MILLICENT HUNGWE
Senior retired police officer, Togara Fambi has marked his gravesite as his mother pleads with him to stop opposing Zanu PF fearing for his life.
Fambi revealed the emotional conversation he had with his mother when he informed her of his decision to launch a political party, the National Progressive Democrats (NPD), recently.
Fambi’s mother. Emily Togara was overcome with fear, warning him of the dangers of opposing the ruling ZANU PF party.
“Vanhu ava vanouraya mwanangu, wadirei kundiuraya ne BP”, she pleaded with him with tears rolling on her chicks. Fambi, however, remained resolute, telling his mother that if God allowed him to die at the hands of the enemy, he would die.
In a poignant moment, Fambi took his mother in Musvosvi Village, Berejena, Chivi South, to a site and asked her to bury him there if he were to die. “Should I die as you have said, bury me here,” he said, before leaving.
Below is the full text of his post of facebook:
Zanu PF thrives on instilling fear into the Society. When I visited my Mother last night to tell her that I have, together with others, started a Political Party, She Cried. “vanhu ava vanouraya mwanangu, wadirei kundiuraya ne BP,”. I said worry not for our destination as humanity is death. If God will allow me to die in the hands of the enermy, I will die. In the morning I woke up and said to her, Mom I am leaving. She said, I pray that God clears your way. I took her around the stand and said, should I die as you have said, bury me here. And I left.
For how long should societies live drenched in absolute fear of their government. For the reason of keeping an inept regime in power.
At the Launch of the National Progressive Democrats-NPD Party, I will appeal to the security services. They should not interfere with my Party at the expense of forcing Zanu PF on citizens. I am not going to allow that.
We are entering this race knowing very well that the playing field is not going to be even. Those at the helm are not going to reform themselves out of power. We will call for electoral reforms but we know they are not going to come. But, we are determined to see the regime crippled to its knees.
Don’t Worry My Personal People. Chisingaperi chinoshura. We are here to lead the way to bring tyranny to extinction.
Zimbabwe should be a habitable country for all. Equal opportunities for all.
Yours truly
Togy
President
NPD
Fambi’s decision to launch the NPD party is driven by his desire to bring about change in Zimbabwe. “For how long should societies live drenched in absolute fear of their government?” he asked. “For the reason of keeping an inept regime in power.”
The NPD’s mission is to dislodge ZANU PF from power and create an environment that is functional and beneficial to all citizens.
According to Kumbirai Munyaradzi Chenhare, the party’s Vice President, “We can make it and stop the ZANU PF party.
“We are moving with speed, and though we are less than two months old, the party has already gained more than 500 members.”
Munyaradzi Chindundu, the party’s organising secretary added, “Come 2028, we will make a mark in the political history of Zimbabwe, we were followers of the likes of Dr. Richard Morgan Tsvangirai in 1999.
“Some of us worked as civil servants for more than 20 years, and we know their tricks. Come 2028, there will be no ZANU PF in power.”
Fambi’s experience as a police officer has given him a unique perspective on the challenges facing Zimbabwe.
“We are really penetrating through our various strategies, as we know their calibre,” he said.
The NPD’s leadership team comprises individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences, the party’s secretary general is Willis Magwaza, while Tendai Kabasa is the National Chairman, and Obert Sixpence is the spokesperson.
National Progressive Democrats (NPD) party, was founded on 29 June 2025 and registered on 14 August.
Fambi’s journey into politics began when he approached his former schoolmate, the Vice President of the party, Kumbirai Munyaradzi Chenhare, to discuss the problems plaguing Zimbabwe. Chenhare, who has experience as an extension officer, was receptive to Fambi’s ideas, and together they decided to form a new party.
They later approached Munyaradzi Chindundu, another retired police officer, who joined the cause as the party’s organising secretary.
“However, for now, the party has no second Vice President,” said Fambi.
“I retired from the police on 28 June so that, as a civilian, I can concentrate on politics full-time,” he added.
Fambi told The Midweek Watch that the party’s symbol is a clenched fist with a thumb facing upwards, and its colours are orange, black, and white.
Fambi’s experience as a senior police officer has given him a unique perspective on the challenges facing Zimbabwe. “We are really penetrating through our various strategies, as we know their calibre,” he said.
The NPD’s leadership team comprises individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
The party’s leaders are confident that they can achieve their mission and bring about the much needed change in the country.
“Come 2028, we will make a mark in the political history of Zimbabwe,” said Chindundu.
Chindundu emphasized that by the end of the year, the party would have provincial executives in all the country’s 10 administrative provinces.
