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Joseph Madzimure
Zimpapers Politics Hub
ZANU PF National Chairperson, Cde Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, has implored the party’s provincial structures to raise awareness regarding the importance of the Constitutional Amendment (No. 3) Bill.
The amendment is set to facilitate the implementation of the party’s Resolution Number 1. The revolutionary party expressed confidence that the Bill will be enacted into law, banking on the ruling party’s majority in Parliament to steer the proposed legislation.
Government recently gazetted the Bill, kick-starting a 90-day public consultation period which will culminate in Parliament deliberating on the draft law before its passage. The Bill proposes a parliamentary process for the election of the President and seeks to replace the current five-year term with a seven-year tenure.
Addressing party members during the belated Buhera Central Constituency 2023 election victory celebrations at Dzapasi National Monument in Manicaland on Sunday, Cde Muchinguri-Kashiri, who is also the Minister of Defence, said party Resolution Number 1, adopted at conferences held in 2024 and 2025, formed the bedrock of the proposed constitutional amendments.
“The Bill reflects the aspirations of the people outlined in Resolution Number 1, aiming to extend the President’s term by two years to synchronise the electoral calendar.
“Support Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 because it is implementing Resolution Number 1, which came from you, and was adopted at the last two conferences. It is not true that a Constitution cannot be amended because we have been doing that. A Constitution can be amended, and when you do that, you do not amend one thing. We want to extend the election cycle not terms, to make the President serve seven years,” she said.
Turning to the local Buhera landscape, she noted that Dzapasi Assembly Point was of immense historical importance as it was the largest assembly point during the liberation struggle.
“We have quite a lot of gallant sons and daughters of the soil who paid the supreme sacrifice for the freedoms that we are enjoying today. Our duty, therefore, is to defend the gains of independence and reaffirm the values of resilience, discipline, patriotism, unity, peace and development,” she said.
Cde Muchinguri-Kashiri further challenged Manicaland Province to exercise a high level of discipline when conducting party business. The call comes after the party deployed a probe team to investigate disturbances that rocked a Manicaland Provincial Executive Committee meeting early this month.
She emphasised that in the Second Republic, there is no room for corruption, violence, indiscipline, divisiveness, or factionalism.
“As the party marches towards attainment of Vision 2030, cohesion and discipline are the engine that keeps the party moving forward. A united front makes it easier to roll out policies and implement Congress and Conference Resolutions. A peaceful political environment also signals the much-needed political stability by investors and development partners,” she said.
ZANU PF National Political Commissar, Cde Munyaradzi Machacha, clarified that the temporary suspension of the Presidential Empowerment Fund disbursement was part of routine organisational alignment meant to safeguard the integrity of structured empowerment frameworks.
“The party leadership has opted for an internal governance review process designed to tighten compliance procedures and protect vulnerable beneficiaries targeted under the grassroots empowerment matrix. The party was aligning its operational systems so that leakages are sealed and the funds reach the intended beneficiaries in line with the policy direction of the party and Government,” said Cde Machacha.
Accordingly, he said the review was meant to prevent reputational risk to the party and ensure the distribution model meets governance standards expected of a ruling party managing public trust.
“Any organisation that allows unchecked systems risks organisational inconsistencies which may damage its corporate image. The party therefore acted within its normal internal processes,” he said.
