Zanu PF warns rogue DCC members

Joseph Madzimure, Zimpapers Politics Hub

ZANU PF has urged District Coordinating Committee (DCC) members to stand guided by the party’s constitution and desist from making executive decisions outside their mandate.

Provincial structures are expected to play a pivotal role in coordinating party activities.

The DCCs members are accused of making arbitrary decisions without consulting the provincial executive members in their respective provinces.

Zanu PF National Political Commissar Cde Munyaradzi Machacha in a circular directed to provincial executive members said the Politburo has observed with great concern the wayward behaviour by some members of the DCCs.

The DCCs are accused of being involved in the making of executive decisions outside their mandate, contrary to the Party Constitution, Article 13 Section 154 on the Powers and Functions of the DCC which states that “The District Co-ordinating Committee shall not make any executive decisions”.

Cde Machacha said that all executive decisions shall be referred to the Provincial Executive Council and Provincial Co-ordinating Committee.

“The tendency by DCCs to hold meetings and only inviting the twenty-two (22) elected members leaving out the rest of the leadership in the District.

“This is contrary to the Party Constitution Article 13 Section 143 to Section 144 (36) which outlines membership of the DCC beyond elected members.

“Calling meetings on dates and times that deliberately prevent other members from attending, for example, during midweek when other members are at work.”

“Members of the DCCs have resurrected the role previous played by the Old dissolved DCCs of becoming king-makers.

“Disruptive behaviour by some members of the DCC who are already on the ground campaigning for aspiring candidates and demonising sitting national Assembly members,” said Cde Machacha.

“DCCs therefore, are warned to desist from this reactionary conduct. Going forward, the party will take stern measures against perpetrators through severe disciplinary measures.”

In 2012 DCCs were disbanded after the party felt they were being used to foment divisions in the party, but were reintroduced in 2020 to serve as a mechanism to further consolidate party structures at grassroots.