President of the Chief’s Council,
Fortune Charumbira, risks landing himself in deep trouble for violating the law because of his open support for the ruling Zanu PF party.

Ahead of the July 30, 2018 elections, the University of Zimbabwe-educated traditional leader landed himself in trouble after flaunting his Zanu PF colours in remarks made in full glare of the public.

After the High Court was approached to call Charumbira to order for rallying traditional leaders
behind Zanu PF presidential candidate, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Justice Clement Phiri obliged by directing him to withdraw his public
statement in a newspaper with a national circulation and endeavour to make a statement available to private and public media houses and
the national broadcaster within seven days of being served with the order.

In his judgment, Justice Phiri ruled that Charumbira’s statements made on October 28, 2017 were ultra-vires the Constitution. During the recently held Zanu PF conference in Esigodini, Charumbira was at it again.

He insisted Zanu PF was the party of chiefs and that anyone who was uncomfortable with that position was free to go to court. Charumbira said he was surprised that some
Zanu PF officials were now afraid to use traditional leaders in their party programmes despite assurances from the chiefs that nothing
would happen.

“The problem is that some in the audience are nervous. They were actually saying, ‘chiefs, why don’t you leave politics’ and I said ‘no, chiefs are doing their job.’

“Those in Zanu PF must not be more nervous than the chiefs themselves when we’re working

with you,” Charumbira said.Daily News