Zanu PF ward 10 chairperson Elderman Mudzimu held a
personal details. Samora and Katyamakwara who are known
meeting in Chikomba West at Chivhu Community Hall on 9
for violating human rights in Mudzi West told villagers that
January. Mudzimu is alleged to have forced residents to attend
the serial numbers will help them to know where and who
the meeting before he threatened and intimidated them over
they would have voted for. Among those who were forced to
the production of their serial numbers from the voters
surrender their voters’ serial numbers are Ruben Zviyo* and
registration slips. Mudzimu told villagers that the Biometric
Kuona Malcom*.
machines can trace people’s choices at elections. The targets
are opposition supporters in the newly established suburbs of
Rita Mashingaidze of Mugawamadzi village in Mudzi North
High-view and Sky-view.
ward 2 failed to access rice which had been donated by the
President. It is alleged that on 15 January at Nyamuyaruka
At a Zanu PF meeting convened in Mudzi South ward 12 at
Business
Centre,
Zanu
PF
ward
councillor
David
Donzwe Primary School on 13 January, Zanu PF District
Kufakwemba denied Mashingaidze her 4kg allocation of rice.
Chairperson David Kanjere led the proceedings. In his closing
Mashingaidze was accused of being a staunch opposition
remarks Kanjere to focus on building Zanu PF cell structures
supporter.
that would vote for Zanu PF in the coming elections. Kanjera
told the villagers that through the cell structures, active cells
It is alleged that during a social welfare rice distribution,
would be allocated rice in the future. Kanjere instructed all
Milton Chinake Zanu PF chairperson in Murewa North forced
village heads present to note serial numbers and personal
people to converge at Chamapango. Villagers were ordered to
details of villagers who had registered to vote.
come with their voters’ registration slips for the meeting on 21
January. The directive for villagers to surrender serial
numbers to village heads is reported to have come from Zanu
PF Mashonaland East provincial chairperson Joel Biggie
On 12 January, Zanu PF District Provincial Chairperson for
Matiza. Chinake told the villagers that he would take with him
Wedza only identified as Mr Shamva denied Lucia Mukwena*
the voters serial number to a provincial workshop. The
agricultural inputs during distribution. The distribution was
sentiments did not go well with Trymore Chimuti a People’s
done in Wedza South at Chineyi shopping centre ward 4.
Democratic Party (PDP) activist who then warned Chinake to
Mukwena was denied her allocation on accusations that her
desist from intimidating villagers.
husband associates with MDC-T activists in the area. She was
told that her husband’s relationship with an opposition activist
On 16 January village heads and their subordinates assembled
would be investigated before she could be given inputs.
for a meeting in Goromonzi West ward 4 at Nyamande. It was
reported village heads intimidated villagers by recording
Willard Katyamakwara who is the Zanu PF chairperson for
voters’ serial numbers. Forcing registered voters to submit
Mudzi West ward 8 and Samora Nyagupe a local war veteran
serial numbers has become rife in Goromonzi West. The
are alleged to be victimising villagers from Tapfuma village. It
MDC-T youth secretary, Tapiwa Murima from Parirewa
is alleged that on 14 January the duo conducted a door to door
campaign, demanding voters’ registration serial numbers and
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