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Mugabe spies feeding Tsvangirai with his rigging machinations
12 Jul 2013 at 13:11hrs | Views
Movement for Democratic Change leader Dr Morgan Tsvangirai says President Robert Mugabe's rigging machinations have been revealed to him by members of the State security apparatus including secret service agents.
He told party supporters in Mhondoro-Ngezi yesterday that senior police officers, soldiers and members of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) have told him several dark secrets about how Mugabe's Zanu-PF plans to smartly rig the forthcoming elections.
Two weeks ago, Tsvangirai made sensational allegations that the office of the Registrar General (RG) was clandestinely working with Israeli company, Nikuv International to tamper with the voters' roll in order to give the ex-majority party an edge in the make-or-break polls due on July 31.
Even though the RG's office has denied the allegations, senior MDC officials maintain that Nikuv International, was working with five different voters' rolls.
Tsvangirai told hundreds that while Zanu-PF relied on violence in the 2008 elections, "this time they are trying to be smart."
"Zanu-PF is saying let's have peaceful but rigged elections...but I don't see people voting for them, what may happen is Zanu-PF will try to vote on behalf of the people. But this time takavamaka sebhora (we are closely watching them) they will not succeed.
"Everyone needs change, people who are being asked to do this or that are coming with information telling me what Zanu-PF is planning to do, (these) include CIOs, police officers and soldiers. I can even tell what Mugabe eats," said the MDC leader.
Yesterday, the Prime Minister's office - which is contesting the 69 000 figure of police officers who have applied for special voting on Sunday and Monday - alleged that deputy police commissioner general Godwin Matanga had instructed police officers to vote for Zanu-PF.
"The gates (at Morris Depot) were all closed and nobody was allowed to leave the area. All police and civilians employed at Morris Depot had to attend. Deputy commissioner Matanga told everyone present that they had to vote for Zanu-PF in the elections," said Jameson Timba, minister of State in the Prime Minister's office.
"This follows on from the Zanu-PF rally held at Morris Depot yesterday where police and civilian employees were addressed by aspiring Zanu-PF candidates."
He told party supporters in Mhondoro-Ngezi yesterday that senior police officers, soldiers and members of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) have told him several dark secrets about how Mugabe's Zanu-PF plans to smartly rig the forthcoming elections.
Two weeks ago, Tsvangirai made sensational allegations that the office of the Registrar General (RG) was clandestinely working with Israeli company, Nikuv International to tamper with the voters' roll in order to give the ex-majority party an edge in the make-or-break polls due on July 31.
Even though the RG's office has denied the allegations, senior MDC officials maintain that Nikuv International, was working with five different voters' rolls.
Tsvangirai told hundreds that while Zanu-PF relied on violence in the 2008 elections, "this time they are trying to be smart."
"Everyone needs change, people who are being asked to do this or that are coming with information telling me what Zanu-PF is planning to do, (these) include CIOs, police officers and soldiers. I can even tell what Mugabe eats," said the MDC leader.
Yesterday, the Prime Minister's office - which is contesting the 69 000 figure of police officers who have applied for special voting on Sunday and Monday - alleged that deputy police commissioner general Godwin Matanga had instructed police officers to vote for Zanu-PF.
"The gates (at Morris Depot) were all closed and nobody was allowed to leave the area. All police and civilians employed at Morris Depot had to attend. Deputy commissioner Matanga told everyone present that they had to vote for Zanu-PF in the elections," said Jameson Timba, minister of State in the Prime Minister's office.
"This follows on from the Zanu-PF rally held at Morris Depot yesterday where police and civilian employees were addressed by aspiring Zanu-PF candidates."
Source - dailynews
