One of the victims suspects a
Zanu PF councillor identified
as Roja Mashoro who has
been
threatening
CCC
supporters during ward and
village meetings. In Mazowe
Central, on 28 July, suspected
Zanu PF activists torched 2
houses belonging to a family
suspected of supporting the
opposition
CCC.
Reports
confirm that the homesteads
belonging to the father and
son were razed to the ground
in an arson attack around 11pm
by
suspected
Zanu
PF
supporters in Mazowe Central
Chiweshe ward 3 rural. It is
alleged that since then, ruling
party supporters in the village
and some traditional leaders
have declared the area a nogo area for the opposition.
That same day, suspected
Zanu PF activists torched a
cattle kraal and goat pen
belonging to another CCC
activist in ward 3, Mazowe
Central at Musonza village. It
is alleged that the victim was
targeted by ruling party
activists for supporting the
opposition CCC. A villager
who spoke on condition of
anonymity reported that the
arson was meant to kill
livestock but fortunately the
animals escaped through the
fire. Livelihoods were affected
as the victims were left
without adequate shelter to
sustain their families.
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