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.
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