Our position remains unchanged and unwavering. Sengeso Tshabangu is neither our member nor Interim Sec General because such a position does not exist in our movement.
</blockquote>
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14 Recalled CCC Members Appeal To Supreme Court

CCC’s self-proclaimed interim secretary general <a href="https://pindula.co.zw/Sengezo_Tshabangu">Sengezo Tshabangu</a> has claimed that he has been inundated by calls from the party’s MPs and Councillors who are swearing their allegiance to him and begging not to be recalled.
In October this year, Tshabangu recalled 14 MPs, 9 senators as well as more than a dozen councillors, and the move was upheld by High Court judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi on Saturday after the expelled members had challenged the expulsions.
In the latest video circulating on social media, Tshabangu said he assured the elected party legislators that he will spare them but warned that those elected “illegally” will be recalled. He said:
<blockquote>
They (CCC MPs) are actually calling me every day, every hour, every minute that SG please don’t recall us we will take whatever you say and we are prepared to work with you.
So I didn’t sleep last night because members of parliament were reaching out and I promised them that look as long as you know that you were in that position elected by the people you were not there in that position illegally, you are safe.
But if you know that you paid up people for you to get into that position unfortunately my office is going to visit you.
</blockquote>
Tshabangu also dismissed CCC leader Nelson Chamisa’s order to the party’s elected representatives to “disengage” saying it may create an unnecessary constitutional crisis. Said Tshabangu:
<blockquote>
We can’t disengage, we can’t create a constitutional crisis unnecessarily. So if there are any problems we will discuss them with members of parliament. We will whip them into line, we will consult them, we are going to reshuffle.
In fact, we are going to reshuffle the setup in parliament, who is going to be the chief whip, we are going to have a fresh caucus, who is going to be the leader of the house, who is going to be the leader of that committee.
We are going to have a reshuffle because those people had positioned themselves there without consultation, broader consultation of the movement so things are going to change.
</blockquote>
However, posting on X, CCC deputy spokesperson, Gift Siziba, who is also Pelandaba-Tshabalala MP, ridiculed Tshabangu’s claims, saying he was not deployed by the self-proclaimed interim secretary general. Said Siziba:
<blockquote>
We can’t pretend to be confused for convenience. We were never deployed to parliament by Tshabangu. That is a fact known by him and those who associate with him.
Principles matter especially in this protracted struggle for democracy. Parliament to me is a zone of struggle and not a career.
As long as the Citizens have not recalled me l worry not because it’s them who voted for me under a CCC that was and is led by President Nelson Chamisa.
</blockquote>
Recalled former MP for Cowdray Park, Pashor Sibanda said “We will not surrender the victory of our people to political vultures, hoaxers and imposters in whatever form or shape.”
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CCC MPs "Begging" Tshabangu Not To Be Recalled

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)’s former MP for Binga North <a href="https://pindula.co.zw/Prince_Dubeko_Sibanda">Prince Dubeko Sibanda</a> has called for a “revolution” after 15 of the party’s lawmakers were controversially recalled.
Sibanda, who is among the 15 MPs recalled by self-proclaimed CCC Interim Secretary General <a href="https://pindula.co.zw/Sengezo_Tshabangu">Sengezo Tshabangu</a>, said the recalls should not be allowed to continue.
Sibanda who was elected MP for Binga North in 2018 on an MDC Alliance ticket, was recalled by the MDC-T in 2020 but went on to reclaim the seat under CCC in the March 2022 by-elections. He posted on X:
<blockquote>
On October 1, 2020, they recalled me for ceasing to be a member of the MDC-A, which I won in 2018. We left it and formed CCC.
I won by-elections on March 26, 2022, under CCC. I did so again in the general elections on August 23, 2023. Today, they recalled us again. It’s time for a revolution.
</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.zimlive.com/ccc-mulls-revolution-and-full-withdrawal-of-mps-after-15-recalled/">ZimLive</a> reported that all the 15 representatives have gone to court seeking an order declaring that Tshabangu has no legal standing to recall them and that they should remain in parliament.
The publication cited a CCC insider as saying CCC leader Nelson Chamisa is ready to withdraw all his party’s elected representatives in protest at the latest developments.
Chamisa had earlier written to the Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda, who received Tshabangu’s letter on 03 October, urging him to ignore the former MDC-T Matabeleland North chairman.
Meanwhile, Tshabangu wrote another letter to the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, Winston Chitando on 03 October recalling 17 councillors saying they had ceased to be members of the CCC.
12 of the councillors are from Bulawayo, two of the councillors are from Matabeleland South, one from Matabeleland North, and the remaining are Epworth Town Board chairperson <a href="https://pindula.co.zw/Annah_Sande">Annah Sande</a> and Masvingo’s first female mayor <a href="https://pindula.co.zw/Shantiel_Chiwara">Shantel Chiwara</a>.
The CCC has no formal membership and no leadership structure in place except for its leader and appointed spokespersons.
Political analysts suggest Tshabangu exploited the party’s “ambiguity” to claim a powerful position for himself after submitting a purported CCC constitution to Mudenda.
Tshabangu allegedly previously used the same tactic with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to cause the double nomination of CCC candidates in August’s polls.
If the courts rule in favour of Tshabangu in the fight, it opens the possibility that he can expel Chamisa from the party he founded in March 2022, and receive all funding due to the party under the Political Parties (Finances) Act.
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CCC MP Calls For A "Revolution" After "Imposter" Recalls 15 Parliamentarians

ZANU PF officials have described CCC MPs as “hypocrites” and “wolves howling to the moon” after they snubbed the official opening of the 10th Parliament and State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/we-couldnt-care-less-zanu-pf-unmoved-after-ccc-hypocrites-snub-sona-parliament-opening/">reported NewZimbabwe.com</a>.
The ceremony was held at the New Parliament building in Mt Hampden on Tuesday, 03 October.
CCC MPs boycotted the event saying that they do not recognise Mnangagwa’s presidency.
Speaking after the SONA address, ZANU PF spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa said the party commands a majority in Parliament and will not be distracted by CCC MPs’ antics. He said:
<blockquote>
We have the majority in Parliament and they are like wolves howling to the moon and we couldn’t care less if they want to be in Parliament or not.
We will still carry on with our job of making sure that we deliver prosperity to Zimbabwe.
Long gone is the politics of boycotting, people want food on their tables, people want jobs, people want all the services, people want this country to move forward.
So that it can deliver the prosperity that so many sacrificed for what we are focusing on as a party.
We can’t be bothered by sulk losers. They have a cafeteria approach to elections, on one hand, they won all the seats in urban areas they are chest pumping themselves for winning those elections, on the other hand, they lose in the same elections.
They lose the Presidential vote and they are sulking about that, you can’t have your bed and lie on it, it’s an ala carte menu it’s either they take it all or they reject all, you can’t have a selective approach so this is childishness on their part.
</blockquote>
ZANU PF chief whip, Pupurai Togarepi said CCC MPs are hypocrites and have always been like that.
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ZANU PF's Mutsvangwa Derides CCC MPs For Snubbing SONA, Parliament Opening

The National Assembly Speaker, Jacob Mudenda, said CCC MPs will have their travel allowances forfeited and their accommodation costs deducted from their salaries after they boycotted the official opening of the 10th Parliament by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Mount Hampden on Tuesday, 03 October.
Mnangagwa laid out the legislative agenda for the next five years and also delivered a State of the Nation Address (SONA) in front of ZANU PF MPs and diplomats accredited to Zimbabwe.
Addressing legislators in the Chamber soon after the official opening, Mudenda said CCC legislators will be sanctioned for violating Parliament’s Standing Orders of both the National Assembly and Senate.
Mudenda also the Leader of Government Business will consider if the opposition CCC should face more sanctions with regards to the Political Parties Finance Act.
Under the Political Parties Finance Act, political parties that receive at least 5% of the total votes cast in a general election are eligible for funding from the government.
The funding is provided to parties on a proportional basis, based on the number of seats they hold in parliament. <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/ccc-legislators-in-trouble/">The Herald</a> quoted Mudenda as saying:
<blockquote>
It is therefore clear that there have been some violations of those Standing Orders.
Members of the CCC have come to Harare after Parliament was summoned by His Excellency, the President and have stayed in hotels and have been given and facilitated their travel to Harare.
Therefore, there have been violations of these Standing Orders and in terms of powers invested in me as Speaker, I instruct the Clerk of Parliament to ensure that CCC members will not receive their coupons to go back home.
Secondly, their stay in hotels at the taxpayers’ generosity and commitment will be deducted from their salaries.
I further request the Leader of Government Business to look into the Political Parties Finance Act to find out whether further sanctions cannot be applied.
</blockquote>
In an interview with The Herald, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, who is Leader of Government Business in Parliament, said:
<blockquote>
If they continue boycotting they will cease to be Honourable Members of Parliament, so it is up to them.
The elections are done and dusted, they were sworn in which means it was an admission that the process (harmonised elections) was correct. So we are not aware why they did not turn up.
We feel that their absence is not significant, so we are now moving forward with setting up relevant committees.
</blockquote>
CCC CCC spokesperson, Promise Mkhwananzi, had earlier told a local publication that the opposition party will boycott the event because it does not recognise the 23 August presidential election results.
Mnangagwa was declared the winner with 52.6% of the votes, while his closest rival, CCC candidate Nelson Chamisa received 43% of the votes cast.
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Parliament Sanctions CCC MPs For Boycotting Mnangagwa Parliamentary Address

Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono said that CCC Members of Parliament risk losing allowances and the party may lose State funding under the Political Parties (Finance) Act after they boycotted the official opening of the first session of the Tenth Parliament by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday.
CCC CCC spokesperson, Promise Mkhwananzi, had earlier told a local publication that the opposition party will boycott the event because it does not recognise the 23 August presidential election results.
But posting on X, Chin’ono said CCC and its leader Nelson Chamisa’s “petulance” in boycotting the ceremony risks angering Mnangagwa who may decide to go after the party just as he did with the MDC Alliance after the 2018 elections. Wrote Chin’ono:
<blockquote>
Many have asked my view on the CCC parliamentary boycott today (yesterday). Now that it has happened and it is now part of our history, I can comment without prejudice.
My view on the boycott is that it is CCC’s right if it collectively chose to stay away from parliament.
But every decision and even right has to be strategic and it must have an end game instead of just being petulant or emotional…
CCC must calculate its strength and be aware of the things within its control and grasp, and more importantly, it must calculate the risk associated with taking certain actions.
Emmerson Mnangagwa went after Chamisa’s MDCA and destroyed it using State apparatus because he felt humiliated, he went after them because he could.
Today he suffered similar humiliation addressing only his ZANUPF parliamentarians in front of diplomats.
If I were CCC, I would calculate the risk associated with a backlash, and whether I had the tools to fight back if confronted in this particular battle of a long-term war.
Mnangagwa’s actions are predictable, he will more likely dock the salaries and allowances of CCC MPs. 
He will also move to stop the disbursement of their Political Parties Act funds.
The risk of CCC MPs losing their allowances is associated with creating cracks in the party, some who used their money for campaigns will feel that they need a return and not to continue losing money.
There are CCC MPs who don’t have jobs and some who have never worked their whole life, parliament is their job and or career.
If they disobey Chamisa, they risk a Recall, but such a move will tempt Mnangagwa into instructing the speaker of parliament to block such a Recall, once that happens such an MP is lost.
Mnangagwa will immediately pamper them with an eye on his much-needed 2/3 majority as he did with Mwonzora and his MPs.
The second issue is of the Political Parties Act funding, the risk associated with that is it will be stopped, and this will financially cripple CCC as a political party.
These two risks associated with boycotting parliament can be appealed in courts of law, but we all know from history that the courts of law are on whose side politically.
One would be correct to argue that Mnangagwa has no such power as with many other things that his regime has done including jailing Job Sikhala without bail, but Mnangagwa and his team don’t care about what the world thinks of them when it comes to their self-preservation.
The key question is if this happened, was the boycott worth it? Did the boycott contribute towards any new awareness around what we already know that the election was shambolic?
The third and most fundamental question is whether Chamisa and CCC have any options available to fight back since we know that courts are not an option? So this is how I saw today’s boycott!
If the boycott has an end game, it was worth it. If it was a leadership collective decision and if the MPs were prepared to stand with their leader if their livelihood was threatened, then it was worth it.
If Chamisa has the means to fight back if Mnangagwa moves in as he did in 2018, then it was worth it again.
But if he doesn’t have those pertinent things, then it was an empty gesture that might be used to come after him and his party.
</blockquote>
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CCC Should Brace For Onslaught After Boycotting Mnangagwa Parliamentary Address, Says Chin'ono

The opposition CCC has resolved to boycott the official opening of the first session of the Tenth Parliament by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday (today).
<a href="https://www.zimlive.com/ccc-to-boycott-mnangagwa-parliamentary-address/">ZimLive</a> reported CCC spokesperson, Promise Mkhwananzi, as saying the opposition party will boycott the event because it does not recognise the 23 August presidential election. Said Mkhwananzi:
<blockquote>
We are boycotting the processes that Mnangagwa wants us to undertake tomorrow on the basis of the fact that we as CCC do not recognise an election that put him there. The election was a shame, it did not go well.
It fell abysmally short of the expected standards of a free and fair election in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe as well as in terms of SADC and AU protocols on free and fair elections.
Accordingly, we are not attending that process. We want to send a clear message that there should be a free election in Zimbabwe under the auspices of SADC. So, that is the message that will be sending out tomorrow.
</blockquote>
However, Joseph Tshuma, a member of the ZANU PF Central Committee, accused the CCC of taking Zimbabweans for granted.
He queried why CCC wants to boycott the official opening ceremony when they have representatives in the National Assembly.
CCC claims that the 23 August 2023 Harmonised Elections were rigged in favour of ZANU PF and has been lobbying SADC to push for fresh polls.
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CCC To Snub Mnangagwa Parliamentary Address

A Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament has distanced himself from the controversial US$40 000 loans offered to lawmakers by the government.
Addressing residents at a recently held community engagement meeting at Moffat Hall in Sakubva, Innocent Gonese, who represents Mutare Central in the National Assembly, said he doesn’t know anything about the loans. Said Gonese:
<blockquote>
The issue of government loans has been topical of late. The truth of the matter is that I haven’t seen any money and I don’t know about anything concerning the US$40 000 housing loan.
As you all know, I am a steadfast CCC member and as a party, we will sit down and discuss on the issue because I don’t want to be caught offside.
After coming up with a conclusion, we will come up with a statement that will be delivered to the public.
</blockquote>
Recent media reports indicate that MPs were offered US$40 000 housing loans with Ministers being offered US$500 000 and their deputies getting US$350 000.
CCC leader Nelson Chamisa said that the loans were a bribe and warned his MPs not to “drink from the poisoned chalice” as they will face the wrath of voters.
However, CCC Chief Whip in Parliament Prosper Mutseyami said the loan was not a donation but “a genuine part of the MPs’ welfare.” | <a href="https://tellzim.com/mp-gonese-distances-self-from-us-40k-govt-loan/">TellZim News</a>

CCC MP Distances Self From US$40 000 Housing Loan For Lawmakers

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says its MPs are free to take the US$40 000 housing loans from parliament, but they must repay them.
CCC leader Nelson Chamisa previously declared that the loans were a bribe and warned his MPs not to “drink from the poisoned chalice” as they will face the wrath of voters.
On Wednesday, deputy CCC spokesman Gift Ostallos Siziba announced the compromise deal after appearing at a news conference with some of the MPs led by CCC Chief Whip in Parliament Prosper Mutseyami. Said Siziba:
<blockquote>
There had been a misunderstanding over the loans, but the MPs have clarified that it was in fact they who led the push for housing loans and secured the concession in the supplementary budget in September. There can be no question of them not repaying the loans.
</blockquote>
Mutseyami told journalists that the loans “cannot bribe or derail our cause,” appearing to directly contradict Chamisa. Said Mutseyami:
<blockquote>
The suggestion in some quarters that loans are donations is not correct. In the midterm supplementary budget of September 2022, a provision was made for a housing or vehicle loan of US$40 000. This loan was understood as a genuine part of the MPs’ welfare.
The loan is therefore not a surprise executive instrument but one that went through the due process of appropriation as is provided in the constitution.
It is not a discretionary issue or an executive gratuitous gesture like the grants given to ministers and deputy ministers.
</blockquote>
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesman George Charamba on Wednesday said that the disbursement of the loans was being done by alphabetic order.
He claimed CCC deputy leader Tendai Biti was the first to get the disbursement as his surname places him top. He said:
<blockquote>
Did you know that by today, 100 MPs had been paid? Or was that payment by alphabetic order?
Meaning the first to be paid was Biti Tendai. With Chikwinya Settlement (Mbizo MP) among the top 10 to be settled! Which explains why Biti was funerally quiet.
</blockquote>
|<a href="https://www.zimlive.com/defiant-ccc-mps-force-chamisa-into-loans-compromise/"> ZimLive</a>

Defiant CCC MPs Force Chamisa Into Loans Compromise

MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora has said he has not spoken to CCC leader Nelson Chamisa since 2020.
Speaking to <a href="https://businesstimes.co.zw/ccc-mps-warm-up-to-mwonzora/">Business Times</a> recently, Mwonzora said despite what he described as the toxicity of Chamisa’s supporters mainly on social media, CCC Members of Parliament were now warming up to him. He said:
<blockquote>
I have not spoken to Advocate Chamisa, I have not been able to talk to them, the CCC, because I find them very toxic and I think on Twitter, and on social media, there is a lot of hate that comes from their group.
We have said every time that we stand for the unity of all progressive forces in the country so whether we are going to talk to each other in the future, I do not know but what I have noticed is a change of attitude in some of them towards me.
Most of their MPs are friendlier now and the level of toxicity is no longer that big and I don’t know what is going to happen.
You have said that I have spoken to Advocate Chamisa as if I have that obligation.
We did meet but for something different, at a funeral and we did talk, we are not enemies I do not resent him at all. I do not know his attitude towards me.
</blockquote>
In March 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that the 2016 appointment of Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri as party vice presidents by the late former party leader Morgan Tsvangirai was unconstitutional.
An MDC Alliance elective congress that was held in 2019 was deemed illegitimate and the party returned to its 2014 structures with Thokozani Khupe assuming the role of acting president.
Chamisa and his supporters parted ways with Khupe, who was now working with Mwonzora, Mudzuri, and Morgen Komichi among other senior MDC officials.
Speaking about his recent nomination by the party’s National Council as the sole presidential candidate at the party’s 5th Ordinary Congress set for 18 December this year, Mwonzora said:
<blockquote>
In November we had nominations for the post of president, I was nominated unopposed, and I became duly elected as president.
The person who was chairing the meeting was national chairman of the party Senator Morgen Komichi whom everybody knows and was also a hopeful.
Norest Marara was there at the national council meeting and unfortunately, he did not get any nomination.
Unfortunately, he took us to court and I am happy his application was dismissed for lack of basis and no merit at all.
</blockquote>
Marara, who was reportedly Tsvangirai’s close friend, had dragged Mwonzora to court accusing him and the party of running an unconstitutional nomination process.

CCC MPs Now More Friendly, Says Mwonzora

The opposition CCC Parliamentary Caucus has denied claims that the US$40 000 loans granted to Members of Parliament by Treasury are donations.
CCC MPs have received a lot of criticism especially on social media platforms for taking the loans.
Critics accuse the opposition MPs of joining the “gravy train” saying they are no longer serving the interets of the electorate, but their selfish interests.
Even CCC president Nelson Chamisa has criticised his MPs for accepting the loans and warned them that they will be punished by voters.
But CCC Chief Whip in Parliament Prosper Mutseyami defended the party’s MPs, saying the loans are a “genuine part of the MPs’ welfare.” He said:
<blockquote>
The suggestion in some quarters that loans are donations is not correct. In the midterm supplementary budget of September 2022 approved, provision was made for a housing or vehicle loan of US$40 000.
This loan was understood as a genuine part of the MPs’ welfare. The loan is therefore not a surprise executive instrument but one that went through the due process of appropriation as is provided in the constitution.
It is not a discretionary issue or an executive gratuitous gesture like the grants granted to ministers and deputy ministers.
In October of 2022, MPs were made to sign binding loan application forms which they executed.
In late November, parliament made partial disbursements of these loans. The loan in question is above board.
</blockquote>
Mutseyami, who is the MP for Dangamvura, said it was unfair to compare CCC legislators with those of ZANU PF simply because they accepted the loans. He said:
<blockquote>
The loan in question is no excuse for state failure or the deplorable state of public services.
It is no excuse for 42 years of mismanagement and misallocation of public resources. And most certainly the loan cannot bribe or derail our cause.
We therefore reject the equalisation. We are not Zanu, have never been Zanu. We have remained principled and committed.
We have remained unwavering in our quest for transformation and change in our country We have faced dictatorship and its billions of dollars weaponised against our people.
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Mutseyami also claimed that MPs are currently earning ZWL$$200 000 “which is equivalent to US$200.” He added:
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The new salary remains way below the poverty datum line by a long margin.
It also remains way below the average regional salary of MPs which is US$2 000 even in economies smaller than Zimbabwe or countries such as Kenya and others where MPs are paid around US$13,000 a month.
This is in addition to the provision of constituency offices, and paid research assistance.
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CCC MPs Say US$40 000 Loans Are Not A Donation

Social media users, including supporters of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), have condemned the opposition party’s legislators for accepting loans from the government less than 12 months before the end of their terms.
The government has offered a US$40 000 housing loan to each sitting Member of Parliament (MP), US$500 000 for individual ministers and US$350 000 for their deputies.
The loans have seemingly angered CCC supporters who feel that the MPs should reject them to prove that they are not in Parliament for personal gain.
University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Political Science lecturer, Eldred Masunungure, told <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200004372/ccc-mps-defy-chamisa-on-us40k-loot">NewsDay</a> that CCC MPs had fallen into the ZANU PF trap to expose the opposition party’s “lack of organisational cohesion”. He said:
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In this case of loans, the party is being judged against its moral standards. It is against their party position on pursuing selfless interests, but the MPs are rather benefiting from political patronage.
In this case, no party position has been abided by. The logical thing to do in this case was for them to sit down and discuss the matter and agree on one position.
What it means is that the leader is very consistent, but he has failed to whip his subordinates to one collective stance.
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Another political analyst, Vivid Gwede, said the public expects opposition MPs to act differently from ZANU PF legislators. Said Gwede:
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Members of Parliament from the opposition will always be held to a higher standard than those from ZANU PF because the expectation is that they should represent and bring a new culture.
That expected culture is about service over self. Hence, when they appear to be already enjoying themselves while the rest of the populace is suffering, there is a feeling of betrayal.
But that does mean that people should get acclimatised to the selfishness of ZANU PF MPs.
At this moment, MPs should be fighting for the resuscitation of basic public services such as health and education.
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Team Pachedu, a group of activists, critical of the government and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), said that Harare North MP Allan Norman “Rusty” Markham is the only legislator to reject the loan. It also said:
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US$500,000 grants for ministers is madness. US$350,000 grants for deputies is madness. MPs will not complain about this wasteful spending because they have been silenced with US$40,000. Zimbabweans, we are on our own!
Very unstrategic for CCC MPs to take the $40,000. With only 6 months before the next election how do they attack the other side of failing when they too received the loot? When the alternative acts like the current it ceases being one.
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