By A Correspondent| Former Chipinge South legislator Wilson Tarugarira Khumbula who joined Zanu PF party in 2017 and contested in the party primary elections was this week paraded as a new defector showing desperation by the ruling to perpetuate a narrative.

Kumbula who was the President of ZANU Ndonga before he moved to the ruling party was paraded among opposition supporters from Manicaland who defected including MDC Alliance’s Patrick Chitaka, Samson Sithole and Crosswell Takawira Mugombi from the National Patriotic Front (NPF).

However sources in Chipinge confirmed that Kumbula famously known as Kujokochera was among candidates who contested in the Zanu PF primary elections seeking to represent Chipinge South in the 2018 parliamentary elections.

Kumbula eventually lost to the incumbent Enock Porusingazi who won the seat beating MDC Alliance’s Clifford Hlatywayo and Jerry Moyana of MDC-T.

“Kumbula was recruited into the party by war veterans who wanted his financial muscle to wrestle the seat from Porusingazi whom they did not like, we are surprised by reports that he is said to have defected now when he was even approved to participate in primary elections,” said the source.

Zanu PF has been on an overdrive, poaching opposition supporters with notable names who have crossed the floor being MDC Alliance deputy treasurer Lilian Timveos, former Kwekwe central legislator Blessing Chebundo and Obert Gutu among others.