{"id":1551,"date":"2025-12-30T09:51:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T09:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/?p=1551"},"modified":"2025-12-30T09:51:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T09:51:42","slug":"pishai-confirms-zanu-pf-defection-says-move-was-voluntary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/pishai-confirms-zanu-pf-defection-says-move-was-voluntary\/","title":{"rendered":"Pishai Confirms ZANU PF Defection, Says Move Was Voluntary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Fanuel Chinowaita<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1553\" src=\"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3cae682ddf0645cca9b87f568070b607-767x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3cae682ddf0645cca9b87f568070b607-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3cae682ddf0645cca9b87f568070b607-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3cae682ddf0645cca9b87f568070b607-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3cae682ddf0645cca9b87f568070b607.jpg 809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Pishai Muchauraya (Centre) <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RUSAPE, 30 December 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Pishai Muchauraya has confirmed that he has officially joined the ruling g ZANU PF party, saying the decision was voluntary and driven by political reality rather than inducements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a phone interview with The Wasu Post yesterday , Muchauraya said his move followed years of opposition politics without success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you cannot beat them, join them,\u201d said Muchauraya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He dismissed allegations that he was promised land or material benefits in exchange for his defection, insisting that no incentives were offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was not promised a farm. I already have a farm and I am a farmer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muchauraya said ZANU PF\u2019s dominance in Zimbabwean politics influenced his decision, adding that his long stay in the opposition had failed to yield results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cZANU PF is the majority party. I have been in the opposition for more than 25 years, but we failed to dislodge ZANU PF,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responding to questions about his position within the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), currently led by Sengezo Tshabangu, Muchauraya said he did not hold any post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have no position there. I only went there sympathising with him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muchauraya was emphatic that his decision to join ZANU PF was personal and not coerced.<br>\u201cI went to ZANU PF voluntarily. I was not promised anything,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He confirmed that he officially joined ZANU PF last week in Rusape.<br>Since his defection, Muchauraya has posted messages on his social media platforms declaring his allegiance to the ruling party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In one of his statuses, he wrote \u201cTsepete tsepete,\u201d a popular ZANU PF chant, and shared images of himself alongside party members while wearing ZANU PF-branded regalia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His confirmation follows recent denials by Rusape Town Council Chairperson Lovemore Chifomboti, who distanced himself from claims that he had joined ZANU PF, saying Muchauraya was the individual who defected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The developments come amid continued political realignments under ZANU PF\u2019s \u201cCome Home\u201d initiative, which has seen several former opposition figures crossing over to the ruling party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fanuel Chinowaita RUSAPE, 30 December 2025 \u2013 Pishai Muchauraya has confirmed that he has officially joined the ruling g ZANU PF party, saying the decision was voluntary and driven by political reality rather than inducements. 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