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Zanu-PF Mashonaland East purges top official
08 Mar 2022 at 05:48hrs | Views
THE Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial executive has suspended party official and educationist Cleopas Kundiona over a litany of allegations.
Kundiona was elected provincial deputy secretary for legal affairs last year.
In a letter dated March 4, Zanu-PF provincial vice-chairperson Kudzai Majuru said Kundiona would remain suspended and barred from conducting party activities until he has been cleared.
"Whereas on March 4, 2022, the Mashonaland East provincial executive decided to invoke article 10 of section 74(1) of the 2014 amended Zanu-PF constitution against your conduct. By way of this prohibition order you are thus barred from visiting party offices for the purpose of attending and or carrying out any activities for, and on behalf of the party.
"You are also prohibited from holding any party position or attending any party meeting until the finalisation of a disciplinary hearing pencilled for March 25, 2022," the letter read.
Kundiona, who is the owner of UMAA Group of Colleges, lost the Zanu-PF primary elections to Ignatius Mateveke for the Marondera Central constituency.
According to the letter, Kundiona is accused of boycotting campaigns organised by Mateveke.
"You were seen in the constituency moving and campaigning for the MDC candidates and you failed to avail yourself for the party programmes without real cause," the letter added.
Zanu-PF has also ordered Kundiona to return the party vehicle that was given to him in 2018.
Kundiona's suspension is likely to split votes in the March 26 by-elections after his followers threatened a protest vote.
Efforts to get a comment from Kundiona were fruitless yesterday.
Kundiona was elected provincial deputy secretary for legal affairs last year.
In a letter dated March 4, Zanu-PF provincial vice-chairperson Kudzai Majuru said Kundiona would remain suspended and barred from conducting party activities until he has been cleared.
"Whereas on March 4, 2022, the Mashonaland East provincial executive decided to invoke article 10 of section 74(1) of the 2014 amended Zanu-PF constitution against your conduct. By way of this prohibition order you are thus barred from visiting party offices for the purpose of attending and or carrying out any activities for, and on behalf of the party.
"You are also prohibited from holding any party position or attending any party meeting until the finalisation of a disciplinary hearing pencilled for March 25, 2022," the letter read.
Kundiona, who is the owner of UMAA Group of Colleges, lost the Zanu-PF primary elections to Ignatius Mateveke for the Marondera Central constituency.
According to the letter, Kundiona is accused of boycotting campaigns organised by Mateveke.
"You were seen in the constituency moving and campaigning for the MDC candidates and you failed to avail yourself for the party programmes without real cause," the letter added.
Zanu-PF has also ordered Kundiona to return the party vehicle that was given to him in 2018.
Kundiona's suspension is likely to split votes in the March 26 by-elections after his followers threatened a protest vote.
Efforts to get a comment from Kundiona were fruitless yesterday.
Source - Newsday Zimbabwe
