ZANU PF has declared Zimbabwe “a Zanu PF territory”, insisting that come 2018, the party would reclaim all the seats from the opposition MDC-T.
BY MOSES MATENGA /KENNETH NYANGANI
This followed the Wednesday by-election victory that saw the party taking all 16 contested seats.
The elections have been described by the main opposition parties as a sham and a victory for MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s calls for supporters to boycott.
Zanu PF national commissar Saviour Kasukuwere said the focus was now on development and ensuring the promises from the party were fulfilled.
“Zimbabwe is a Zanu PF territory and this victory was certain. Our focus now is to take all the seats which are in the wrong hands in 2018. Our focus is now to develop the country and work on the economy for the good of the people,” Kasukuwere said.
Meanwhile, Mutare businessman and Zanu PF central committee member Esau Mupfumi, who romped to victory in the Dangamvura-Chikanga constituency, said he was aiming to unite people in his constituency.
Mupfumi defeated seven other candidates after amassing 6 376 votes while his nearest rival, Fugamai Mawire of the National Constitutional Assembly, garnered 1 003 votes.
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Mupfumi said he hoped to improve the lives of impoverished people in the constituency.
“I am now the servant of Dangamvura-Chikanga constituency. I am going to work for people in my constituency. I am going to ensure that everyone has water and electricity,” he said.
“I am also going to deal with the issue of double allocation of stands and I am not happy with the issue. I will also be working very hard to unite people in my constituency even from other parties, they should come and join my party.”
The Dangamvura-Chikanga constituency experiences serious water shortages and most of the roads in the area are in a poor state.
A $10 million water reservoir tank that was commissioned by Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Chikanga early this year is still to become operational.
