I’m not Chamisa’s girlfriend: Joanah Mamombe

Harare West constituency candidate Joanah Mamombe has described as “malicious” statements that she is politician Nelson Chamisa’s girlfriend.

The 24-year-old hinted that her intention to stand the Harare West seat against Jessie Majome, who has been the constituency’s representative since 2008, was not engineered by anyone in the top MDC-T hierarchy.

On being Chamisa’s side chick, she said her being called Mama Madikizela had nothing to do with Nelson Chamisa being the president of the MDC-T.

“Those that are saying I am a side chick of (Nelson) Chamisa are being malicious (laughs). People will always bring things up. I cannot make people like me. Right now there is no need for me to speak of my marital status because that has nothing to do with my aspirations.

“Leadership has nothing to do with marital status,” she declared.

Mamombe said there is no way she will bring her marital status into the picture.

“What does that have to do with my marital status? Is there somewhere written that people should declare their marital status when they want to aspire to be somewhere?

“Zvakangofanana. If you get married you are insulted, and if you are single you also get insulted. Ikozvino Fadzayi Mahere anongotukwa asiri married,” she said. state media