War veterans illegally occupying farms in Goromonzi, Mashonaland East, have threatened to quit and join the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), the ‘Daily News’ said on Tuesday. Clever Chakanyuka, 42, a war veteran and leader of the farm invasions in Goromonzi said the group felt that they were being used by the ruling ZANU-PF for political reasons. Chakanyuka was quoted as saying: “Since the beginning of the invasions, I was in the forefront, but I am living like a madman on Pashiro farm, where our headquarters is. I have no food and they haven’t given us any land. I believe they have used us. People are starving out there on the farms.” He added: “We are just there. At times we are forced to go and beg for food from nearby homesteads. The government has abandoned us, but time will tell.”
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