Monthly Monitoring Report
March 2024
Matabeleland North
Mashonaland Central
On 25 March, the Binga District Development
Mashonaland Central recorded incidents where
Coordinator identified as Land Kabome summoned
citizens were forced to contribute towards the
all the chiefs and traditional leaders to Binga
Independence Day commemorations set for April
District. He was recorded instructing village heads
18. ZANU PF convened a meeting at Heinz shop
to join and support ZANU PF activities. Village
in Mukuya village, ward 19 of, Guruve North. The
heads aligned to the ruling party were requested to
meeting was addressed by ZANU PF Chairperson
compile their registers of supportive or resisting
Henry Shamhu. In his address, Shamhu advised
community members and secretly send them to
people
chiefs. The village heads were threatened that if
Independence
they do not comply they will be considered as
were told to contribute $1 per household to
supporting
traditional
continue benefiting government aid. In Mazowe
leaders to be involved in partisan activities violates
West at High-wood shopping centre (Ward 15),
constitutional provision outlined in Section 281(2)
Zanu PF Councillor Peter Chinyoka called for a
that states that traditional leaders must not be
meeting advising residents to contribute US$1
members of any political party or in any way
per household towards the Independence Day
participate in partisan politics. The traditional
provincial celebrations to be held at Nzvimbo
leaders
the
growth point. Zanu PF youths present were
fundamental rights and freedoms of any person
assigned to compile a list of all tenants to record
and, hence should not use their power to infringe
contributions.
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have
opposition.
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mandate
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violate
to
contribute
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money
towards
commemorations.
their subjects’ political rights.
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