BUHERA — Zanu PF Central Committee member, Joseph Chinotimba, who led the violent land invasions in 2000, has called on political parties and Zimbabweans to maintain peace and tolerance ahead of forthcoming harmonised elections.
BY CLAYTON MASEKESA
Addressing hundreds of people gathered at Mutiusinazita Secondary School in Buhera South recently, Chinotimba said: “Zimbabweans must find common ground and work towards developing the country for the benefit of future generations regardless of political differences.”
He added that election time was a moment where old wounds opened.
“President [Robert Mugabe] and Prime Minister [Morgan Tsvangirai] usually have tea together, but here you are fighting because of political differences. Unite and use that effort to build your country for the benefit of current and future generations,” added Chinotimba.
Chinotimba, who is eyeing the Buhera South constituency which he lost to MDC-T candidate Naison Nemadziva in 2008, donated 4 000 chicks to teachers at Mutiusinazita Secondary School to “beef up their paltry salaries”.
He said the donation was an incentive to the civil servants. “They always mourn that their salaries are too little and usually threaten to strike. As a concerned villager and parent, I saw it fit to donate some chicks to enable them to pursue poultry projects to get an incentive.
“Teachers play an important role in the society and they should always be motivated. These school-based programmes will go a long way in achieving this goal,” he said.
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Chinotimba has also been rehabilitating schools and clinics in Buhera like Chipondamudzi Clinic, Chabata, Mushongwi and Devuli primary schools in a bid to address a plethora of challenges bedevilling villagers in Buhera South.
Acting deputy Manicaland provincial education director, Oswell Marange, applauded Chinotimba’s gesture in helping out teachers.
“We applaud the kind gesture. At least our teachers are incentivised and their remuneration is very important. Such fundraising projects always motivate them and I urge influential people like Comrade Chinotimba to continue embarking on such projects since teachers play a critical role in our society,” he said.
