By Gdpr Cookie Consent Staff Reporter
HARARE 鈥 Zanu PF benefactor and Sakunda Holdings boss Kudakwashe Tagwirei was allowed into the party鈥檚 politburo on Wednesday to make a presentation on 鈥渞esource mobilisation,鈥 ZimLive can reveal.
Tagwirei, rumoured to be harbouring ambitions to be president, has entered frontline politics following his recent cooption into the Zanu PF central committee.
He will attend his first meeting of the central committee on Thursday.
A Zanu PF source said: 鈥淭agwirei attended the politburo as the party鈥檚 biggest donor to discuss fundraising initiatives to strengthen the party.
鈥淗e was there to essentially make a presentation on resource mobilisation. He also discussed his plan to capacitate all senior leaders of the party by giving them vehicles.鈥
Tagwirei, who made his fortune from state contracts awarded without tender, is set to give all central committee members 鈥 300 strong 鈥 an off-road Ford vehicle while members of the politburo will each receive a Toyota VX 300, according to a source familiar with the plan.
Tagwirei has not publicly discussed his plans to run for the Zanu PF presidency when President Emmerson Mnangagwa鈥檚 term ends at a congress in 2027, but his moves to control the party鈥檚 organs will rile his rivals, among them vice president Constantino Chiwenga and Christopher Mutsvangwa.