threatened to deal with all the people who did not attend the meeting. Masline
Chibereko*, a member of ZimPF is one of the opposition supporters who had their
rights to freedom of association violated by Chitiza and Chifuje who forced her to
attend the meeting.
Mashonaland East
The province recorded a variety of violations during the month under review. As the 2018
election campaign gathers momentum a number of reported cases indicated that people in
different parts of the province were threatened with violence during the 2018 election
campaign period. This is a direct violation of the citizens’ rights to support the party of their
choice without intimidation. In Mudzi West two men were assaulted and evicted for allegedly
supporting the opposition thereby violating Section 66 (2) (b) of the Constitution which states
that every Zimbabwean citizen and everyone else who is legally in Zimbabwe has the right to
reside in any part of Zimbabwe.
Highlights
In Mudzi West, Richard Moyo* and Tatenda Meki* were assaulted by Tinditu and
Magodo believed to be from the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) and
another only known as Soul Jah man. The two perpetrators accused the two victims
of being opposition MDC-T supporters. The two men were asked where they got the
Mercedes Benz they drove and were chased way from Kotwa where they were
staying. Tinditu and Magodo are reported to have told the pair that they should never
set foot in the area again as it was a no-go-area for opposition supporters. The incident
happened on 5 June in Kotwa ward 17.
On 6 June at Ruwa Town Council in ward 2, Goromonzi South at 0830 hours there
was a demonstration by youths who are believed to have been hired from Caledonia
ward 25 and Solomio ward 7 by Oswell Gwanzura of Zanu PF. The youths were
transported by lorries and dropped at the Town Council where they protested against
dirty water and damaged roads. The youths smashed town council vehicles until the
offices were closed at 12pm. Gwanzura is a Zanu PF shadow councillor in Ruwa and
also the owner of Shingiriro Cooperative in Solomio. The Zanu PF youths Chikanga,
Chikasha and Dhongi were the leaders of the demonstrations as they claimed to be
war veterans. Managers at the Town Council had to run away and this disturbed
business. The demonstrators left around 1600 hours after intervention of Ruwa police
who calmed the situation.
A group of Zanu PF youths who allegedly came from Goromonzi North and South
and went to Phase 20 ward 25 Caledonia stands also known as Eastview Park on 16
June 2016 in Goromonzi South. The youths claimed they had been sent by President
Robert Mugabe to get stands in Caledonia. Riot police had to be called to quell the
situation. The youths are said to have eventually allocated themselves stands in the
area.
In Chikomba East in Masvaure village, Chief Ngundu of ward 26 on 16 June sent his
aides to go round the village looking for people who had piles of firewood at their
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