{"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

By Fanuel Chinowaita<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pishai Muchauraya (Centre) <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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

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

\u201cIf you cannot beat them, join them,\u201d said Muchauraya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cI was not promised a farm. I already have a farm and I am a farmer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\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

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

\u201cI have no position there. I only went there sympathising with him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muchauraya was emphatic that his decision to join ZANU PF was personal and not coerced.
\u201cI went to ZANU PF voluntarily. I was not promised anything,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He confirmed that he officially joined ZANU PF last week in Rusape.
Since his defection, Muchauraya has posted messages on his social media platforms declaring his allegiance to the ruling party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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":"

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