Sikhala blasts violence at MDC-T

MDC-T returnee Job Sikhala has condemned acts of violence in his party following reports of violence at the opposition's Harvest House headquarters in Harare.

"All Zimbabweans across the political divide, we have a major responsibility to wage a tenacious war against political violence on our midst. The world has moved miles ahead in frowning against any form of political," said Sikhala.

"There should never be any mistaken view from anyone about my determination to wage a vicious war against violence. My advice to those from my party is that, those who are disposed to violence to cow competitors is a tiny minority, a minority that we should deal with."

Sikhala went on, "In the bigoted pursuit, what they don't know is that they will be destroying the brand of the party and vilify the person of our president.

"His enemies jump to connect any form of violence to him. So the committers of violence are not the supporters of the party or the president. They are individuals pursuing a totally different agenda. Their violent behavior does not serve the MDC in any way.

"If you come across anyone who supports violent malcontents in our party, look that individual in the eye and discover whether he mean good to the party. The time has come to nip down such elements."