were denied access into the tent where registration was taking
place. The Zanu PF youths told them that due to the
overwhelming number of people who have registered, they
were not allowing anyone to pass through. This infuriated the
MDC-T members who asked to get clarification from the ZEC
officers. An altercation arose resulting in the intervention of
two police officers manning the centre. The Zanu PF youths
insulted and intimidated the ZEC officers saying they were
registering non residents of the ward. On trying to explain the
process to the Zanu PF youths the officers were also
intimidated and harassed. The ZEC officers temporarily closed
the centre and phoned the District Elections Officer, a Mr
Gororo. Armed soldiers were deployed to the registration
Centre and ordered the Zanu PF youths away before ordering
the re-opening of the centre. The registration process
continued under the watchful eye of the armed soldiers.
Plastic and makeshift houses erected by villagers close to the
main road, in a bid to secure their properties and to shelter
from bad weather
Tracy Gona* was harassed by Zanu PF ward 4 Councillor
Zvinorova on 4 December in Marondera Central at Rujeko
tower light stalls. It is alleged that Gona was seen celebrating
the resignation of former President Robert Mugabe. Her
celebrations did not go down well with Zvinorova, who then
told her that she would lose the stand she benefited during the
Mugabe era. Zvinorova told Gona that, ‘We gave you Zanu PF
offer letters to secure residential stands now you are
celebrating the demise of Mugabe’. Gona was then harassed
but she reported the incident to the police under RRB 331097.
Zanu PF activists’ assaulted three MDC-T supporters in
Marondera at Mushandira shopping centre Ward 10 on 26
December. It is alleged that, Jairosi Kashiri, Kenias Chikafu*
and Mark Chikafu*affiliated to MDC-T were severely
assaulted by a Zanu PF group led by Oni and Obadiah
Chisango. The trio were assaulted after a heated verbal
political party confrontation. The case was reported at
Mahusekwa police station but no arrests have been made. The
victims were referred to CSU and were assisted.
On 14 December Ruvimbo Kosmas Madume was denied a
proof of residence letter by village head Christopher
Tafirenyika in Goromonzi North ward 16. It is alleged that
Tafirenyika denied Madume on allegations that, Madume was
not paying village taxes and absconding contributing towards
community developmental programs. Madume presented his
case to District administrator Mate who then told Tafirenyika
that all villagers should be given proof of residence
irrespective of their community development contributions.
Ward Councillor Charles Mujuru then gave proof of residence
letters to all villagers who had been denied by Tafirenyika.
On 15 December 2017 at Solomio farm ward 7 Ruwa in
Goromonzi South, a group of Zanu PF youths under the
leadership of Koshiwai Rabvu, Last Tembedza and Mike
Zaranyika barricaded roads leading to a BVR centre with
stones and logs preventing people who wanted to register from
passing through. They terrorised and intimidated all suspected
MDC-T supporters and denied them access to the registration
centre. Among the people intimidated were Raphael Chisipo,
Luckas Phiri and Gladys Munemo together with other 3
unidentified people who wanted to register as voters. The 6
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Category of incident
Dec 2017
Nov 2017
Assault
1
2
Theft/looting
0
2
Discrimination
1
4
Unlawful detention
0
0
Intimidation/harassment
6
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