Chombo unwittingly reveals rigging strategy

Ignatius Chombo, the Zanu-PF secretary for administration, has unwittingly revealed how his party rigs elections using traditional chiefs.

In a video circulating on social media, Chombo is seen addressing Hurungwe West headmen and warning them that they should not associate with independent candidate Temba Mliswa.

The minister says he has put up mechanisms to monitor Mliswa's movements ahead of the by-election slated for June 10.

Chombo also said he is assigning assistants to each of the headmen to ensure that they do not communicate with Mliswa until after the by-election.

The Local Government minister went on to instruct one chief to eliminate any headman deemed loyal to Mliswa.