NPRC meetings faced resistances in many parts of the country- ZPP

The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) consultative meetings were conducted in some areas across the country and were resoundingly met with criticism wherein one of the major concerns was the proposed NPRC Bill gave the minister too much power.

Zimbabwe Peace Project reported that in some instances Zanu-PF members disrupted these meetings.

"The Parliamentary Legal Committee issued an adverse report on the NPRC Bill with some of the issues being buttressed in the public hearings which failed to cover all parts of the country. By and large most of the instances of violations showed that the fear of being labelled a sellout is quite common amongst ordinary citizens and threats of such a label being plastered on them is enough to make people comply, however unwillingly," ZPP said.

"Surveillance of who has attended what opposition meetings is another practice which is curtailing freedom of association amongst the general populace.

Across the board, the different fears for people include being discriminated against when it comes to food distributions; and also fear of being "dealt with" come 2018. It would appear that the ruling party continues to try to hold citizens with other political affiliations hostage."