about him violating the rights of citizens in ward 11.. It was
with a list of beneficiaries for the aid was done at a Zanu PF
also said that Ndoro further threatened unspecified action to
member’s meeting held at Mukunani village in Mushunje.
those who are in any way linked to the organisation and other
This was said to have been done so that only Zanu PF
Civil Society Organisations.
members participated in the process and to have their names
on the list discriminating others of different political
On 12 October, in Buhera West, ward 5 Chinhengeni village,
affiliations. Ngoni Machiri had earlier made it clear that no
it is alleged that Zanu PF ward leadership called for a meeting
opposition supporters were going to be allowed at the venue.
and told villagers that they were supposed to carry with them
their identification particulars to the meeting. It is said these
Kudzai Mashava a Zanu PF youth officer for ward 18,
identification documents were going to be used for identifying
allegedly forced villagers to attend a meeting in Chipinge East
villagers in the distribution of farming inputs for the fast
on 18 October. At the meeting he ordered villagers to bring
approaching agricultural season. It is alleged that the
their registration slips they were given after the Biometric
meeting’s agenda was then diverted and became a Zanu PF
Voter Registration process, for recording. He is alleged to
meeting where the Zanu PF leadership notably Albert
have also said he was going to use the same slips to award
Chikukwa urged the villagers to go and register to vote. It is
farming inputs where one has to produce the slip before
alleged that Chikukwa further told the villagers that they all
receiving farming inputs.
must remember to vote for Zanu PF only as the BVR system
can recognise where and for whom one would have voted..
On 20 October, in Buhera South ward 33 Birchenough Bridge,
Those who would have voted for the opposition specifically
it was reported that Norman Munchini a Zanu PF ward
the MDC-T were going to be dealt with accordingly in the
chairperson who is also Chief Chamutsa’s aide allegedly
post-election period.
forced villagers to attend a meeting. It is alleged that
Munchini forced ward 33 village heads to coerce their people
In Chikanga/Dangamvura, at the District Administrator’s
to a Zanu PF meeting. It was reported that at this meeting,
offices, it was reported that after registering as a voter, the
Munchini ordered the collection of voter registration slips
previous day, Charles Mhere was approached by one Peter
from all the villagers who have already registered under the
Bande who requested Mhere’s voter slip serial number. This
BVR process. This is suspected to have been done for the
happened on 14 October. It is alleged that Mhere refused to
purposes of recording the serial numbers. Villagers are now
give Bande his voter registration slip. Bande told Mhere that
living in fear.
he was supposed to comply as he was carrying out this
exercise under the instruction from the Chikanga/Dangamvura
On 21 October, in Chimanimani East, ward 15 Ngangu Hall, it
legislator Esau Mupfumi.
was reported that a community meeting was called, where
villagers were supposed to get agricultural inputs. It was
On 14 October, in Mutare North, ward 11 Mushunje village, a
reported that at the gathering the Zanu PF ward chairperson
case of partisan listing of beneficiaries for Plan International
Antony Booker Machingauta told the gathering that the inputs
aid was reported. It is alleged that the process of coming up
were still to be delivered and those available were only going
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