By A Correspondent- Former Zanu PF member of Parliament for Chitungwiza South, Christopher Chigumba, has succumbed to COVID-19.

His death was confirmed by a family member Tafadzwa Shito who said Chigumba died at a local hospital where he had been admitted.

Mourners are gathered in Tynwald, Harare.

Chigumba was father to Mac Christopher Chigumba (Jnr), a top businessman who was married to the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), Priscilla Chigumba.