vending bays of those that will fail to attend the rally
will be destroyed and the vendors would be beaten up.
He added that in the coming 2018 elections, Mutare
Central Member of Parliament (MP) Innocent Gonese
and other MDC-T councillors should not get any votes.
Zanu PF Manicaland chairperson and Minister of Energy
and Power Development, Samuel Udenge, Minister of
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Prisca
Mupfumira, Manicaland Provincial Affairs Minister,
Mandiitawepi Chimene and Provincial Youth Leader,
Mubuso Chinguno held a meeting at Mutare
Government Complex on 7 June. Minister Mupfumira is
alleged to have declared that all vendors must shut down
their businesses and attend the rally. She is said to have
also ordered that school children attend the rally as well.
Furthermore, it was alleged that the Chinguno said
youths would be deployed on door-to-door campaigns
ensuring that every resident attends the rally.
There was chaos after police officers threw tear gas
canisters in Harare (Picture by ZPP)
Category of incident
Assault
Theft/looting
MDP
Intimidation/harassment
Kidnapping/abduction
Unlawful detention
June 2017
9
0
3
5
1
2
May 2017
4
2
1
5
0
0
Obadiah Musindo, founder of Destiny Network
International Housing Cooperative, is alleged to have
told Chikanga/Dangamvura residents that all those that
received stands should attend the presidential youth
interface as a way of expressing gratitude towards the
president who gave them the stands. He is alleged to
have said that those who fail to attend will be evicted.
Musindo was addressing over a thousand people at
Dangamvura Hall on 8 June.
MDC-T ward 10 chairperson of Muwangirwa village
(name supplied) in Mutare West was told to surrender
her party regalia to Zanu PF councillor, Aaron Ranga, in
the ward by some unidentified Zanu PF youths on 12
June. The confiscated regalia was surrendered to
councillor Ranga.
Threat level: Low
In Mutare West, Masvaure village ward 25, it is alleged
that on 2 June war veterans and other Zanu PF
supporters denied *George Mauya entry into a meeting.
The meeting was aimed at discussing irrigation schemes
and mainly Zanu PF supporters were informed of the
meeting. Mauya is known to be aligned to the National
People’s Party.
On 13 June, towards the Zanu PF Manicaland
Presidential Youth Interface, Minister of Manicaland
Provincial Affairs, Chimene, is alleged to have declared
that all vehicles that are not roadworthy will be allowed
to ferry people to the rally. The minister is reported to
have uttered this during the inspection of Sakubva
Stadium in Mutare Central. She is said to have gone on
to say that police manning roadblocks will be ordered
not to stop or interfere with unroadworthy vehicles on
the day of the rally. Meanwhile, municipal police and
ZRP forcibly removed vendors from their vending bays.
In Mutare Central at Sakubva Boyz Club on 6 June,
Chikanga/Dangamvura Member of Parliament, Esau
Mupfumi chaired a meeting where he urged residents to
attend the ‘the youths interface with the president’ rally
at Sakubva Stadium. It is alleged that Mupfumi said that
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