Mashonaland East
Date
HR Violated
Provincial highlights
10 February
Freedom of
It is reported that at a Zanu PF meeting in Murehwa North Constituency ward 5 youth officers are alleged to have
2017
association
encouraged residents in Mahachi Community to contribute at least $2 towards the birthday of the President which, was
and assembly
celebrated on February 25 in Matobo. The youth officers were identified as Innocent Muteyebani and Tichaona
Maperera who are reported to have threatened those defying their orders to be dealt with after the celebrations.
11 February
Political
In Mazowe North constituency it is reported Zanu PF youths were mobilized to force residents and farmers at Dharwe
2017
Rights
Farm to attend party meetings and participate in electing people into cell and district level structures. Initially residents
Freedom of
are reported to have resisted the initiative resulting in poor attendance however party youths were reportedly sent on a
association
massive door to door campaign threatening people with unspecified punishment if they failed to attend. Tobacco
and assembly
farmers are reported to have abandoned their scheduled harvesting to attend party activities. A known Zanu PF activist
Tendai Nhau and his colleague Forgive Kwenda are reported to have given orders to party youths to mobilize people
by force. They are suspected of having been given the powers and authority from a district chairperson who is also a
war veteran called Cde Nhepera. The farm has a total of over 400 people who are residents. It is alleged that a register
has been designed to keep records of all the residents and this instils fear in residents. In ward 26 all farms are reported
to have been restructured according to Zanu PF cell structures in preparation of the 2018 elections campaign.
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Freedom of
In Goromonzi South Constituency in farm reserves, people were reportedly told to attend Zanu PF meetings held to
February
association
appoint cell leaders who are responsible for the party’s mobilization towards the 2018 elections. Residents were
and assembly
allegedly threatened by Zanu PF leaders that failure to attend the meetings was a sign of ‘opposition mentality’ thus all
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