ring leader, Simon Makaza in the company of 4 police officers from Ruwa
Police Station.
Harassment/intimidation
Assault
Displacement
22
1
1
24
Mash West
Total
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Right to liberty and security of person
Property rights
7
The major sources of conflict in Mashonaland West in the month of April 2014
included political intolerance between the two main parties Zanu PF and MDC-T.
In particular Zanu PF will not tolerate the inclusion of MDC-T activists in national
events or programmes such as food distribution. Harassment and intimidation were
in the form of forced contributions towards the Independence day celebrations. Of
note in the month of April were the intra-party conflicts in the MDC-T party. The
call for leadership renewal in MDC-T has led to factions causing intraparty friction
and confusion among party supporters.
14/4/14- In Chegutu East Councillor Gibson Mungati and Mr Dzotsa of village
6 ward 20 were forcing people to pay $2 or a tin of maize for the Independence
Day celebrations even if the person would not be able to attend. Shephard
Bangani a war veteran residing in Chegutu East Malwern village ward 20 is said
to have forced people to pay $2 for celebrations against their will.
18/4/14 Shop owners around Wicklow area in Chegutu East were forced to
close their shops to go and listen to the presidential speech read by the Wicklow
secondary school head. A war veteran called Chirisa instructed one known as
Comrade Bwana to make sure shop owners closed their shops.
3/4/14- A well known MDC-T activist of Kambainemoyo village in Hurungwe
West was instructed to vacate his homestead by Boniface Kambainemoyo (chief
Nyamhunga).The case was referred to Hurungwe Rural District Chief Executive
Officer Japhet Moyo and ward 17 councillor Tichaona Matthew Runi who
summoned the victim to the CEO Magunje office. The two quizzed the victim
more about his affiliation to MDC-T party. The two officials told him to move
away from his homestead within 40 days and failure to move would leave the
council no choice but to destroy the homestead. His home includes a four
roomed house and some huts. The victim had been living in this place since
2004 and what irks this victim is that there are other supporters of Zanu PF who
have built on the roadside but were not affected.
15/4/14- In Mhangura, Two Tree lost his piece of land that he legally got in
2008 to Simon Makwikwi a council worker. He was evicted and allocated a new
place. Makwikwi took over the plot which used to belong to a white commercial
farmer before land invasions