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Zanu-PF stalwart leads door-to-door campaign
12 Apr 2013 at 07:22hrs | Views
ZANU-PF Mashonaland East stalwart Lawrence Katsiru has embarked on a door-to-door campaign in Marondera's high-density suburbs mobilising residents to vote for the party in the forthcoming harmonised elections.
Despite having a stronghold in rural Mashonaland East, Zanu-PF lost a number of seats in urban Marondera.
Katsiru, who is also a well-known church leader, is reportedly set to contest as MP for Marondera Central constituency which is currently under MDC-T's Ian Kay.
Katsiru, who was in the company of Zanu-PF councillors and other party activists, was spotted in Dombotombo and Cherima suburbs this week after another campaign in Cherutombo the previous week.
In an interview with NewsDay yesterday, residents of Cherutombo confirmed that Katsiru asked them to "correct their mistakes" of voting for other political parties.
"He was here on Tuesday and he told us to correct our mistakes and vote for the right party which is Zanu-PF," a resident who declined to be named, said.
Katsiru reportedly approached houses of well-known MDC-T activists and councillors preaching the same message of "repentance".
Johannes Razunguzwa, an MDC-T Provincial executive member and councillor for Ward 1 in Dombotombo, confirmed the door-to-door campaign.
"I confirm that a Zanu-PF councillor called Mashayamombe came to my house and told me that Zanu-PF have resolved all the problems and wanted me and my family to join the party," he said.
Marondera mayor Farai Nyandoro, who is also an MDC-T councillor, said Katsiru visited his Cherutombo home and left a message.
"I was not at home when Katsiru came, but my daughter was given a message that I was to rethink and join Zanu-PF," he said.
Efforts to get a comment from Katsiru were fruitless at the time of going to print last night.
Zanu-PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo was quoted recently saying door-to-door campaigns were peaceful and there was nothing wrong with them.
The party recently dispatched its provincial chairpersons to China to learn campaign and mobilisation strategies.
Zanu-PF is also using the empowerment programme, music and community ownership schemes to drum up support ahead of the polls whose date is yet to be agreed upon by principals in the inclusive government.
Despite having a stronghold in rural Mashonaland East, Zanu-PF lost a number of seats in urban Marondera.
Katsiru, who is also a well-known church leader, is reportedly set to contest as MP for Marondera Central constituency which is currently under MDC-T's Ian Kay.
Katsiru, who was in the company of Zanu-PF councillors and other party activists, was spotted in Dombotombo and Cherima suburbs this week after another campaign in Cherutombo the previous week.
In an interview with NewsDay yesterday, residents of Cherutombo confirmed that Katsiru asked them to "correct their mistakes" of voting for other political parties.
"He was here on Tuesday and he told us to correct our mistakes and vote for the right party which is Zanu-PF," a resident who declined to be named, said.
Katsiru reportedly approached houses of well-known MDC-T activists and councillors preaching the same message of "repentance".
Johannes Razunguzwa, an MDC-T Provincial executive member and councillor for Ward 1 in Dombotombo, confirmed the door-to-door campaign.
"I confirm that a Zanu-PF councillor called Mashayamombe came to my house and told me that Zanu-PF have resolved all the problems and wanted me and my family to join the party," he said.
Marondera mayor Farai Nyandoro, who is also an MDC-T councillor, said Katsiru visited his Cherutombo home and left a message.
"I was not at home when Katsiru came, but my daughter was given a message that I was to rethink and join Zanu-PF," he said.
Efforts to get a comment from Katsiru were fruitless at the time of going to print last night.
Zanu-PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo was quoted recently saying door-to-door campaigns were peaceful and there was nothing wrong with them.
The party recently dispatched its provincial chairpersons to China to learn campaign and mobilisation strategies.
Zanu-PF is also using the empowerment programme, music and community ownership schemes to drum up support ahead of the polls whose date is yet to be agreed upon by principals in the inclusive government.
Source - newsday
