MDC-T members seem to be queued up waiting for their turn to join President Emerson Mnangagwa’s Zanu PF. In the forefront are Mr James Makore, one of the founding members of the party and former MDC spokesperson Mr Obert Gutu. They have also served in these capacities:

During the inclusive Government period from, Cde Gutu served as Deputy Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. He discontinued this role in 2013.

He the went on to assume the vice presidency of the MDC-T following the split that occurred when Mr Morgan Tsvangirai died. He was the then party’s leader Ms Thokozani Khupe’s deputy.

Cde Makore was an MDC-T Senator for Chitungwiza.

These two members have already been welcomed by President Mnangagwa as of March 18 2021.

It is currently being speculated that more MDC-T members are on their way to join the ruling party.

The defection to the ruling party of other former MDC-T legislators, Ms Lillian Timveous and Mr Blessing Chebundo nearly two weeks ago is likely to have instigated the decision made by the two former MDC members.

Speaking to the media on the occasion, the president had this to say:

“These are senior members of the MDC and they have decided individually to come back home. In fact, I should mention that with regards to Cde Makore, he was at the beginning, in the early 60s and 70s, in the national movement with us.

So he has come back home and he said ‘I feel at home ideologically in Zanu PF and want to come back and contribute to the reconstruction of the country”

On Mr Obert Gutu, he continued to share the following sentiments:

“Obert is a young man. He said he has a conscience and he slept over his conscience and came to the conclusion that this party that he was in would not give him satisfaction for the purposes of revolutionarily contributing to the construction, growth and modernisation of Zimbabwe and charting the destination of the people of this country”

Also at the occasion to welcome the duo were Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Zanu PF National Chairman, Cde Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, the ruling party’s Secretary for Security Cde Lovemore Matuke and Masvingo provincial chairman Cde Ezra Chadzamira.

Cde Gutu and Makore felt the support and warm welcome extended by the President and those in attendance. Gutu shared the following remarks:

“We feel we are here to contribute to the development of the country. Speaking entirely for myself, I am not position-oriented. I know some people will say Gutu wants this post or that post, that’s far from it.

We are here to play our part albeit a small part for the development of this country and the Vision which the Second Republic has fashioned for this country, Vision 2030 which is achievable with the right mindset and skills set,”

Senator Makore echoed similar sentiments saying he had returned home.

“We do feel we have to contribute to the economy, we can’t consistently fight without producing any tangible result for the economy and by and large we can be a cog in national development,” he said.

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