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MDC-T postpones probe
17 Oct 2013 at 04:08hrs | Views
A 4-member disciplinary committee set up by MDC-T to investigate 2 mayors and 7 councillors who snubbed the party's directives on choices for mayoral candidates, yesterday failed to produce their report, prompting further delay by the national standing committee to make a determination.
MDC-T spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora yesterday said the decision would be made sometime next week after the committee had presented a full report of its findings.
The MDC-T national standing committee will decide the fate of its two mayors and seven councillors recently suspended on allegations of defying party directives during mayoral elections.
Among the suspended are Gweru and Mutare mayors Hamutendi Kombayi and Tatenda Nhamarare respectively.
The party immediately set up a four-member disciplinary committee comprising former Mazowe Central MP Shepherd Mushonga, Women's Assembly secretary-general Sibusisiwe Bhuda-Masara, Youth Assembly spokesperson Clifford Hlatshwayo and Chitungwiza Senator James Makore to investigate the "defiant" councillors.
Party spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora said: "We are likely to receive the report at the national standing committee meeting tomorrow (today)."
He said a decision would then be made whether to retain or expel them from the party. The MDC-T accused Kombayi, his deputy Artwell Matyorauta, Moses Marecha, Tawanda Magidi and Farai Muza of dumping the preferred Gweru mayoral candidate Charles Chikozho and Kenneth Sithole as deputy mayor.
In Mutare, Nhamarare was suspended alongside three other councillors, namely Pamela Mutare, Farai Bhiza and Richard Mupfura, for not voting the MDC-T's preferred mayoral candidate Thomas Nyamupangedengu.
The party also accused the quartet of voting Zanu-PF's Collen Mukwada as deputy mayor in place of Kudakwashe Chisango of the MDC-T. It emerged after the elections that Nhamarare was not the MDC-T nominee for the mayor's position.
MDC-T councillors in Victoria Falls, Kwekwe and Redcliff were also reported to have voted Zanu-PF councillors in protest over alleged imposition of candidates by their party.
MDC-T spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora yesterday said the decision would be made sometime next week after the committee had presented a full report of its findings.
The MDC-T national standing committee will decide the fate of its two mayors and seven councillors recently suspended on allegations of defying party directives during mayoral elections.
Among the suspended are Gweru and Mutare mayors Hamutendi Kombayi and Tatenda Nhamarare respectively.
The party immediately set up a four-member disciplinary committee comprising former Mazowe Central MP Shepherd Mushonga, Women's Assembly secretary-general Sibusisiwe Bhuda-Masara, Youth Assembly spokesperson Clifford Hlatshwayo and Chitungwiza Senator James Makore to investigate the "defiant" councillors.
He said a decision would then be made whether to retain or expel them from the party. The MDC-T accused Kombayi, his deputy Artwell Matyorauta, Moses Marecha, Tawanda Magidi and Farai Muza of dumping the preferred Gweru mayoral candidate Charles Chikozho and Kenneth Sithole as deputy mayor.
In Mutare, Nhamarare was suspended alongside three other councillors, namely Pamela Mutare, Farai Bhiza and Richard Mupfura, for not voting the MDC-T's preferred mayoral candidate Thomas Nyamupangedengu.
The party also accused the quartet of voting Zanu-PF's Collen Mukwada as deputy mayor in place of Kudakwashe Chisango of the MDC-T. It emerged after the elections that Nhamarare was not the MDC-T nominee for the mayor's position.
MDC-T councillors in Victoria Falls, Kwekwe and Redcliff were also reported to have voted Zanu-PF councillors in protest over alleged imposition of candidates by their party.
Source - newsday
