Konjana Quits Politics And Council Seat

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In a curious statement sent to The NewsHawks, which we have not been able to independently verify, although the source maintains it is definitely from him, Konjana narrates going through dark times and making a “final escape”, saying he is withdrawing from being a Zanu PF councillor and from politics.
Following his recent victory in the Chegutu Ward 1 by-election on February 21, he was reported missing by his family and has not seen since then.

Formerly a senior member of the opposition MDC Alliance, Konjana had crossed floor to join Zanu PF.
His family filed a missing person report at Pfupajena Police Station after he failed to return home shortly after his election win.

While his current whereabouts remain a mystery, some reports suggests he may have been abducted and killed due to Zanu PF internal rivalries or his past opposition ties, but today The NewsHawks received this statement, saying he is alive.

Konjana is widely known for his high-profile legal battle against Zanu PF cadre Dexter Nduna
regarding the Chegutu West parliamentary seat in the 2018 general election, which he won but was robbed by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) that attributed the theft to a “clerical error”.

Despite Zec’s admission of error, Konjana’s legal challenges to reclaim the seat were repeatedly dismissed by the courts on procedural and technical grounds rather than the merits of the case.
He contested the same seat as an independent candidate in 2023 but lost, eventually leading to his move to Zanu PF.