{UAH} THIS MAYOR IS GONE FOR SURE - FOR THE RIGHT REASON
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Zimbabwe: MDC-T Fires Mayor,Councillors for Betrayal
6 DECEMBER 2013Nine other party councillors were also kicked out for the same reasons
MDC-T spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora told a press briefing Friday that Nhemarare was expelled along with three other councillors from the border city after a party enquiry established they connived with the enemy to dump the party's mayoral choice.
"In Mutare, the mayor councillor Tatenda Nhemarare was found guilty of disobeying a lawful instruction from the party. He stood as a mayor in the face of somebody who had been elected at a party caucus as the party representative," Mwonzora said.
"There is also a finding that he colluded with Zanu PF in the election of mayor and we found that regarding his involvement in this issue, the sentence of expulsion from the party was fair and just.
"That means that everything he holds by virtue of being a member of the party must fall away."
Mwonzora said Gweru mayor Kombayi was found guilty of displacing the party's choice, Councillor Chikozho, to stand for election but was spared the dreaded expulsion after no evidence linking him to any collusion with Zanu PF was found.
"He simply displaced an MDC cadre and replaced that MDC cadre with himself without colluding with the opponent and therefore some form of extenuation was found that's why he was simply recalled but not expelled," he said.
Even though there were strong suspicions of bribery against Kombayi, Mwonzora added, the party could not extend the same punishment as that meted out to Nhemarare since Kombayi insisted he was financially assisting colleagues during campaigns.
"The party gave him the benefit of doubt," said Mwonzora.
Some councillors in Gweru would be dealt with internally at a later date.
The Mutare councillors who were expelled were Pamela Mutasa, Richard Bhiza and Farai Mupfura.
Mwonzora said they were expelled for "colluding with Zanu PF to subvert a lawful instruction from the party".
MDC-T councillors Chikwiri, Duro and Majaji were expelled as councillors in Redcliff.
"These councillors were found guilty of subverting the will of the electorate in Redcliff as well as disobeying a lawful instruction. They were also found guilty of accepting bribes from Zanu PF," said Mwonzora.
"As a party we have absolutely no other answer to bribery and corruption but dismissal."
Morris Nyathi, Robson Salimu and Rich Muguni were expelled as party councillors in Victoria Falls.
Mwonzora said all the party's councillors had been called to an MDC-T caucus where they were asked to elect a mayor of their choice among themselves and whoever emerged from this "election" was the party choice.
Mwonzora said the expelled councillors were given the chance to state their cases and they failed to give any satisfactory explanations.
He said the expulsions were final adding the party would not entertain any appeals.
The MDC said it was now set to local government minister Ignatius Chombo informing him of its position, paving way for by-elections in the affected wards.
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