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Man attacked for speaking against Local govt bill

by Stephen Jakes
19 Jun 2016 at 07:32hrs | Views
A Harare man, Denford Ngadziore has been brutally attacked and injured by Zanu PF supporters for trying to speak against the Local Government bill.

Harare West  MP Jessie Majome posted on Facebook that Ngadziore took part at the public hearing at the Rainbow Towers in Harare where he challenged the bill.

"Taurai Kazado a young man from Ward 16 Harare West was also brutalised and suffered back and internal injuries and blood clots for which he was hospitalised," she posted.

"I'm thoroughly disappointed that bussed in Zanu PF supporters were brought in to crowd out and shut up bona fide Harare voices and defend the their political commissar minister The moment we MPs walked into the already packed room I could tell the horde was not from Harare as the putrid and musty stench of wood fire smoke pervaded the hotel."

She said as the only opposition MP in the team she was unhappy about the the chairperson failing to warn his rowdy party mates from sloganeering, rowdiness and wearing pay insignia.

"Violence broke out when Denford Ngadziore the 2nd speaker was drowned out after a Zanu PF woman declared she wanted 'their' minister to work without any interference from Parliamentof Zimbabwe. I suspect fellow MPs on the panel Harare South MP and Zanu PF Harare Commissar and Dzivaresekwa MP Omega Hungwe had were instrumental in the mobilization of the hordes as they each arrived fashionably late causing rousing disruptive welcomes which coincided with streaming in of more hordes," she said.

"For some strange reason the chair insisted on resuming the meeting in such a rowdy and intimidatory atmosphere. I suspect he was under orders to ensure Zanu PF pro bill views are recorded after the drubbing of the bill in Masvingo, Gweru, Bulawayo and elsewhere."

"I am writing a complaint to the Speaker about this very unparliamentary charade. In my view Parliament should guarantee the safety of all who are invited by it to hearings and is liable for costs of treatment etc to victims of this failure. Zimbabwe Hall in Highfield which is the next hearing hearing in the morning doesn't look good."

She said the only way for Harare residents to outsmart this bullying is to send an avalanche of emails/letters to the clerk of Parliament candidly criticising the bill in an Amnesty International style to clerk@parlzim.gov.zw or PO BOX CY 298 Causeway or delivering them to Parliament.

She said, "Raise your voice also by signing, commenting on and sharing the Minister Hands-off Harare petition on www.change.org,'"


Source - Byo24News