{"id":34783,"date":"2021-02-14T18:27:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T16:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=34783"},"modified":"2021-02-14T17:48:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T15:48:52","slug":"hwende-im-not-in-politics-for-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/hwende-im-not-in-politics-for-money","title":{"rendered":"Hwende: I\u2019m Not In Politics For Money"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>MDC Alliance secretary-general, Chalton Hwende says he is not in politics for money but to help fellow citizens do away with a ruthless system that is destroying the country\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

Hwende, who is a close confidante of MDC-A leader Nelson Chamisa, said he declined a salary and other benefits from his party when he landed his current post at the 2019 congress. He wrote on his Facebook page:<\/p>\n

Politics is not a money-making venture or a business to me but a calling to help my country get rid of kleptomaniac dictatorship that is destroying our future.<\/p>\n

As SG (secretary-general), l work full time and congress resolved that l should be paid but since congress l have refused a salary, a car, airtime or fuel from MDC-A.<\/p>\n

The previous SG (Douglas Mwonzora) had a Toyota Prado that was bought by the party when the same offer was extended to me, l refused because l can afford to buy a car for myself.<\/p>\n

Hwende urged the party\u2019s supporters not be distracted, claiming that recalled MDC-A legislators and councillors are busy working on the party\u2019s rural strategy to grow the rural vote.<\/p>\n

The former Kuwadzana South legislator runs a SADC region transport logistics business and is a former MDC-T deputy treasurer-general.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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