Staff reporter

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa has extended his begging bowl to the United States based Heyman family to fund his impeding electoral campaign, the Harare Post has learnt.

According to a highly placed source in the opposition camp, Chamisa visited the US last week and met the Heyman family who gave him US$50 million and promised him some 100  twin cab vehicles for his campaign.

The same source further disclosed that the visit to the US by Chamisa comes after the opposition outfit lost most of its traditional western funders due to allegations of gross misappropriation of funds.

 “The CCC coffers are currently in the red as the western sponsors had withdrawn their financial support due to misappropriation of funds by the leadership. Chamisa was now between a rock and a hard surface, hence he had to make a personal visit to the US to convince the funders to bankroll his presidential campaign. Chamisa told the Heyman family that he would defeat President Mnangagwa, hence their fun ding would bear fruits,” said the source.

The source added that Chamisa was trying to outshine ZANU PF’s mobilisation strategy and was doing everything possible to get funds.

Political analyst, Terrence Chipwanya said that the funding from the Heyman family was in direct violation of the Political Parties Finance Act which prohibits foreign funding for local political parties.

“By receiving funding from the Heyman Foundation, Chamisa has violated the Political Parties Finance Act which prohibits foreign funding for local political parties. According to the Act, any political party that is funded or capacitated by any foreign government to contest elections or grab political power is by definition treacherous,” said Chipwanya.

Meanwhile, according to reports, the Heyman family is said to be the foot soldier for the US regime change agenda in Zimbabwe. As the country counts down to the 2023 Harmonised General elections, the West is expected to continue interfering with the local politics in a bid to effect regime change in Zimbabwe.