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Zanu-PF introduced housing stands to neutralize the urban vote
20 May 2017 at 11:28hrs | Views
The MDC-T deputy Secretary General Tapiwa Mashakada has claimed that the ruling Zanu-PF recently come up with housing stands in urban and Peri-urban areas in order to neutralize the MDC-T's urban vote
"Now that there is no delimitation in 2018 Zanu PF has come up with housing stands in urban and peri-urban areas in order to neautralize the urban vote.Shadowy housing schemes have mushroomed in Caledonia, Stonridge, Kuwadzans, Southlea, Chitungwiza, Hatcliffe and Harare South just to mention a few," he said.
"Stands are allocated in a corruptible and partisan manner. Hence only Zanu PF supporters are given the stands. This strategy is called "growing the urban vote". Linked to these shenanigans is the issue of siting of polling stations. More polling stations are put in rural areas, resettlement and farming communities."
"All these tactics are possible because Zanu PF is the referee and player at the same time. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission operates at the behest of the ruling party," he said.
"Now that there is no delimitation in 2018 Zanu PF has come up with housing stands in urban and peri-urban areas in order to neautralize the urban vote.Shadowy housing schemes have mushroomed in Caledonia, Stonridge, Kuwadzans, Southlea, Chitungwiza, Hatcliffe and Harare South just to mention a few," he said.
"All these tactics are possible because Zanu PF is the referee and player at the same time. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission operates at the behest of the ruling party," he said.
Source - Byo24News
