{"id":79535,"date":"2023-06-24T22:18:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T20:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/it-is-cold-out-there-zanu-pf-tells-kasukuwere-as-former-commissar-vies-for-presidency"},"modified":"2023-06-25T01:33:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T23:33:17","slug":"it-is-cold-out-there-zanu-pf-tells-kasukuwere-as-former-commissar-vies-for-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/it-is-cold-out-there-zanu-pf-tells-kasukuwere-as-former-commissar-vies-for-presidency","title":{"rendered":"It is cold out there \u2013 \u00a0Zanu PF tells Kasukuwere as former commissar vies for Presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>By Darlington Gatsi<\/b><\/p>\n

ZANU PF has played down fears of the prospect of its former political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere coming back to haunt the party in August 23 general elections.<\/p>\n

Self-exiled Kasukuwere is back on the political landscape contesting as an independent candidate in the upcoming general elections.<\/p>\n

Kasukuwere successfully lodged his nomination papers with Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), laying bare his intentions to wrestle power from President Emmerson Mnangagwa.<\/p>\n

According to reports his ambition has reportedly sent shockwaves among Zanu PF members who fear a plot to campaign against Mnangagwa.<\/p>\n

Speaking in Harare Thursday, Zanu PF political commissar Mike Bimha said Kasukuwere is in a futile expedition.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne has to go back to the history of our party you had people who were probably holding very senior positions in Zanu PF and doing well in terms of making contributions to the party and having gone through the rank and occupying senior positions and one by one when they felt that probably they were big enough to go high to the top some of them left the party started their own parties and contested but history has it that one after the other they fell flat on the ground and that has been the history.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the history of Zanu PF and that is the end of you. It is very cold out there. You might have the support when you are within Zanu PF but when you go out if Zanu PF that support disappears because it is Zanu Pf which is strong, it is Zanu PF which is popular not an individual and that is the fate that will also befall the colleague,\u201d said Bimha.<\/p>\n

Tyson as he is affectionately known considers himself a victim of factionalism that reared its head in 2017 resulting in Mugabe\u2019s ouster.<\/p>\n

His candidacy is viewed by political analysts as a move to settle political scores against the incumbent.<\/p>\n

Bimha further said that Zanu PF has put wheels in motion as it is set to launch its election manifesto in Chipinge, Saturday.<\/p>\n

Coincidentally, the manifesto will be launched in Manicaland, home province of founding leader Ndabaningi Sithole whom Mnangagwa conferred with national hero status 22 years after his death.<\/p>\n

\u201cManicaland as you know, there is a lot of history when it comes to Manicaland. As you know it is the province that has been very close to where we\u2019re waging the war from in terms of its proximity to Mozambique.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore significantly is that when you go into history again you find the likes of our national hero Ndabaningi Sithole comes from Chipinge and he was a founding father of Zanu and played a pivotal role in terms of the persecution of our struggle,\u201d said Bimha.<\/p>\n

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