their voter registration slips. It also reported that he then
to villagers who had produced their voter registration slips. It
recorded the serial numbers on the voter registration slips and
is alleged that even those who had brought voter slips of their
later said he was going to forward the information to the
absent relatives benefited according to the number of voter
Chipinge District Administration office
registration slips one produced. It is said that each registration
slip was rewarded with 2kg rice. Some received as much as
On 18 January, in Mutare West, it was reported Dorothy Gijini
10kgs of rice depending on the number of registration slips
wife of a well known war veteran Ndlovu in Muwangirwa
one had produced. The legislator is said to have made it clear
village ward 10 allegedly forced villagers of Rubatso and
that those who did not register and did not have registration
Muwangirwa to surrender registration slips for noting in her
slips were not going to benefit on that day. It is said that she
Zanu PF book of life. The meeting was allegedly targeting
further said in future the aid was going to be given to Zanu PF
women in the ward.
members registered at branch and cell level.
On 18 January, Buhera District Administrator identified as
Pretty Madondo a Zanu PF women's league member in ward
Mavhiza is reported to have asked Wilson Tarwireyi whether
21 of Makoni Central is reported to have approached Joyce
he had registered to vote or not. On the day in question
Mupotsa an MDC-T member on 19 January. It was reported
Tarwireyi was said to have visited the DA’s offices to collect
that Madondo allegedly demanded that Mupotsa produce her
a new identification card after losing another. Tarwireyi is
voter registration slip. Madondo is alleged to have been
reported to have been told to surrender the registration slip to
collecting serial numbers for some time now.
the headman after registering. The incident happened in
Buhera West.
In Mutare West, ward 17, on 21 January, it was reported that
Takarwa Jesman Foroma, Wilson Mhuriyengwe, Tafadzwa
In Mutare North, ward 11, Kwembeya village at Gorowa
Matara and Mwakaitedzva Mhuriyengwe who is a kraal head
Business Centre, it was reported that Ngwarai and Manjese
called for a meeting for the collection of the registration slips
both Zanu PF members threatened and intimidated Hillary
serial numbers from villagers. The three are reported to be the
Dzobo*on 19 January as they demanded his registration slip.
kraal head (Mhuriyengwe)’s right-hand men who were
The same individuals also demanded that village head
working hard in the village to gather the crowd for the
Kwembeya who is suspected to be an MDC-T member to
process. The meeting was reported to have been held at
hand over his registration slip. Other identified victims of the
Pamutsamvu near the kraal head’s homestead. All villagers in
process were among Esther Chitonga and Dorothy Chiwaya*.
this vicinity are alleged to have complied as there were threats
The meeting was allegedly sanctioned by Councillor Chateu
of serious consequences for those who did not oblige. One
Ndoro.
notable victim of this process was one Crispen Saurombe*.
The perpetrators are known Zanu PF members.
In Chimanimani West, it is reported that a meeting was called
for all villagers to attend by the constituency’s legislator
On 23 January, Fungai Nyakarenga a Zanu PF activist in
Nokuthula Matsikenyere on 19 January. It is alleged that at the
Mutandiko village, ward 2 of Nyanga North was reported to
gathering there was rice that was reported to have been given
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