OCTOBER 2022
Manicaland
During the month of October there was a worrying trend of serving army
personnel who were directly involved in politics and favouring the ruling
Zanu PF party within the province. On 27 October a case of political violence
was recorded in Chimanimani East where Victor Baipai, an aspiring local
authority candidate for the 2023 elections under the CCC party was
assaulted on 27 October 2022. The Zanu PF Secretary for the DCC Majiri and
a member identified Mushonga respectively assaulted the victim who
sustained injuries on his right eye.
He was attended at Chimanimani
hospital. The case was reported to the police (RRB Number 4921172).
Masvingo
Cases of partisan distribution of government sponsored aid were rampant in
the province during the month. Most of the reported cases implicated Zanu
PF members who were high-jacking the distributions so that they could sideline perceived and known opposition members. On 14 October in Bikita East
Ward 16 during a presidential input distribution program Paradzai Ndovoyo
(MP’s representative), Sheila Chisiiwa (Zanu PF chairperson), Chigumisirwa
(headman) and Steven Gavhureyi (Zanu PF) politicised the process. Chisiiwa
reportedly announced that those who were not in Zanu PF cell structures
were not going to receive the inputs, even if their names were appearing on
the beneficiaries list. In Tivabarire village, 72 names were called out, but only
21 villagers who were Zanu PF members benefitted. Those who had received
more than the allocated share of fertiliser ended up selling to others for
US$15.00 per 50kg.
The Zimbabwe Peace Project
Monthly Monitoring Report
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