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Fear continues to haunt the electorate in Hurungwe West
18 May 2015 at 09:23hrs | Views
The Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported that fear is haunting the Hurungwe West as a Chief allegedly summoned all village heads in ward 17 for an emergence meeting at his homestead amid indications that intimidation to villagers is the strategy being applied by Zanu PF to win the June 10 by elections.
The organisation reported that Chief Nyamhunga summoned all village heads in Ward 17 Hurungwe West for an emergency meeting at the Chief's homestead.
"The village heads were addressed by one Colonel Murape who ordered them to ensure villagers attend a Zanu PF rally to be held today at Nyamhunga secondary school grounds," reported ZPP. "The rally is expected to be addressed by Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko. Zanu PF political heavy weights have launched an intensive campaign in Hurungwe West to prop up the party candidate Keith Guzah ahead of Temba Mliswa who was expelled from Zanu PF."
ZPP reported that villagers around the venue of the rally had a sleepless night since there was a deployment of people suspected to be members of state security agents who were manning the venue.
"Some school children have boycotted classes as a result of the planned rally," reported ZPP. "Fear has gripped the school children and villagers in general as most have vivid memories of the previous rally held at the same venue where Central Committee member Phillip Chiyangwa and some Zanu PF youths allegedly assaulted village heads and villagers with suspected allegiances to Temba Mliswa. The assaults allegedly happened in the presence of police officers and this has resulted in a lot of fear among the villagers"
ZPP reiterates its call for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to investigate the incidents of violence to ensure that the elections in the Hurungwe West are conducted in a free and fair manner and in accordance with the law.
The organisation reported that Chief Nyamhunga summoned all village heads in Ward 17 Hurungwe West for an emergency meeting at the Chief's homestead.
"The village heads were addressed by one Colonel Murape who ordered them to ensure villagers attend a Zanu PF rally to be held today at Nyamhunga secondary school grounds," reported ZPP. "The rally is expected to be addressed by Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko. Zanu PF political heavy weights have launched an intensive campaign in Hurungwe West to prop up the party candidate Keith Guzah ahead of Temba Mliswa who was expelled from Zanu PF."
ZPP reported that villagers around the venue of the rally had a sleepless night since there was a deployment of people suspected to be members of state security agents who were manning the venue.
"Some school children have boycotted classes as a result of the planned rally," reported ZPP. "Fear has gripped the school children and villagers in general as most have vivid memories of the previous rally held at the same venue where Central Committee member Phillip Chiyangwa and some Zanu PF youths allegedly assaulted village heads and villagers with suspected allegiances to Temba Mliswa. The assaults allegedly happened in the presence of police officers and this has resulted in a lot of fear among the villagers"
ZPP reiterates its call for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to investigate the incidents of violence to ensure that the elections in the Hurungwe West are conducted in a free and fair manner and in accordance with the law.
Source - Byo24News
