Chinoz confesses he's now a comedian

Buhera West constituency MP Joseph Chinotimba in Manicaland touted to be a comedian among the parliamentarians of Zimbabwe, has decided to venture into comedy.

"I have seen all the jokes that people post about me and they do not move me in any way. In fact, they make me happy and it just shows that people actually love me for who I am," he said.

"I know people make jokes about me but I am not moved."

He has, however, faced the challenge of not being taken seriously by other parliamentarians even when he is presenting serious issues.

But this has not affected him in any way, in fact, Cde Chinoz is a hard worker and has contributed not only to his constituency but to the national development discourse.

"I know people love me in Zimbabwe. That is why there are so much (sic) jokes circulating on the internet and they constantly remind people of me. Besides, I am one of the most hard working MPs and I have also contributed vastly within and outside my constituency," he said.

The comical MP was last year crowned ZimRights' Human Rights Defender of the Year.

"I believe people have created me to be a comedian and I have also started acting that way as well because it is pleasing to people. So much has been said about me on those jokes but I was last year crowned the Human Rights Defender of the year and I shrugged off stiff competition from people within the MDC party," he said.

 "Everywhere I go I am in trouble! Everyone now wants to take a picture with me and I think I should start charging money for those pictures. Last time, someone donated 10 tonnes of cement when I had a photo-shoot with them," he said.