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Senator Chitsa did not belong to any MDC-T faction - Moyo claims
05 Mar 2012 at 11:59hrs | Views
PUMULA MP Albert Mhlanga leads mourners to the burial site for late Senator Chitsa
Speaker of parliament Lovemore Moyo described the late Masotsha-Ndlovu Senator Enna Chitsa (MDC-T) as the only woman in the party countrywide who did not belong to any faction.
"She did not buy a single person a coca cola to get votes during any election. She was principled," said Moyo.
Moyo's comments confirm that the MDC-T is battling factionalism.
Moyo, who is also the MDC-T national chairman added "We would make sure her seat is retained by woman."
She was the National Woman Assembly Chair person and was buried on Monday in Bulawayo.
Currently, MDC-T women assembly members in Bulawayo are rocked in fight to fill the provincial women's assembly chairperson left by the late Senator Gladys Gombami who died late last year.
Dorcas Nyoni, Jennifer Kawona and Dorcas Sibanda have emerged as candidates for the post.
The Bulawayo provinces is divided between Matson Hlalo and Gorden Moyo camps
Earlier on party president Morgan Tsvangirai told mourners that death of party members is robbing him of voters.
"She did not buy a single person a coca cola to get votes during any election. She was principled," said Moyo.
Moyo's comments confirm that the MDC-T is battling factionalism.
Moyo, who is also the MDC-T national chairman added "We would make sure her seat is retained by woman."
Currently, MDC-T women assembly members in Bulawayo are rocked in fight to fill the provincial women's assembly chairperson left by the late Senator Gladys Gombami who died late last year.
Dorcas Nyoni, Jennifer Kawona and Dorcas Sibanda have emerged as candidates for the post.
The Bulawayo provinces is divided between Matson Hlalo and Gorden Moyo camps
Earlier on party president Morgan Tsvangirai told mourners that death of party members is robbing him of voters.
Source - Byo24News
