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Village head forces residents take ZANU PF posts
29 Jun 2018 at 23:47hrs | Views
Guruve North, Tahwarira village head has been accused of intimidating residents and forcing them to take ZANU PF posts in order for them to benefit in the Presidential Input Scheme.
The input scheme was recently lunched by the Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Perence Shiri.
Village head Misheck Tahwarira reportedly called all villagers on Tuesday and forced them to take ZANU PF posts at ward level.
"Everyone was called to a meeting and we attended not knowing that it was a ZANU PF meeting the where we were told to grab posts if we were to benefit the Presidential input, after the he forcing us to take post he said everyone in his village should vote for ZANU PF from councillor to president," said Tedious Chimanikire.
Tahwarira refuted the allegations saying the meeting was just to encourage the electorate to vote peacefully.
"Indeed we had a meeting as a village on Tuesday but the meeting was just to encourage one another to vote in the looming elections as a headman l am aware that the constitution does not allow us to be partisan," he said.
He is not new to controversy as he was once recorded for collecting BVR serial numbers and coercing people to vote for ZANU PF.
According to the Constitution section 281(2) says traditional leaders are prohibited from being members of politics, acting in a partisan manner or further the interests of any political party or cause.
The input scheme was recently lunched by the Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Perence Shiri.
Village head Misheck Tahwarira reportedly called all villagers on Tuesday and forced them to take ZANU PF posts at ward level.
"Everyone was called to a meeting and we attended not knowing that it was a ZANU PF meeting the where we were told to grab posts if we were to benefit the Presidential input, after the he forcing us to take post he said everyone in his village should vote for ZANU PF from councillor to president," said Tedious Chimanikire.
Tahwarira refuted the allegations saying the meeting was just to encourage the electorate to vote peacefully.
"Indeed we had a meeting as a village on Tuesday but the meeting was just to encourage one another to vote in the looming elections as a headman l am aware that the constitution does not allow us to be partisan," he said.
He is not new to controversy as he was once recorded for collecting BVR serial numbers and coercing people to vote for ZANU PF.
According to the Constitution section 281(2) says traditional leaders are prohibited from being members of politics, acting in a partisan manner or further the interests of any political party or cause.
Source - Byo24News
