NCA condemns political violence in Harare

The National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) Spokesperson Madock Chivasa has condemned with strongest sense the politically motivated violence which rocked St Mary's suburb in Chitungwiza and resulted in the cold blood killing of two Zanu PF activists.

"What happened confirms what we have long stated that Zanu PF is a violent party which does not believe in peaceful and democratic resolution of problems. One can only imagine that if supporters of the same violent party can butcher each other like that, what will they do when dealing with other political opponents?" he said. 

"Residents of the suburb have alleged that the ZANU PF activists were fighting over district leadership positions ahead of their annual conference. As a result, there was alleged dissatisfaction by one of the factions which resulted in the axing of two people."

Chivasa said the accused was apprehended by the police facing double murder charges but however before he could be brought to a court of law, he allegedly committed suicide while in police custody and this development raises a lot of questions on the whole issue.

"How can people facing serious murder charges‘commit suicide' in police cells? If this is true, which is highly unlikely, as NCA we demand an answer from ZRP to explain to the nation and indeed to the whole world how a person in their custody is capable of committing suicide? What guarantee do we have now that all the people in police custody are safe if they are capable of committing suicide?" he said.

"NCA party believes that police is approaching the whole matter with unclean hands. This is a case of politically motivated violence as confirmed by eye witnesses and residents in the area yet the police were denying, choosing to call it "a misunderstanding over an issue which is yet to be established."

Chivasa said as NCA they  see such dishonesty from ZRP as unprofessional and setting an unprecedented level of incompetence.
"Why was the police quick to go against the statements of the people in Chitungwiza that this was a politically motivated attack? What is the interest or reason,if any, of ZRP denying any links of the murders to Zanu PF factions?" he said.

"NCA party believes that there is more to the political violence that resulted in the unfortunate loss of lives and the purported "suicide" as unreasonably claimed by ZRP.. As NCA party we wish to remind Zanu PF that Zimbabwe is not at war and deserves peace and tranquility to prevail within it."

Chivasa said the dark art of violence which Zanu PF is already imposing in our communities is unwelcome and a hallmark of Dark Age primitive politics.

"Violence has no room in the 21st century politics. We are in an era where politics must be a market place of ideas," he said.

"Lastly, the NCA party urges Zimbabweans to resort to peaceful ways in resolving any nature of disputes. The legacy of violence perpetuated by failed old ZANU PF recycled politicians must be rejected by the ordinary people who are the obvious victims of such barbarism and Stone Age politics."