Harassment/intimidation
Discrimination
Displacement
Unlawful Detention
Theft/looting
10
4
2
1
1
18
Mash West
Total
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Right to food, aid and livelihood
Property rights
Right to liberty and security of person
Property rights
situation was only brought under control after two hours. Three people were
injured and were taken to Ruwa Rehabilitation hospital where they were treated
and discharged. The perpetrators were alleged to have been Moreblessings
Ngando, Tongai Mapiye and Gift Milos and they were taken to the police station
for questioning.
8 December 2014- A Zanu PF supporter was assaulted by a group of other Zanu
PF supporters led by Gurupira as punishment for associating with Ray Kaukonde
the former Zanu PF provincial chairperson. This occurred in Chimanga village in
Mudzi West.
After the October and November wave of intra-party conflict characterised by
accusations, suspensions and dismissal of Zanu PF members perceived to be in Mujuru’s
faction, the month of December was reported to be relatively calm in most areas. Party
members who attended the Zanu PF people’s congress did not give feedback to other
party members as they would normally do. The expulsion of senior leaders in the
province could have created an atmosphere of fear and despondence hence the behaviour
change. The areas that enjoyed relative calmness include Zvimba West, Mhondoro
Mubaira and Hurungwe Central. However reports of discrimination against certain
individuals based on party affiliation were recorded during the distribution of food and
farming inputs.
5 December 2014- The Rogate Primary School head and a teacher were
summoned to a Zanu PF meeting where the two were accused of being MDC-T
members. A well known Zanu PF member Mapasure accused the school head of
allowing an MDC-T teacher to be part of the school staff. The meeting was held
at Rogate School in Chegutu and was chaired by a war veteran popularly known
as Comrade Chidhakwa.
11 December 2014- The Zanu PF provincial youth chairperson Vengai Musengi
descended on Thame Mine in Chakari at the invitation of Councillor Admire
Runanga who was being pressured by the local youth to get the mine for them.
Musengi was accompanied by the provincial members and CIO operatives from
Kadoma. He instructed the mine owner to vacate the mine and accused him of
being a white man’s front. Musengi declared that the youth had instructions from
the President to take any property under white people and that was why he was
instructing the youth from Kadoma to take over.
31 December 2014-In Magunje Councilor Nickson Magaramombe is reported to
have received two trunks of seed and fertilizer which he distributed to Zanu PF
supporters only at the Maumbe Business Centre. The Zanu PF supporters were
the ones who got the information about the inputs and they clandestinely shared
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