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This past weekend saw history being made as the newly established Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) trounced the ruling party Zanu Pf and made irrelevant Douglas Mwonzora’s Mdc T which came out without even a single win in the weekends parliamentary and council by elections.
Imagine, CCC endured a ban of by-elections for two years and in those years both ZanuPF and Mdc T Mwonzora are consolidating their machinery and power ready for by-elections whilst destroying the original MDC-A with help from Mwonzora, then 62 days old CCC comes along taking almost everything.This lion’s share is an extraordinary record according to analyst’s.
CCC emerged the biggest winner in the Saturday by-elections after winning in 22 of the 28 National Assembly seats, official results announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) results confirmed.
Zanu PF is however allegedly got majority of votes either through rigging, intimidation or assisted voting taking two seats previously occupied by the opposition, in Epworth and Mutasa South through a close dubious margin.
Zanu PF’s Epworth’s Zalerah Makari controversial 10 248 beat CCC’s Earthrage Kureva who got 8 283 votes.
ZEC official results show that it was mainly a two-horse race between Zanu PF and CCC whilst Mwonzora’s dismal performance was proof he is a non entity.
The results also proved to be the final nail into the MDC-T coffin after the party failed to win in any of the seats or wards being contested for.
Zanu PF also retained its rural sets in Mberengwa South, Murewa South, Chivi South, Mwenezi East, Gokwe Central and Tsholotsho North.
The elections were conducted in 28 parliamentary and 122 local government seats that fell vacant following the recalls of MDC Alliance legislators and councillors.
Some seats fell vacant after the death of councillors and legislators that were voted into office in 2018.
The polls were held amid concerns from the opposition and independent election watchdogs over the credibility of the voters’ roll after a number of discrepancies and anomalies were uncovered.
In Kambuzuma Constituency CCC’s Willias Madzimure garnered 4 457 votes, subsequently retaining the seat he won in 2018.
ZANU PF candidate Oscar Nyamunokora got 1800 votes, while MDC Alliance’s Fungai Chiposi polled 154. There were 79 spoilt ballot papers.
In Marondera central has also been completed with Caston Matewu of the CCC winning the polls after accumulating 6 756 votes.
In Chivi South Constituency Zanu PF candidate Munyaradzi Zizhou polled 6 832 to win the seat. Mhlolo Paul Thompson of CCC got 1 414 votes, while Shadreck Mapope of MDC Alliance got 252, Faith Chuma of Patriotic Zimbabweans got 139 votes and 209 were spoilt votes.
In Glen Norah Constituency CCC’s Chikombo Wellington polled 5 098 votes, thereby retaining the seat he won in 2018.
MDC Alliance’s Mabhande Israel won 280 votes, Zanu-PF Magaya Chrispen Allen garnered 1552 votes. Munyuki Allan of UDA won 49 votes while Garwe Kuda garnered 58 votes.
Zanu PF retaining the seat after its candidate Nyasha Masoka garnered 11 125 to replace the late Cde Joel Bigie Matiza who died last year.
In Kwekwe Central constituency CC Judith Tobaiwa has been declared the new legislator of the constituency after garnering 6 639 votes. The seat was previously occupied by the late Masanga Matambanadzo who won it as an independent candidate in 2018. Long term Mbizo MP Settlement Chikwinya bounced back after polling 7 146 votes, beating four other candidates, of which Zanu PF’s Vongaishe Mupereri came closest with 3 232 votes.
In Highfield East Constituency CCC’s Erick Murai polled 5 610 votes to win the seat. Erick Murai, therefore, retains the seat he had won in 2018.
In Kuwadzana Constituency Matambo Johnson of Citizens Coalition for Change has been declared the winner after getting 7 157 votes. Nhambu Betty of ZANU PF followed with 2 636 votes. Madamombe Fatima of MDC A had 259 votes while UDA’s Mapfumo Nesbet got 56 votes.
In Nkulumame Constituency CCC’s Kucaca Ivumile Phulu got 2 760 votes, thereby retaining the seat he won in 2018.
David Ndlovu of Zanu PF polled 1 900 votes, Gideon Mangena of MDC A 150 votes, Gegory Ncube of RPZ 45votes, and Dumisani Tokwido of DOP 18votes.
An independent analyst told TechMagTV that,
“CCC is a new citizen centred political movement birthed 62 days ago. It has done extremely well by securing the majority of both council and national assembly seats. A two month old party won 19 parliamentary seats out of 28 and 75 Council seats out of 122. Its sad for a party that’s been in existence for more than 40 years to celebrate failure.”
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