FORMER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has dismissed claims that he received money from Zanu PF to silence him on the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill (CAB3), which was recently signed into law. The opposition activist argues his record of resistance against the ruling party speaks for itself. Speaking in a recent interview conducted during his current visit to the United Kingdom with Zimbabwean journalist Blessed Mhlanga posted online, Chamisa said the bribery allegations were part of a propaganda campaign by his detractors.
“Who has been fighting against its enactment, and to what extent did they succeed? So, you must also be very clear that at times don’t listen too much to failed people who sell you their failed and soiled propaganda about Nelson Chamisa,” he said. The charismatic politician-cum-advocate challenged critics to name anyone who had opposed President Emmerson Mnangagwa more effectively than he had.
“Who has fought Mnangangwa and succeeded better than I have done? I defeated Mnangangwa twice in 2018, courtesy of the citizens, and 2023. So how do they then come and say they are better off?” he said.
Chamisa questioned the logic of claims that he had “sold out” to the same man he accuses of taking everything from him. “And the man I defeated, and the man who has taken everything away from me, is the man I have sold out to? But of course, people can say whatever they want to say.
That’s why people have confidence in us. They know that we are consistent.” Chamisa insisted he had never accepted favours from Zanu PF in his three decades in politics. “For the three decades I’ve been in this fight and in the trenches, I’ve never taken a cent from Zanu PF.
Zanu haidyirwi musaga seshuga (you cannot secretly dine with Zanu PF). When Zanu bribes you, they will advertise you,” he said. “And those who have taken money from Zanu know.
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