food aid the village heads allegedly told villagers that those
Mugabe. The MDC-T group of seven eventually left the
who knew that they were not Zanu PF supporters were not
venue after refusing to surrender their voter registration slips.
supposed to bother themselves attending the distribution as
they risked being embarrassed. This then prompted most
Villagers in Gokwe Sesame ward 12 are said to have been
villagers to stay away from the meeting resulting in those who
forced to bring their voter registration slips for the serial
attended receiving the rice but were reminded that they must
numbers to be recorded in the Zanu PF register. It is reported
take the aid knowing that it is from Zanu PF and therefore
that the process was done by six Zanu PF members led by
must remember to vote for Zanu PF in the upcoming polls.
Onisimo
Mupini and Takavarasha Nharara. They are
reported to have grouped villagers according to their villages.
An unidentified man went around ward 2 in Gokwe Central on
In Silobela, ward 25, a case of villagers being forced to attend
January 4 inviting people to attend a meeting at
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a meeting and forced to submit their voter registration slips
Foods. Which had been scheduled for 14:00 hours that day. It
was recorded on 22 January. It is alleged that village head
was later discovered that it was actually a Zanu PF gathering
Sayijeni Magandiwa ordered villagers to a meeting held at
to distribute rice. Zanu PF ward 2 councillor Duncan
Msilahobe area, and urged all of them to take with them their
Nyamukasa and some Zanu PF youth officers were in charge
voter registration slips for recording of serial numbers. It is
of the distribution. It was reported that one had to produce a
reported that Zanu PF slogans were chanted and villagers were
BVR slip and have the serial number and name recorded in
threatened with unspecified action if they did not handover
order to get 2kg of rice. Anyone regardless of political
voter registration slips. Also in attendance at this meeting
affiliation received the rice if they produced the BVR slip.
were Zanu PF members Cephas Moyo the party district
However, it was reported that some MDC-T members refused
secretary and Davison Ncube a youth officer. The three are
to produce their BVR slips and they did not get the rice.
alleged to have said they had been sent by the Silobela
In Gokwe Central, ward 5, at Tower Light in Mapfungautsi
legislator Mthokozisi Manoki.
area a case of the recording of serial numbers on voter
registration slips was reported on 4 January. It is reported that
In Kwekwe Redcliff, ward 24 it is reported that villagers were
the process was led by Zanu PF members among them
ordered to submit voter registration slips for recording of
Davison Masvisvi, Victor Machokoto and other unidentified
serial numbers. The perpetrators Fulana Magwazimbiza and
Zanu PF youth officers. Ward 5, Councillor Jameson Mhlanga
Annie Chihota both of Zanu PF told residents that if they did
of the MDC-T was not invited to this meeting. One Choto of
not submit their registration slips they were not going to
the MDC-T is alleged to have driven a truck with seven MDC-
receive rice and maize aid in future. The incident happened on
T members to the venue. Initially Masvisvi accused them of
January 24.
coming to illegally take photos of the meeting. He is alleged to
have then later welcomed them only if they had their BVR
In Gokwe Kana, ward 1, it is reported that Sianyenzu and
slips. Masvisvi is reported to have further said they were
Nkwanda villagers were summoned to a meeting at Sianyenzu
colleagues who assisted to oust the former President Robert
borehole on 25 January by John Chuma, Talent Nyoni and
Charles Dube who demanded voter registration slips. They
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