Mugabe Fans Funding My Campaign, Says Kasukuwere, Reveals That He Has Taken Nero And ED’s Supporters
1 December 2019
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Staff Reporter | Exiled politician Savior Kasukuwere, has announced his intention to challenge ZANU PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa in the 2023 Presidential elections, as he revealed that supporters of the late former President Robert Mugabe were funding his campaign.

“People want me to be the leader in leadership renewal, particularly the young people,” the 49-year-old told the Sunday Times this week from exile in SA.

Kasukuwere tells the newspaper that he has buckled to pressure from disgruntled MDC and ZANU PF supporters who want him to lead them.

“People know that I stood by Robert Mugabe right up to the bitter end. I am deeply respected within Zimbabwe and beyond,” said Kasukuwere. “I interacted with former SA Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma. They know me. I have links with business people in the region as well as former allies of Mugabe across the world, he said.

Kasukuwere’s spokesperson, Ntokozo Msipa, said Kasukuwere’s ten years as Cabinet Minister meant that “he now knows the mistakes that need to be corrected.”

Msipa added: “There’s need to find a solution to the political and economic problems in Zimbabwe. The youth comprise 60% of the total population, and we have been subjected to much suffering.”

Kasukuwere would not be drawn into declaring whether he will contest the 2023 elections as an independent or under a political party. His ally, Jonathan Moyo, also said he would not want to comment on Tyson’s political moves.