Former Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says he’s stepping back into active politics, heeding a call by citizens who demand better leadership in his country.
This after he stepped aside as the Citizens Coalition for Change leader in 2023 due to internal party disputes and tensions.
Chamisa has launched what he calls Agenda 2026, a citizens’ movement he says is meant to tackle a deep governance crisis marked by disputed elections, corruption, and state capture.
Speaking to SABC News, he sought to explain the importance of his return.
“I’m not coming back; I am stepping back – there’s a difference there. Stepping back, I had stepped aside on account of a number of developments which are common course and my reason for being in this is because it’s a citizens call, it’s a citizens duty and it’s a patriotic duty that I have to undertake to lead and guide and provide my own time and effort to effect change and transform Zimbabwe.”
Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa back in political arena:
