by Staff reporter

MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa has directed all legislators in his party to contribute a monthly subscription of $100 each for the sustenance of the party.

Chamisa dropped the bombshell at Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House during a recent consultative meeting with the party’s legislators and losing candidates in both the internal sham primary elections and the 30 July Harmonised elections.

The resolution was made following serious donor fatigue that has seen the party failing to fund its election campaign. The party had to force aspiring MDC legislators to chip in with $1 000 each for election campaigns.

Chamisa expressed gratitude towards the sacrifice that the party members were making. He said he inherited the party from the late Morgan Tsvangirai when it was in the red.

The $100 monthly contributions will see the party netting $11 300 per month. However, sources within the party said there were some legislators who vowed to resist the mandatory contributions.

“This is the reason why some of us are saying the president (Chamisa) must take up the post being created for him in Parliament by Government; at least he can sustain himself. These contributions are definitely going towards funding the welfare of the president,” he said.

“This is not new, we at one time contributed towards the welfare of our late president Tsvangirai. So you don’t have news here my brother,” said one legislator who refused to be named.

Chamisa said the party would use government grant to pay for salaries and water bills at MRT House.

The party employees have gone for several months without salaries. Investigations by the Harare Post has revealed that the party has an outstanding colossal water bill standing at $100 000.

The youthful leader warned that the sitting legislators who will do not perform will be forced to step down. He said his party would use rotational approach where Member of Parliament would be rotated basing on their performance.

Chamisa revealed that he was going to borrow from Kenyan Opposition leader, Raila Odinga’s self-sustenance approach of financing the party.