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Grace Mugabe accused of closing vending stall in Mbare during rally
22 Dec 2015 at 06:16hrs | Views
First Lady Grace Mugabe has been accused of prompting the temporal closure of vending stalls in Mbare Musika during her address of a rally in November this year.
"On 19 November 2015, First Lady Grace Mugabe had a rally at Shawasha Grounds in Mbare. Vending markets at Siyaso, Mupedzanhamo and Mbare Musika were compulsorily closed from 9.30am till after 3 pm when the rally ended," Zimbabwe Peace Project reported.
"People who live in nearby hostels were told to close their doors and attend the rally. Shops in the area were also forced to close. There was tight security and people were searched by the police as they got into the ground."
ZPP said the roads near the venue were closed.
"There were election campaigns for Zanu-PF chairpersons every Saturday starting from 4 November till 28 November 2015 when district elections were held in Kambuzuma," ZPP said.
"The elections were chaotic as Chaibva of Joshua Mqabuko side was not allowed to contest. After proving that she was part of Ward 14 Kambuzuma, she was allowed to contest but some voters shunned her. She gave up the contest but her supporters and people from Ward 14 had heated exchange of words and they almost fought. Samuel Chinyowa won as the chairperson."
"On 19 November 2015, First Lady Grace Mugabe had a rally at Shawasha Grounds in Mbare. Vending markets at Siyaso, Mupedzanhamo and Mbare Musika were compulsorily closed from 9.30am till after 3 pm when the rally ended," Zimbabwe Peace Project reported.
"People who live in nearby hostels were told to close their doors and attend the rally. Shops in the area were also forced to close. There was tight security and people were searched by the police as they got into the ground."
"There were election campaigns for Zanu-PF chairpersons every Saturday starting from 4 November till 28 November 2015 when district elections were held in Kambuzuma," ZPP said.
"The elections were chaotic as Chaibva of Joshua Mqabuko side was not allowed to contest. After proving that she was part of Ward 14 Kambuzuma, she was allowed to contest but some voters shunned her. She gave up the contest but her supporters and people from Ward 14 had heated exchange of words and they almost fought. Samuel Chinyowa won as the chairperson."
Source - Byo24News
