Mwonzora Recalls More Councillors

The Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T has recalled 6 councilors from Binga Rural District Council after they were allegedly found to be agents of Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party.

The 6 are said to have been consistently working and pushing the agenda of the CCC. They also stand accused of even campaigning for a CCC candidate. The 6 are Wilson Siampolomba (Kariangwe), Mathias Mudenda (Simatelele), Kingson Mpofu (Kalungwizi), Joseph Mweembe (Sikalenge), Chrispen Munkuli (Lubimbi) and John Sikabotu (Siachilaba).

MDC-T/Alliance Spokesperson Witness Dube said:

“The councilors were found to have been all along working with and for CCC. They heavily campaigned for the same party’s candidates ahead of and during the 2018 elections. At council chambers they were also pushing an agenda foreign to MDC-T hence their recall,” said MDC-T national spokesperson Mr. Witness Dube.

Binga has 21 wards largely controlled by the opposition.

Sources within the party yesterday said more recalls will be coming in the next couple of days as Senator Mwonzora pushes for total control of the party ahead of the yet-to-be-announced congress dates where he is certain to square off against his chairman, Senator Morgan Komichi.

There have been rumblings within the party on the delays by Sen Mwonzora to announce the congress dates with the pro-Komichi camp arguing that the delays are deliberate and meant to give the incumbent more time to sell his agenda to the membership under the cover of “rebuilding MDC-T.”

The MDC-T/Alliance had been in a free fall since Douglas Mwonzora took over the reins. The party has lost all by-elections held since the beginning of 2022 and ironically they have been losing all the seats to Nelson Chamisa's CCC party. On occasions, the Mwonzora-led party has failed to field candidates and when they do, they garner zero votes at some polling stations.