from the Government of Zimbabwe and to be distributed
through Zanu PF structures and to its members only. Upon his
address part of the audience left the venue in frustration.
Rusere have conducted door to door campaigns demanding
serial numbers from registrants in Karigambo 3. Reports are
that there is a WhatsApp group named Karigamombe 3 which,
some of the victims have been added against their will.
Category of incident
Dec 2017
Nov 2017
Assault
1
5
Discrimination
2
1
Theft/looting
1
0
MDP
2
1
Intimidation/harassment
9
10
Displacement
0
1
Unlawful detention
0
0
Part of the audience leaving the venue at Zororo
centre
It is alleged that Zanu PF chairperson identified only as Mrs
Makombe conducted a door to door campaign in Kuwadzana
Karigamombe 3, ward 5 instructing residents to urgently
submit their names and Biometric Voter Registration (BVR)
serial numbers to their cell leaders. On 28 December
Makombe allegedly threatened to remove residents’ cabins if
their names and serial numbers were not recorded by the cell
leaders. She went on to say that those not registered for BVR
were reflecting their opposition affiliation. One of the cell
leader’s spouse identified only as Mrs Rusere allegedly told
residents that those not registered for BVR will lose their
residential stands. Some of the victims recorded were Trina
Chikomba* and Rudo Chishakwe*.
Threat level: Medium
In Mutare South, ward 27 at Munyoro village villagers were
called and gathered at Munyoro Primary School for purposes
of receiving fertilisers as part of the presidential farming
inputs on 2 December. While addressing villagers, headman
Noel Munyoro told the villagers that every villager who
wanted to register through the BVR process was to pay 10
cents to him for the proof of residence letter. This was said on
the eve of the registration which was starting on 4 December
On 4 December, in Chimanimani East ward 12, it was
reported that a team of soldiers stationed at Charleswood
summoned one Magocha who used to be a worker on the farm
under ARDA and allegedly asked him a number of questions
he failed to answer to their satisfaction. It is alleged that they
then accused him of stealing some farm equipment which was
left by Roy Bennett who used to own and run the farm before
he was kicked out. They allegedly accused of Magocha of
Zanu PF activists identified only as Mr Gogodera (branch
secretary) and Mrs Rusere have been accused of coercing
residents to submit their Bio-metric Voter Registration (BVR)
details to Zanu PF cell structures in Kuwadzana,
Karigamombe 3, ward 5. It is alleged that Gogodera and
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