By Barbara Gwangwara Tanyanyiwa

02 July 2020

Thokozani Khupe, the President of MDC T shocked many people yesterday when she recalled eight Senators of which six are from Matabeleland, five being women and two veteran trade unionists. The recalled are Gideon Shoko, Spiwe Ncube, Helen Zivira, Phillis Ndlovu, Meliwe Phuthi, Keresencia Chabuka, Wunganai Muzoda and Herbert Sinampande. Khupe has recalled a total of 21 MPs and Senators.

Most people especially those from Matabeleland where baffled by her actions as they felt Khupe was creating more enemies in Matabeleland as she continues with her recalls. Khupe who is also a trade unionist further shocked labour by recalling Gideon Shoko the former Deputy Secretary General of Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). The other veteran trade unionists being Spiwe Ncube, former Vice President of National Union Of Clothing Industry (NUCI).

In its twitter thread the ZCTU had this to say “You say you love the labour movement but remove our immediate past DSG cde Gideon Shoko from Senate? Hypocrites! We stand with our former DSG”

Khupe who is being supported by Zanu PF in her illegal recalls has declared war with the electorate who feel were being short changed by all this drama of recalls since they voted for MDC Alliance and not MDC T. Khupe, a woman and veteran trade unionist who hails from Matabeleland has been criticised for recalling her own.

This follows a Supreme court ruling that reinstated Khupe to the position of Acting President of the MDC T and ordered her to hold an extraordinary congress within three months starting from April and expired on the 30th of June 2020.