He received his education at Utrecht University in the Netherlands where he attained a bachelor's degree in political science and international relations.
[3] On 17 June 2007, Harare police confiscated the passport of the President of the Movement for Democratic Change, Arthur Mutambara, raided the house of the vice-chairperson of the Students Christian Movement of Zimbabwe, Lawrence Mashungu, and injured the Student Representative Council President of Great Zimbabwe University, Whitlaw Tanyanyiwa Mugwiji, so badly that he had to be hospitalized.
Prior to the 2013 elections Mkwananzi was cautioned by Morgan Tsvangirai along with Solomon Madzore to desist from hate speech.
On 2 October 2017, he was accused by multiple anonymous donors of "abusing thousands of dollars mobilized to bankroll the social movement’s activities".
He has also been accused of working with Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa's (ZANU PF) Lacoste faction.