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Zanu PF youth in Mudzi force villagers to attend independence celebrations
26 Apr 2017 at 03:43hrs | Views
Zanu PF youth in Mudzi North ward 17 reportedly went around the villages forcing the villagers to attend independence celebrations.
This was revelaed by Heal Zimbabwe trust in its report that on 18 April 2017, Councillor Kennedy Makarutse deployed several Zanu PF youths who moved around the ward forcing community members to attend Independence Day commemorations that were held at Fushira Primary school.
"The youths told the people that if they boycott the celebrations they risked being denied food aid. Councillor Makarutse then addressed people who had gathered at Fushira Primary school and announced that Zanu PF had devised a way to deal with community members who vote for opposition parties during elections," said the trust.
"He announced that any community members who votes for any opposition political party will be assaulted, denied food aid or banished from the ward. He also announced that he was not going to allow opposition parties to conduct any meeting or campaign rally in the ward."
The trust said in Guruve North Ward 6 on the 15th of April 2017, Councillor Sirai Mazhambe distributed maize that had come from the Ministry of Social Welfare at Kapiripiri Primary School to Zanu PF supporters only.
"He announced that if opposition political party supporters wanted to receive the rice, they were supposed to purchase Zanu PF membership cards first," said the trust.
"In Mt Darwin North Ward 4, on the 15th of April 2017, Zindoga Katenguru a Youth Officer stopped a local ward soccer team from training at Kapiripiri primary school grounds.
Katenguru accused the team members of being MDC-T supporters. He threatened the team with violence if they continued using the ground for their training."
This was revelaed by Heal Zimbabwe trust in its report that on 18 April 2017, Councillor Kennedy Makarutse deployed several Zanu PF youths who moved around the ward forcing community members to attend Independence Day commemorations that were held at Fushira Primary school.
"The youths told the people that if they boycott the celebrations they risked being denied food aid. Councillor Makarutse then addressed people who had gathered at Fushira Primary school and announced that Zanu PF had devised a way to deal with community members who vote for opposition parties during elections," said the trust.
"He announced that any community members who votes for any opposition political party will be assaulted, denied food aid or banished from the ward. He also announced that he was not going to allow opposition parties to conduct any meeting or campaign rally in the ward."
The trust said in Guruve North Ward 6 on the 15th of April 2017, Councillor Sirai Mazhambe distributed maize that had come from the Ministry of Social Welfare at Kapiripiri Primary School to Zanu PF supporters only.
"He announced that if opposition political party supporters wanted to receive the rice, they were supposed to purchase Zanu PF membership cards first," said the trust.
"In Mt Darwin North Ward 4, on the 15th of April 2017, Zindoga Katenguru a Youth Officer stopped a local ward soccer team from training at Kapiripiri primary school grounds.
Katenguru accused the team members of being MDC-T supporters. He threatened the team with violence if they continued using the ground for their training."
Source - Byo24News
