He was intent on joining the ZANU forces and taking part in the guerrilla war, recognising that to secure dominance of ZANU he would have to take command of ZANLA
Iye ankafunitsitsa kulowa nawo gulu lankhondo la ZANU ndikuchita nawo nkhondo ya zigawenga, pozindikira kuti kuti atenge ulamuliro wa ZANU akuyenera kukhala mtsogoleri wa ZANLA