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Munyaradzi Kufahakutizwi

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Munyaradzi Kufahakutizwi
Member of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe for Mabvuku-Tafara
In office
7 September 2023 – 3 October 2023
Preceded byJames Chidhakwa
Succeeded byPedzai Sakupwanya
Personal details
Political partyCitizens Coalition for Change (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
MDC Alliance (Until 2020)

Munyaradzi Febion Kufahakutizwi is a Zimbabwean politician who served as the Member of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe for Mabvuku-Tafara between September and October 2023 as a member of the Citizens Coalition for Change.

Political career

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Kufahakutizwi was elected the councillor for ward 19 of the Harare City Council as a member of the MDC Alliance during the 2018 harmonised elections. In October 2020, he was expelled from the MDC and ceased to be councillor.[1] He then joined the newly formed Citizens Coalition for Change party led by former MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and stood as the party's candidate in the by-election in ward 19 in March 2022 and won the seat back.[2]

Kufahakutizwi was elected Member of Parliament for the seat of Mabvuku-Tafara in the 2023 harmonised elections held in August 2023, having narrowly defeated ZANU–PF's Pedzai Sakupwanya.[3]

In October 2023, Sengezo Tshabangu wrote a letter to the Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda, in which he claimed to be the Secretary-General of the CCC and stated that Kufahakutizwi and other CCC MPs had been expelled from the party.[4] Despite Chamisa telling Mudenda to disregard Tshabangu's letter, Mudenda went ahead and declared the seats vacant, resulting in by-elections in Mabvuku-Tafara and the other constituencies for 9 December 2023.[5] Kufahakutizwi registered to run in the by-election as a member of the CCC, but was barred from running in the by-election by a High Court order on 7 December, which saw Pedzai Sakupwanya win the seat unopposed.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "JUST IN: MDC-T recalls 11 Harare councillors". The Herald. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  2. ^ https://old.zec.org.zw/final/files/26%20March%202022%20National%20Assembly%20&%20Local%20Authority%20By-elections%20Results.pdf
  3. ^ "Scott resumes fight for Mabvuku-Tafara". Zimbabwe Situation. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  4. ^ "'CCC member' "recalls" elected MPs – #Asakhe – CITE". Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  5. ^ "Zimbabwe MPs lose seats because of fake letter". 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  6. ^ "ZEC Releases 09 December 2023 By-election Results". www.thezimbabwean.co. Retrieved 2023-12-12.