More CCC MPs Exposed In Mnangagwa Farm Meeting – Eduzim News

By Munacho Gwamanda – Twenty of the 32 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs and senators who attended a field day at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Precabe Farm in Kwekwe on Sunday have been identified.

All attendees were appointed to parliament by Sengezo Tshabangu, who claims to be the CCC’s interim secretary general. 

Of the 32 lawmakers present, 20 were not on the original party list for the 2023 elections, including Tshabangu himself.

The CCC holds 115 parliamentary seats—88 in the National Assembly and 27 in the Senate. 

ZANU PF-aligned social media platforms released a list of 34 CCC lawmakers allegedly present, including Ellen Shiriyedenga and Truswell Chikomo, both of whom denied attending.

The event, organised by Mnangagwa’s office, bypassed parliamentary protocol, with provincial ministers such as Midlands Minister Owen Ncube spearheading invitations. A letter from Ncube outlined the invitation:

“His Excellency…will be hosting Members of Parliament at his Precabe Farm, Sherwood, Kwekwe…”

Tshabangu gained prominence after the August 2023 elections, when he declared himself interim secretary general, orchestrating recalls of CCC representatives and filling vacancies with loyalists. 

His actions led to ZANU PF dominating subsequent by-elections.

Most lawmakers attending the farm event were Tshabangu’s appointees, while 83 CCC members boycotted, viewing the gathering as a partisan initiative to bolster Mnangagwa’s political agenda.

List of CCC MPs and Senators who attended Mnangagwa Field Day at his Pricabe Farm

1: Nyasha Batitsa, Manicaland, National Assembly (Recall Replacement)

2: Samantha Mureyani, Manicaland, National Assembly (Recall Replacement)

3: Maxwell Mdhluri, Manicaland, Senate (Recall Replacement)

4: Media Kupfuma, Manicaland, Senate (Deceased Replacement)

5: Juliana Makuvire, Harare, National Assembly (2023 Proportional Representation)

6: Bridget Nyandoro, Harare, National Assembly (Elected MP Southerton in 2023)

7: Moses Manyengavana, Harare, Senate (Recall Replacement)

8: Kudakwashe Matibiri, Harare, Senate (Recall Replacement)

9: Takudzani Kunaka, Harare, Senate (Recall Replacement)

10: Melphina Gwabeni, Midlands, National Assembly (Recall Replacement)

11: Josiah Makombe, Midlands, National Assembly (Elected MP Gweru Urban 2023)

12: Sisasenkosi Ndebele, Midlands, Senate (2023 Proportional Representation)

13: Diana Marikano, Mashonaland East, National Assembly (Recall Replacement)

14: Constance Chihota, Mashonaland East, National Assembly (2023 Proportional Representation)

15: Maggie Ngwena, Mashonaland East, Senate (2023 Proportional Representation)

16: Thokozani Khupe, Bulawayo, National Assembly (2023 Proportional Representation)

17: Samukeliso Maseko, Bulawayo, National Assembly (2023 Proportional Representation)

18: Charles Moyo, Bulawayo, National Assembly (Won by-election after legitimate CCC MP recalled in Mpopoma-Mzilikazi)

19: Linda Sibanda, Bulawayo, Senate (Recall Replacement)

20: Kucaca Phulu, Bulawayo, Senate (Recall Replacement)

21: Ottilia Sibanda, Bulawayo, National Assembly (Recall Replacement)

22: Sengezo Tshabangu, Matabeleland North, Senate (Recall Replacement)

23: Theresa Kabondo, Matabeleland North, Senate (Recall Replacement)

24: Lovejoy Sibanda, Matabeleland North, National Assembly (Youth Quota, 2023)

25: Francisca Ncube, Matabeleland North, National Assembly (Women’s Quota, 2023)

26: Lungile Ncube, Bulawayo, National Assembly (Recall Replacement)

27: Spiwe Munemo, Mashonaland West, Senate (Recall Replacement)

28: Tawanda Bvumo, Mashonaland West, Senate (Recall Replacement)

29: Tsungirirai Rungwave, Masvingo, National Assembly (Recall Replacement)

30: Sam Chapfudza, Masvingo, Senate (Recall Replacement)

31: Nonhlanhla Mlotshwa, Matabeleland South, Senate (2023)

32: Joseph Bonda, Matabeleland North, Hwange West (Elected Hwange West MP in 2023).

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