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Samuel Kadungure
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ZANU PF national chairman, Cde Oppah Muchinguri‑Kashiri this afternoon denounced critics of Constitutional Amendment Bill No 3, insisting that a constitutional change can be achieved through Parliament and does not require a referendum.
Speaking to thousands of party supporters at Dzapasi Assembly Point during the Buhera Central Constituency victory celebrations, Cde Muchinguri‑Kashiri, who also serves as Defence Minister, said the amendment would implement Resolution 1, adopted at the party’s two most recent conferences, and extend the presidential election cycle from five to seven years.
“We have amended the Constitution before, and we can do it again,” she said, adding that the proposed change will keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa in office until 2030.
Cde Muchinguri- Kashiri was accompanied by Ministers Monica Mavhunga, Jenfan Muswere and Misheck Mugadza, national political commissar, Cde Munyaradzi Machacha and provincial chairman, Cde Tawanda Mukodza.
She warned party members against “petty fights” and urged discipline, humility and loyalty, citing President Mnangagwa’s own endurance of humiliation and alleged poisoning in the former First Republic.
Cde Muchinguri‑Kashiri rebuked members who “burn the midnight oil” plotting against rivals, vowing to expose such “divisive characters.”
She called on comrades to be content with their positions, work hard for the party’s growth and avoid “over‑ambitious” grudges. “
A united ZANU PF promotes business growth and economic development,” she said, urging members to emulate the President’s development record and to refrain from corruption and greed.
Highlighting development projects, she noted that Buhera Central now boasts 42 solar‑powered boreholes and several village business units, and announced plans for a district health referral centre, high school, vocational training centre and related infrastructure at Dzapasi Assembly Point.
The Defence Ministry, she added, will launch a construction company to take over road works, while infrastructure projects such as the Mabvuku interchange, Christmas Pass Bypass and Manicaland International Airport are underway.
She also handed over 2,000 food hampers, flour, rice, laptops, cement and wheelchairs from President Mnangagwa to support the elderly and learners in the constituency.
She warned against drug and substance abuse, saying rural businesses caught supplying drugs will face arrest, and announced the establishment of rehabilitation centres in all districts, while security forces will continue to patrol the porous Mozambique border to curb drug trafficking.
Cde Muchinguri‑Kashiri pledged to visit all Manicaland constituencies to assess MPs’ performance, insisting that only diligent representatives will secure the party’s future electoral success.
